Tom Holland Opens Up On Battling Alcoholism
Actor Tom Holland who is known for playing the iconic role of 'Spiderman' in Marvel movies, has opened up about his alcohol addiction, and subsequent sobriety.
Actor Tom Holland who is known for playing the iconic role of 'Spiderman' in Marvel movies, has opened up about his alcohol addiction, and subsequent sobriety. In a new interview, the actor revealed that as a challenge last year, he gave up drinking for a month but realised very song that it was "all that he could think about" day and night. He also revealed that after continuing his challenge till June, he was a transformed person, and was sleeping better.
“Anyone that has a beer a day probably has a little bit of a problem,” Tom Holland said on the Jay Shetty podcast.
"One of the problems with alcohol is that if you came out with alcohol right now, and alcohol wasn’t a thing, and you were like, ‘I’ve invented this drink that’ll make you either really happy, or really aggressive, or really stupid, and we’re just going to sell it to the masses’, people will be like, ‘No, mate, keep your funky juice, we don’t want that, that sounds terrible’," he added.
Speaking about his journey, the actor said: "I’ve had periods in my life where I’ve given up drinking and gone back to drinking, but this time, it was just different. I really worked to change my mindset, and I asked myself, ‘Why do you drink?’ And a lot of the time, my answer would be, ‘To feel more comfortable in a social environment’. And I just put myself in those environments. I’d force myself to hang out, and go to a club, go to a bar, go to a dinner."
"He admitted that he was avoiding those places in the beginning, because he didn’t feel that he could go and ‘not have a drink’, but later, he discovered that if he’s only enjoying himself when he’s drinking, he has a problem. “With me, most of it is just the ritual of cracking something open and sharing it with friends and drinking it. Whether it’s sparkling water or beer, I now can’t see a difference," he added.
Recently, Tom Holland announced a one-year break from acting after the release of his Apple TV+ series 'The Crowded Room'.
