Sobriety is Hollywood’s hottest new commodity. What the hell happened? - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

BORING –

July 2, 2026 – Today, our Hollywood stars are in a grim, competitive sprint to see who can lead the most sterile and joyless existence possible.

Look at any red carpet and you’ll find a parade of gaunt, unhappy faces: a pageant of actors, actresses and pop stars suffering from socially acceptable anorexia courtesy of fat-loss jabs, masochistic morning ice baths and aggressive teetotalism. Honestly, I’m not sure which is worse.

It’s evident that we have reached peak wellness – the most insufferable and middle-class of modern afflictions, where Pilates and wild swimming are favoured social activities, entire food groups are villainised (carbs and fats are evil; protein is God), and people shell out thousands on lymphatic-drainage massages and therapy in the hope that their life will suddenly have purpose – when the rich and famous are spending their evenings at home, nursing a sugary mocktail instead of drunkenly stumbling out of limousines parked in front of exclusive nightclubs.

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