Tom Holland Credits Sobriety for Career Success

Los Angeles actor Tom Holland credited his sobriety with fueling his recent career success during an interview Thursday at his second annual Bero Padel Classic, a padel tennis tournament sponsored by his nonalcoholic beer brand.

The 29-year-old Spider-Man star quit drinking in early 2022 after a Dry January challenge revealed his growing obsession with alcohol. Speaking to USA Today at the Los Angeles event, attended by his fiancee Zendaya, Simu Liu, Steve Aoki, Diplo and Jay Shetty, Holland reflected on whether his achievements would have materialized otherwise. "I've been so lucky in the last four years that my career has really blossomed in a really lovely way, and I really love what's happening and what I have to come in the future," he said. "And I don't know how much of that would have come to fruition had I still been drinking."

Holland described alcohol as exacerbating the stresses of fame. "Drinking was something that was ultimately really getting in the way of my professional life," he said. "Being an actor and living your life on the big stage can be really stressful. And I think that alcohol, for me personally, really compounded that issue." Since quitting, he added,...