Tom Holland Reveals REAL Reason Behind Quitting Alcohol

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star Tom Holland quit drinking in January 2022 and he has now described alcohol as an "incredibly dangerous thing". The Spider-Man star quit drinking in early 2022 after participating in the ‘Dry January’ challenge, which made him realise he had become “obsessed” with alcohol. In 2024, he launched his non-alcoholic beer brand, Bero. Asked by USA Today at the event whether his life would have unfolded the same way had he not become sober, Holland replied: “That’s a really big question.

Tom Holland On Quiting Alcohol

The Spider-Man star told USA Today that he has been so lucky in the last four years that his career has really blossomed in a really lovely way, and he really loves what's happening and what he has to come in the future. "And I don't know how much of that would've come to fruition had I still been drinking."

Holland faces intense scrutiny over his personal life, and he believes that alcohol actually makes the stresses of fame even worse, reports femalefirst.co.uk. The actor shared: "Drinking was something that was ultimately really getting in the way of my professional life.

Booze Affected My Career: Tom

He shared how being an actor and living your life on the big stage can be really stressful. And he thinks that alcohol, for him personally, really compounded that issue. And, since getting rid of the booze and feeling more like himself and waking up clear-headed every day and fresh to start the day, "I just feel so much more confident in myself as who I am as a person."

Holland thinks that his own attitude towards alcohol is reflected more broadly among young people.Holland, who will reprise his role as the Marvel superhero opposite Zendaya this summer in the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Brand New Day, has previously spoken openly about his journey toward sobriety. The star noted that his own friends are now less enthusiastic drinkers than they once were.He said: "All of my friends have really slowed down drinking. I had all of my mates over the other night. That used to be, like, a really, really boozy affair.”The star of The Crowded Room then decided to quit alcohol until his birthday in June to “prove to myself that I don’t have a problem”. He found that, by the time he got to his self-imposed deadline, he was “the happiest I’ve ever been in my life”.