Celebrities Who Quit Drinking

Spider-Man actor Tom Holland shared that he'd been sober for over a year in an interview with EW in May 2023. He credits working on the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room, which led to "a bit of a meltdown at home,” with inspiring him to consider his own mental health:

Learning about mental health and the power of it, and speaking to psychiatrists about [the character] Danny and [real-life inspiration] Billy [Milligan]'s struggles, has been something that has been so informative to my own life.

In a candid interview with Steven Bartlett for a February 23, 2023 Diary of a CEO podcast episode, Lucy Hale told listeners she's been “working on getting sober since she was 20,” but noted that she had “a problem” since she first tried alcohol at 14.

The Pretty Little Liars star said that on January 2, 2022, she said, “I deserve more out of this life. I have to try it a different way.” 

She also posted on Valentine's Day 2023, writing, "This is a post about self-love and about the greatest thing I’ve ever done. On January 2, 2023 I celebrated one year of sobriety. While this journey has mostly been private, I felt compelled tonight to let anyone who is struggling know that you are not alone and you are loved."

Dave Coulier has been sober since January 1, 2020, the Full House alum revealed via Instagram on March 24, 2022. 

"I was a drunk. Yes. An alcoholic. I’ve been alcohol free since January 1, 2020. When I drank, I was the life of the party. I could make people laugh until they fell down. In this picture, I was the one who fell down" Coulier wrote alongside a photo of himself with a bloody, scratched-up face.  

The caption continued, "Not because I was playing hockey or doing the things I love - like chopping wood or doing construction, golfing, fishing or flying airplanes. I was hammered and fell, going up some stairs made of stone. No one loved having ‘beers with the boys’ after playing hockey or a round of golf more than me. I was always the “final final” guy in the room. The 8 hours of drinking, laughter, and funny stupidity was followed by two days of feeling like a bowl of dog mess. I loved booze, but it didn’t love me back. I decided to make a decision for my own well-being, my family and for those around me who I love so dearly. The mental and physical withdrawal were big challenges for me, but I was supported by @melissacoulier and friends who had already made the journey. The psychological and physical transformation has been amazing. The sky is more blue, my heart is no longer closed, and I enjoy making people laugh until they fall down more than ever before. Thank you, Melissa, for being by my side. I love you."

Sanaa Lathan told People in August 2021 that she had quit drinking alcohol three years prior.

"Alcohol was not going well with me physically. Just, it was not working anymore. It affects everything, and that’s part of the reason why I stopped, because even if you’re going out a couple of times a week and you’re drinking, it was starting to affect me throughout the week. It wouldn’t be necessarily a hangover, but it definitely dimmed my energy. I didn’t feel as good. It was affecting anxiety," she said. 

Patricia Heaton took to Instagram on July 10, 2021, to reveal she was celebrating three years of "freedom from alcohol."

The Everybody Loves Raymond star told Parade magazine she gave up alcohol in 2018 because she was starting to enjoy it too much: "I miss it terribly, but at the end of the day, I feel better. I noticed that I was looking forward every night to cocktails. And if I happened to go to lunch, I might have a glass of wine or prosecco."

She added, "I think it’s something about your children leaving the house and the things that used to anchor you are no longer there. You’re a little bit at sea, and so you reach for the bottle to dull the uncertainty. I sensed that a bit with myself... I’ve stopped [drinking], and my life has improved significantly. My kids are in their mid-20s and I’ll probably be in my 70s by the time I have grandchildren. I want to be healthy for them."

Daniel Radcliffe stopped drinking in 2010, but after two years sober, the actor was reportedly kicked out of a bar after getting drunk and unruly.

In a March 2020 interview with BBC Radio's Desert Island Discs podcast, Radcliffe said his heavy drinking was partly how he dealt with fame at such an early age. "I definitely think a lot of the drinking that happened towards the end of Potter and sort of for a little bit after it finished, it was panic and not knowing what to do next and not being comfortable enough in who I was to remain sober," he said.

Now more comfortable with his celebrity and himself, Radcliffe said he largely doesn't miss drinking. "When I think of the sort of chaos I used to invite into my life, I’m really much happier now," he explained. "I think there was some part of me that was like, ‘Actors have to be crazy cool drunks. I have to live up to this weird image that I had in my head of what it means to be a famous actor.’"