Tom Holland has been open about his journey to sobriety, admitting that he became obsessed with drinking while trying to escape the dry January, which prompted him to quit drinking for good. .
The Spiderman the star spoke on Jay Shetty’s podcast when he talked about the situation, explaining: “I didn’t wake up one day and say, ‘I’m going to stop drinking.’ It’s just that, like many Britons, I had a very drunk December, Christmas time, I was on holiday and I drank a lot.
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“I decided to give up January, I just wanted a dry January, and all I could think about was drinking. That’s all I could think about. I woke up and thinking about it, I checked my watch, ‘What time is 12?’ And that really freaked me out. I thought, ‘Well, maybe I’ve had some alcohol,’ so I decided to just glare. punish myself and say I’ll do it in February, I’ll take two months off.”
© Photo: Getty ImagesTom became an alcoholic after struggling to stop drinking
He continued to grapple with the challenge and found things like socializing and going out to dinner much more difficult, adding: “I started to really worry that I had a drinking problem. ” The actor then made the decision to continue until his birthday to prove that he had no problem.
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He said: “I told myself, if I can go without drinking for six months, then I can prove to myself that I don’t have a problem. By the time I got to June 1, I was a happy person. happiest I’ve ever had.” in my life… Things that don’t go as I want on set, and what usually keeps me going, I can start… I feel healthier, fitter and I just tell myself , why am I a slave to this drink? Why am I so obsessed with the idea of drinking this drink?”
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The actor, who is currently in a relationship with Zendaya, added, “If I could encourage someone to drink less alcohol that would be great. But I don’t want to start entering the world of ‘You need to stop drinking alcohol.’ ‘.” Because it’s not for me to say.”
Tom, 27, recently confirmed that he would be taking a break from acting after his role in The Crowded Room, telling Extra: “I really enjoyed it, but then again, the movie blew me away. There was a time when I was like, ‘I have to take a break.’.”
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He also talked to Entertainment Weekly about how he couldn’t lose the character by no longer playing him, explaining, “I see myself in him, but in my personal life,” he explained. prefer. “I remember being a little bit frustrated at home and thinking, like, ‘I’m going to shave my head. I have to shave my head because I have to get rid of this character.’ And obviously we were filming, so I decided. I’m not… It’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.”
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