Sobriety can feel like an uphill battle for anyone struggling withsubstance abuse, even celebrities.
The entertainment industry has an infamous reputation for exposure todrugsand alcohol, and addiction is a slippery slope.
Recovery is made even more difficult when everyone is watching, but these sober celebs persevered anyway.
Jamie McCarthy
Thankfully, resources for recovery are more accessible now than ever before.
It’s socially accepted to have a glass of wine.
And people even say, Oh, it’s healthy for you.
Well, it is not healthy for me.
When she quit drinking, she says, she immediately felt more clear.
I felt a bit more foggy before, she said.
Now I’m very sharp and very present, and I notice things that I didn’t notice before.
When I’m not drinking, I’m sleeping much better.
You have to be loving to yourself.
You ask a lot of your body; youve got to do a reset.
You have got to take care of this only vehicle you got, right?
Though it was only fiction, the role took its toll on him.
To prepare, Holland spoke to psychiatrists to understand mental illness and how he could portray that authentically onscreen.
During the interview Holland disclosed that he is now one year and four months sober.
Demi Lovato
After a 2018 near-fatal drug overdose, Demi Lovato turned their life around.
They sought treatment and took time to reflect on their relationship with drugs and alcohol.
Lovato shared her California Sober lifestyle withGlamourin 2021, but they have since reevaluated their stance on sobriety.
Lovato released their eighth album,Holy Fvck, only a day before her 30th birthday on August 19.
I made this album, you know, clean and sober, theytold Fallon.
I cant say that about my last album, but this one Im really really proud about.
In asit-down interviewwith Diane Sawyer in October 2022, he admitted to taking 55 Vicodin per day.
The doctors told my family that I had a 2% chance to live, he recalled.
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck’s relationship with sobriety has been an uphill battle.
At the time, he told aFox Newsreporter, I just wanted to stop.
I started regretting some things I did when I was drunk.
However, throughout his career, Affleck experienced the repercussions of having one too many drinks.
Relapse is embarrassing, obviously.
I wish it didnt happen.
Affleck has been in rehab three times, and his last visit in 2018 seemed to stick.
The next drink will not be different.
Ben Affleck has experienced setbacks, but he doesn’t let slip-ups break his stride.
I have certainly made mistakes.
I have certainly done things that I regret, he said.
Delevingne committed to a 12-week-long rehabilitation program that she says saved her life.
She swapped alcohol-fueled benders for dancing and making connections with people without a drunken haze.
Im enjoying [sobriety], she said.
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe’s alcoholism was masked by his portrayal as the boy who lived.
Radcliffe has been sober since 2010.
There was a moment when my morning routine was, like, Get up and google yourself.
But that stopped, dramatically and instantly after getting sober, hetoldEllein 2016.
Unlike others on this list, Adele’s approach to sobriety is different.
Alcohol isn’t the only substance Harlow avoids.
I lose a lot of what I like about myself.
I think its a control factor too.
I lose a little control….
When Im high I feel like Im a piece of shit, and everyone knows.
Jack Harlow remains committed to leaving alcohol in the past and focusing his time on his music.
I was like, I cant handle this unless Im in a really clear place.
In December 2021, Barrymore shared withCBS Morningsthat she hadn’t drunk alcohol in two years.
Instead she researched her family history, and what she found surprised her.
[We have] a lot of addiction and mental health challenges.
By going through that, asking Why am I the way that I am?
I dont have a problem with drinking, she said.
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell has not shied away from sharing her experience with drug and alcohol abuse.
Thesupermodeladmitted that she first tried cocaine at 24 years old in 1994, and quickly developed a habit.
In 2008, following a string of publicized meltdowns, she entered rehab.
I don’t want to go back, she said in a 2013 interview.
It’s escaping something, no matter what.
The “Super Freaky Girl” rapper shared her new sober lifestyle onTwitterin 2022.
I used to b happy when I was high.
Now I’m happy when I’m sober.
No judgment to anyone.
Be gentle with yourself.
Minaj has referenced alcohol in several past songs, but she walks on a different path now.
In 2020 shegave birthto her son, nicknamed Papa Bear, and motherhood gave her a different perspective.
I drank to end crazy anxiety that later mostly went away when Iget thisquit drinking!
And for now, none is best.
Chrissy Teigenhasn’t touched alcoholin almost two years.
Lucy Hale
Lucy Hale’stoxic relationship with alcoholwas well hidden from the public eye.
I have been working on getting sober since I was 20; I’m 33.
It took patience with myself, she said onThe Diary of a CEOpodcast in February 2023.
I was a textbook binge drinker, blackout, wouldn’t remember what I did or what I said.
Hale kept her drinking under wraps until it became too much.
It wasn’t until January 2, 2022, that she finally made the decision to give up drinking.
A year later Hale publicly shared her sobriety on Instagram with a photo of a cake reading 1 year!
It’s a beautiful plant with very nice properties when used correctly.
I don’t think that I was using it correctly.
I think I was overusing it.
By overusing it, the Nights Like This singer found the effects less and less fun.
I got to a point where I couldn’t eat, sleep, or be at a social gathering.
But wouldnt you say that hurting people you love is an issue?
Wouldnt you say feeling lost and lonely much of the time is an issue?
Theyve been full of work, love, complexity andyespain.
In 2021, Lena Dunham married musicianLuis Felberin a cozy ceremony (bestie Taylor Swiftwas a bridesmaid).
