Tom Holland Says 'I Would Just Go Too Far' When He Was Drinking: 'Ruin My Next Day'

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Holland for ‘Men’s Health’.Photo:Carter Smith for Men’s Health

Carter Smith for Men’s Health

Tom Hollandhas reached a milestone three years ofbeing sober— and shared what led him to kick alcohol for good.

“My problem was that I would have one drink and be fine, and then I would just go too far,” Holland, 29, toldMen’s Healthfor their January/February issue.

He further noted that when he was struggling with wanting alcohol, his lawyer gave him “a really poignant piece of advice that helped me get through everything, which was: You’ll never wake up the morning after a night out and wish you had a drink. That piece of advice really rang true to me.”

Tom Holland appears on the cover of “Men’s Health,” where he talks about his sobriety journey.Carter Smith for Men’s Health

Carter Smith for Men’s Health

The actor started participating inDry Januaryin 2022, originally planning to abstain just for the month. However, his sobriety extended when he realized alcohol had become an essential part of his life.

“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,” TheSpider-Manstar said, adding that an “eye-opening moment” was when heasked his younger brotherto drive home from a party because Holland needed to drink to enjoy himself. “It’s really helpful when the people closest to you start going, ‘Are you sure?’ ”

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“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,” he said. “I thought, ‘If I start drinking again now, with all this going on, it’s gonna get worse, right?’ ”

Tom Holland has launched a line of non-alcoholic beers, Bero.Tom Holland/Instagram

Tom Holland/Instagram

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Although he never sought rehab, Holland noted he “leaned on close ones a lot: family, friends, old colleagues, new colleagues, people that reached out that I didn’t know who also were sober.”

“I’m quite strong-willed,” shared Holland, who has since launched a line of non-alcoholic beers,Bero. “When I decide to do something, I’m really gonna do it.”

source: people.com