Tom Holland Was 'Enslaved' To Alcohol Before Getting Sober: 'It Really Scared Me'

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Tom Holland is opening up about the scary reality of alcohol dependency. While the actor may play a superhero on the big screen, the Spider-Man: No Way Home star still struggles in very real, human ways — just like the rest of us.

If you keep up, you probably know that Tom has struggled with alcoholism throughout his twenties. He revealed to Entertainment Weekly back in May that he’d gotten a hold on it, and at the time was about a year and four months sober.

However, he didn’t really address what sparked his journey to sobriety, or what his issues with alcohol were… Until now. Related: Tom Owes Relationship With Zendaya To THIS Skill! On Sunday, the 27-year-old sat down with Jay Shetty for an episode of the On Purpose podcast, where he opened up about the scary place he was in prior to calling it quits.

He recalled: He explained that after the holiday season wrapped, he decided to try out “dry January” — a popular trend where you don’t drink alcohol during the month of January, often after overdoing it during the holidays.