Baywatch star David Hasselhoff has compared himself to drug-addled singer Amy Winehouse, saying that their pair share an addiction to alcohol that is “a universal problem.”

The singer/actor was admitted to rehab last month amid reports he accidentally hit a doctor during a booze binge. The Hoff has also been hospitalized on two separate occasions this year suffering from alcohol poisoning.

The star now acknowledges he has a drinking problem.

“The problem that I’ve experienced in my own life and some of the stuff that’s been documented about Amy is a universal problem. It’s an illness. You don’t wake up in the morning and decide to have this problem.”