Tom Holland has often shown his serious, self-reflective side in recent weeks and months. On the occasion of the launch of The Crowded Room, for example, he spoke about how much the role of a murderer with multiple personality disorder was so difficult for him that he had to pull the emergency brake.
Marvel star Tom Holland on his drinking problem: “I was definitely addicted”
Now, in a new episode of the podcast On Purpose, Holland sat down with host Jay Shetty to talk about his drinking problem. He noticed this for the first time last year at Christmaswhen he realized he couldn’t go a month without alcohol.
All I could think about was to have a drink. It really scared me. I just thought, ‘Wow, maybe I really do have a drinking problem.’ Holland says he couldn’t even go to a bar without ordering some alcohol because he was so obsessed with it. It quickly became clear that he had to find a way out of the situation: I asked myself: ‘Why? Why did I submit to alcohol so much? Why am I so obsessed from the idea of drinking alcohol?’
In the podcast, Holland explains that he has set himself a specific goal: six months without alcohol. It radically changed his life:
I slept better. I was better at dealing with problems. Things that would go wrong on set and would normally upset me, I was able to work through in peace. I feel mentally much clearer and healthier, I felt fit. I’m glad I can say this now – i was definitely hooked. I’m not deluding myself at all.
Holland also reveals that he was also able to inspire his mother to to get sober. He received support on his own way from his girlfriend, actress Zendaya, among others, as he explains in the podcast.
When is the next Tom Holland movie coming out?
In fact, Holland is taking a break for the time being. He wants to take a year off, as he has emphasized several times. Sooner or later we will still see new films with him. In a biopic he should Hollywood legend Fred Astaire play. A fourth Spider-Man film set in the Marvel Universe is also in the pipeline.
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