The actor Tom Holland28, opened up about alcohol dependence and revealed difficulties he faced in maintaining sobriety in the last two years. In an interview with Men’s Health, released on Thursday (2), the “Spider-Man” star commented on his relationship with drinking and said that he almost had a relapse while recording a series.
reveals that he decided to stop drinking alcohol in January 2022, after realizing how strongly drinking was present in his social life. “Every Friday after work was an end: ‘let’s get drunk and have fun’. I didn’t have any ‘bad’ experiences, but I drank enough to ruin my next day,” he says.
In , the actor reveals that his first month sober was challenging, as he often craved alcohol at social events. But, despite the challenges, he managed to complete the second month without drinking and, subsequently, six months, until completing two years without alcohol.
However, Holland reveals that he faced challenges during this period and almost suffered a relapse while recording scenes for “The Crowded Room”, a series in which he stars alongside Emmy Rossum.
“There was a lot of animosity on that set. It was not a very harmonious place, and there was a lot of discussion and butting heads”, he says, adding that these disagreements were not creative debates, which he welcomes even when they are heated. The project was a trial by fire for a newly sober actor. “I thought: if I start drinking again now, with all this going on, it will get worse, right?”, he observes.
Despite this, Holland managed to continue with his goal of staying sober. “I am very obstinate. When I decide to do something, I’m really going to do it,” he says. “I relied a lot on people close to me: family, friends, old colleagues, new colleagues, people who came to me and who I didn’t know and who were also sober”, he adds.
