Sobriety has often been viewed as a taboo subject, which is rich considering how far Hollywood has gone to glamorize alcohol and drug use. However, over the years there have been celebrities brave enough to defy the status quo and educate the masses about their own battle with addiction.
Instead of glorifying life in Hollywood, these celebrities have opened up about their brutal addictions. Some were close to death before finding a solution to their illness. Every journey to sobriety is different, but what unites the celebrities below is how they chose to help others find a better way of life through their brutal honesty.
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8/8 Is Chrissy Teigen sober?
Chrissy celebrated a year of sobriety in July 2022. She’s been incredibly open with fans about her journey, which began in 2017 and transitioned back to a sober lifestyle in 2020. The Cravings author recalled that people around her normalized her excessive drinking because she always woke up seeming okay the day after. She also said while drinking; She was incredibly scarce with humans.
After reading Quit Like A Woman in November 2020, she recommitted to living a sober lifestyle. “I still don’t know if I’ll never drink again, but I know it’s NOT serving me in ANY way anymore, I’m not having fun anymore, I’m not dancing, I’m not getting relaxed. I get sick, fall asleep and wake up sick after missing what was probably a fun night,” Chrissy said in an Instagram post.
The model is honest about how hard her road to sobriety has been and still is. She admits to her fans when she’s made a mistake, but isn’t afraid to post about her successes in sobriety. She understands that it’s about the journey, not the destination.
7/8 Is Ben Affleck sober?
Ben Affleck has been brutally honest with fans about his sobriety for years. Speaking to The New York Times in 2021, Ben explained that he’s been trying to drink his pain away for years. He is now addressing his addictive behavior directly. He credits his sober lifestyle for giving him all the positives in his life, but he has no regrets about what he went through on the journey there. “I’ve certainly made mistakes. I’ve certainly done things I regret. But you have to pick yourself up, learn from it, learn more, try to move forward,” the actor said in an interview.
6/8 Is Matthew Perry sober?
Matthew Perry shocked fans when he revealed his decades-long journey to sobriety. The Friends star spent about $9 million getting sober and celebrating 18 months in October 2022. When asked why he’s so open about his journey now, he said it’s because sobriety is literally all he’s got. While speaking to people, he said, “If you don’t have sobriety, you’re going to lose everything you put in front of it, so my sobriety is right up there.”
5/8 Is Elton John sober?
Elton John has always been vocal about his sobriety. The singer has been sober for over 30 years and has also helped celebrities like Eminem and Rufus Wainright find their way into sober life. “I suppose because I was a high-profile addict who was very publicly changing his life, I became someone that my peers turned to when they had a problem,” Elton said in his memoir.
Elton will never refuse to help someone struggling with addiction. He takes his job of mentoring those who have not yet gotten very serious as it helps them stay sober. “If someone is in a state and needs help, I’ll call them or leave my number with their manager and just say, ‘Listen, I’ve been there, I know what it’s like,'” the Rocket Man singer wrote in his memoirs.
4/8 Is Lala Kent sober?
Vanderpump Rules viewers have seen Lala Kent’s journey to sobriety firsthand. It was as heartbreaking to watch as it was beautiful. Things got extremely dark after the star’s father passed away in 2017. Admittedly, the reality TV star drank all day, every day.
“When I went full-on drinking, I think three or four days in a row, I just woke up with this feeling of being out of control, not knowing what I was doing, just the guilt and the shame. And that was the moment I said I’m taking my life back. I’m not living like this for another day,” Lala shared in an interview with E! News in October 2022.
The star is now four years sober. She has said her life feels completely transformed after sobering up and regaining a sense of clarity she thought she had lost forever. It has also allowed her to be fully present with her daughter Ocean. “The fact that my child will never see me in an altered state is just amazing,” Lala said.
3/8 Is Jamie Lee Curtis sober?
Jamie began her journey toward sobriety in 1999. The actress previously said she was addicted to alcohol and prescription painkillers for about ten years. Jamie is a sober advocate and always takes a moment to credit her amazing life to her sober state.
During her 2022 Actors On Actors interview with Colin Farrell, Jamie shared that her legacy as a woman who stayed sober is the most important thing to her. “It’s going to be the biggest thing I’ll do if I can stay sober. Because the lives of generations of people have been ruled and ruined by alcoholism and drug addiction. For me, sobriety comes first. Always,” Jamie said. The star celebrated 22 years of sobriety in 2022.
2/8 Is Rob Lowe sober?
Rob Lowe has been sober for over 30 years and he never said it was easy. He actually says it’s a full-time job, but what he gets in return is a life of happiness, health, and relationships he never thought possible. During an interview with Variety, Rob said a big part of staying sober is being honest with yourself. “One of the great gifts of recovery is that you begin to live your authentic life. You start living your actual values and living who you really are,” Rob said.
1/8 Is Tom Felton sober?
Tom Felton’s new memoir is full of mysteries and glimpses into actors’ lives, but he’s most proud to share his journey to sobriety. Tom said he first realized he had a problem with alcohol when his drinking started interfering with his work. Even after an intervention involving his then-girlfriend and management team, Tom wasn’t ready to give up his addiction. It took several attempts, but eventually he found a treatment program that fit his way of thinking. “I’m no longer afraid to put my hands up and say I’m not fine,” Tom wrote in his 2022 memoir.
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