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Sir Anthony Hopkins marks 45 years sober after almost 'drinking myself to death'

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Sir Anthony Hopkins has marked 45 years of sobriety with an emotional video. The The Silence of the Lambs actor, 82, gave up alcohol in 1975 after he nearly "drank himself to death".

Taking to Twitter to celebrate the milestone, Sir Anthony said he made the choice whether to "live or die" when he quit drinking.

He said: "It’s been a tough year full of grief and sadness for many, many, many people, but 45 years ago today I had a wake up call. "I was headed for disaster, I was drinking myself to death. "I'm not preachy but I got a message, a little thought that said, 'Do you want to live or die?' and I said 'I want to live.'" He continued: "Suddenly the relief came and my life has been amazing and I may have off days and sometimes little

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