Charlie Sheen calls reunion with Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre ‘surreal’ after THAT nasty feud… as he admits he still feels ‘shame’ over his infamous meltdown

Charlie Sheen opened up about his reconciliation with Chuck Lorre after the Two and a Half Men creator tapped him for a role in a new show, which ends their twelve-year existence public feud.

“Chuck reached out and said, 'Hey, it's time to bury the hatchet. It's time for us to hug each other. And think of the great things we did together,” the actor, 58, recalled. People on Wednesday. “Because we've made a lot of people happy for a long time and left some really solid work behind us.”

The reunion, which Sheen called “surreal,” took place on the HBO Max lot of Lorre's sports gambling drama Bookie, where Sheen plays a version of himself in two episodes.

'We were both just beaming. Radiant,” Sheen added.

The pair had not spoken for more than a decade after the row. which started in 2011 after Sheen called Lorre 'stupid' and 'little maggot' in a series of highly publicized rants.

Charlie Sheen opened up about his reconciliation with Chuck Lorre after the Two and a Half Men creator drafted him for a role in a new show, ending their 12-year public feud; seen in November

“Chuck reached out and said, 'Hey, it's time to bury the hatchet. It's time for us to give each other a hug. And think of the great things we did together,” the 58-year-old actor recalled to People on Wednesday. ; seen in 2019

Since then, Sheen has been laying low and working on his sobriety. He now calls his struggle with drugs and alcohol during that period his 'asset'.

“For a while there wasn't much in my life to complain about,” Sheen described his life before the infamous meltdown. “I lived a life where people were really happy when I showed up, and they were sad when I left.

“That disappeared when everything went south,” he continued. “It turned into, 'Oh God. Here he comes,' and then, 'Is he gone? Fine.'

He also admitted that he felt “shame” about his past behavior, but the chance to reconcile with Lorre comes as a form of redemption.

“It's one of those things that's so surreal that I keep hearing Al Michael's famous hockey cry: 'Do you believe in miracles?!'” It's a journey.

“When I won a Golden Globe for Spin City, the last place I expected to be was on that stage and I said, 'This feels like a sober acid trip.'” And I think that quote rings true for what I will do. done with this experience.'

Sheen also described his excitement about the future of his acting career now that he has Bookie in the bag.

'I had the best work reputation for a long time. I was the first to arrive and the last to leave, if in doubt I would over prepare. I'd just check every damn box. And that went away. So I was really excited to be that guy again.”

The reunion, which Sheen called “surreal,” took place on the HBO Max lot of Lorre's sports gambling drama Bookie, where Sheen plays a version of himself for two episodes.

“Chuck reached out and said, 'Hey, it's time to bury the hatchet. It's time for us to hug each other. And think of the great things we did together,” the 58-year-old actor recalled.

He also admitted that he was “ashamed” of his past behavior, but the chance to reconcile with Lorre comes as a form of redemption.

As for Lorre, he was previously excited about reuniting with his old friend for the show Bookie.

'I don't want to be too crazy about it, but it was healing,” Lorre said a few weeks ago.

“I was nervous, but almost as soon as we started talking, I remembered that we were friends once,” the writer/director explained. 'And that friendship suddenly seemed to be there again.'

Lorre said he's reached a point where their feud — which ultimately led to Sheen being fired from Two and a Half Men and replaced by Ashton Kutcher — is now considered “old news.”

“I loved working with Charlie on 'Two and a Half Men,'” Lorre added. “We did 170 episodes together before it all fell apart. And more often than not we had a good time.”