A-listers you didn’t know are quitting drinking as Hollywood gets sober

Hollywood has always been a place of extremes and excesses, but for many celebrities, a calmer, more sedate life of sobriety is what gets them high these days.

Toxic celebrity culture has long caused Hollywood’s biggest names to fall victim to alcoholism or have their lives derailed due to dangerous drinking habits.

However, what used to be gossip fodder is slowly but surely shifting to a thoughtful conversation about the benefits of getting sober.

According to alcohol awareness organization Drinkaware, the proportion of non-drinking adults (16+ years) increased from 16% to 20% between 2011 and 2021 – proving that more and more people are turning away from spirits.

Candid conversations grow daily as celebrities share their milestones, honest reflections and toughest moments in interviews, with some revealing the more harrowing side effects of booze and admitting they were ‘addicted to alcohol’ and trapped in ‘binge drinking’ cycles.

So here are some celebrities you might not know have sworn off drinking…

Anne Hathaway

Academy Award-winning film star Hathaway adds her experiences to the discourse as she opened up about celebrating five years sober.

The 41-year-old actor, who will appear in the Prime rom-com The Idea of ​​You opposite Nicholas Galitzine, said in a new interview that while she “doesn’t talk about it,” going without drinking for more than half a decade felt like ” such a milestone’.

Earlier in March, Hathaway had explained why drinking wasn’t for her and why quitting has “made everything better.”

“It just felt so extreme to have to say, ‘But none?’ But no. If you are allergic to something or have an anaphylactic reaction to something, don’t argue about it. So I stopped arguing,” she told Vanity Fair.

Tom Holland

Spiderman star Holland, 27, first opened up about getting sober in May 2023, admitting he quit drinking more than a year ago after trying Dry January following a “very, very drunk” Christmas.

In July, he said he was “absolutely addicted to alcohol” and that he “drank and drank and drank,” until one day he asked himself, “Why am I addicted to this drink?” Why am I so obsessed with the idea of ​​drinking this drink?”

After setting himself a six-month sobriety goal, he quickly realized that he was the “happiest I’ve ever been in my life.”

In September, he shared a positive update by uploading a photo of his celebratory drink, which clearly contained 0.0% alcohol.

Colin Farrell

Oscar nominee Farrell told The Irish Times for the first time that he would become a teetotaler in 2021.

The 47-year-old actor, who stars in The Banshees of Inisherin and In Bruges, got sober in 2008 and said: ‘After 15 or 20 years of drinking like I drank and drinking like I drank, the sober world is a pretty scary world. ‘

In 2022, he spoke more about his commitment to sobriety and breaking with family history in conversation with Jamie Lee Curtis.

“I am ending what has been a generational problem in my biological family,” he told Variety.

“It’ll be the best thing I can do if I can stay sober. Because generations of people have had their lives controlled and ruined by alcoholism and drug addiction. Sobriety first for me. Always.’

Lucy Hale

Pretty Little Liars actor has been sober since January 2022 after realizing she was a “textbook binge drinker,” as she shared on The Diary of a CEO podcast last February.

“I was willing to go to this crazy, dark place every time,” the 34-year-old actor explained, saying she now considers alcohol “like an allergy.”

Earlier this year, Hale celebrated two years sober with a poignant Instagram post in which he said it was the “greatest gift I’ve given myself.”

“My only advice is to stay open and curious and find the people who see and support you. It really does get better,” she added for those who may be struggling.

Chrissy Teigen

The model and TV personality first opened up about her fraught relationship with alcohol in 2017.

“I was just downright drinking too much,” she said at the time. “You feel terrible.”

In July 2022, Teigen celebrated one year sober with an Instagram post, saying it had helped her overcome her “crazy anxiety.”

“I let the bad dreams come to the surface and try to solve them through therapy, not through drinking,” she concluded.

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