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Hollywood actor Tom Holland has reached another milestone in his sobriety journey and is feeling like a “brand new” person.
The ‘Spider-Man’ actor, who is celebrating nearly three-and-a-half years of quitting alcohol and being sober, recently opened up about his accomplishment.
“It feels amazing. A little bit like a brand-new identity, almost,” Holland said in an interview.
Holland has spoken about his sobriety journey often. In another interview, he revealed how he had the habit of overdrinking.
Confessing that he struggled with wanting alcohol, Holland quoted advice from his lawyer, “You will never wake up the morning after a night out and wish you had a drink.”
“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 said.
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An “eye-opening moment” came for Holland when he once asked his younger brother to drive back home from a party, as he wanted to drink to enjoy himself. “It’s really helpful when the people closest to you start going, ‘Are you sure?'” he shared.
The actor’s early struggles with going sober took place on the sets of ‘The Crowded Room’ in May 2022. Noting that he never sought rehab, the actor chose to lean on his close ones, including family, friends, and old colleagues.
On the work front, Holland has been busy with the shooting of his upcoming film, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, a fourth movie in the web-slinger franchise.
The film will hit theatres on July 31, 2026.
