Tom Holland opens up about his journey to sobriety in the latest episode of the “Jay Shetty” podcast.Photo:John Angelillo/Alamy
John Angelillo/Alamy
Tom Hollandis getting candid about his hard-won sobriety.
The Spider-Man: Far From Homestar, 27, spoke about his decision to give up drinking on Monday’s episode of theOn Purpose with Jay Shettypodcast, calling it “the best thing I’ve ever done.”
He shared that his sober journey began with a bit too much indulging during the holiday season last year. “I didn’t one day wake up and say, ‘I’m giving up drinking.’ I just, like many Brits, had had a very, very boozy December. [It was] Christmas time, I was on vacation, I was drinking a lot, and I’ve always been able to drink a lot,” he recalled.
“I think I get my genes from my mom’s side in that thing — I can drink," he said. “And I decided to just give [it] up for January.”
But dry January proved to be a challenge for the actor. “All I could think about was having a drink. That’s all I could think about,” he admitted. “I was waking up thinking about it. I was checking the clock, when’s it 12 p.m.?”
His intense cravings started to concern him. “It just really scared me. I just was like, ‘Wow, maybe. Maybe I have a little bit of an alcohol thing.’ So I sort of decided to punish myself and say, ‘I’ll do February as well. I’ll do two months off. If I can do two months off, then I can prove to myself that I don’t have a problem.’ "
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Tom Holland attends the premiere of “The Crowded Room” in New York City.Anthony Behar/Alamy
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“I could sleep better. I could handle problems better,” he remembered. “Things that would go wrong on set, that would normally set me off, I could take in my stride. I had such better mental clarity. I felt healthier, I felt fitter.”
His decision to quit drinking also had another positive ripple effect; inspiring his mom to go sober herself after watching her son thrive without alcohol.
“She’s loving it, and it’s been amazing,” he said. “I can’t believe the difference that I feel from not drinking. Yeah, I feel amazing.”
Tom Holland and girlfriend Zendaya attend a “Spider-Man: No Way Home” event.Amy Sussman/Getty
Amy Sussman/Getty
He added, “It’s interesting being in a romantic relationship with someone that is in the same boat as you. You can share your experiences and all that sort of stuff — and that’s worth its weight in gold.”
In aBuzzFeedinterview last month,Holland jokedabout not having “rizz” — or charisma — and having no use for it now that he’s happy in his relationship with theEuphoriastar, 26.
“I’m happy and in love, so I’ve got no need for rizz,” he said.
TheCrowded Roomactoradded, “I have no rizz whatsoever; I have limited rizz.” Addressing the “secret” to his supposed rizz, he said, “I need you to fall in love with me, really, for it to work.”
“So, long game,” he joked. “Probably making a movie with each other — it definitely helps when the characters are falling in love with one another; you can sort of blur the lines a little bit.”
source: people.com
