Tom Holland kicked alcohol as he would “go too far” when boozing.
The ‘Spider-Man’ actor, 28, began his sobriety journey by participating in Dry January in 2022 – but extended his teetotal spell when he realised how massively drink was impacting his life.
Tom, who has since launched an alcohol-free beer range, told the January/February issue of Men’s Health: “My problem was that I would have one drink and be fine, and then I would just go too far.”
He added when he was struggling with wanting a drink, his lawyer gave him a “really poignant piece of advice” that helped him stay sober.
Tom said it was: “You’ll never wake up the morning after a night out and wish you had a drink.”
He added: “That piece of advice really rang true to me.”
Tom also told how his weeks used to end being centred around drinking.
He said: “Every Friday after work was a write-off: ‘Let’s get drunk and have a good time’.
“I didn’t have bad experiences, but I would drink enough so that I would ruin my next day.”
He also said an “eye-opening moment” hit him was when he asked his younger brother to drive home from a party because Tom felt he needed to drink to enjoy himself.
Tom added he decided to stick to being sober while filming the Apple TV+ series ‘The Crowded Room’ in May 2022 as there were a lot of stresses involved in the production without adding to them with drinking and hangovers.
He said: “There was quite a lot of animosity on that set. It was not a very harmonious place, and there was a lot of arguing and butting heads.
“I thought, ‘If I start drinking again now, with all this going on, it’s gonna get worse, right?’ ”
Even though he never sought help in rehab, Tom said he “leaned on” those close to him, including “family, friends, old colleagues, new colleagues, people that reached out that I didn’t know who also were sober”.
He added: “I’m quite strong-willed. When I decide to do something, I’m really gonna do it.”
