CELEBRITIES, THEY’RE JUST LIKE US. –
February 4, 2021 – From time to time, however, a celebrity will surprise the world and suddenly announce that they got sober. Us rounded up the public revelations and confessions from stars who bravely got sober in private, then shared the inspiring news with fans by coming clean on getting clean. Here are just a few.
Florence Welch The Florence + The Machine frontwoman celebrated seven years of sobriety in February 2021. “I am 7 years sober today.”
Anthony Hopkins “Forty-five years ago today, I had a wake-up call. I was headed for disaster, I was drinking myself to death,” he recalled, noting that his “life has been amazing” ever since he gave up alcohol. Hopkins went on to share an encouraging message to people struggling with substance abuse, saying in part, “Hang in there. Today is the tomorrow you were so worried about yesterday. Young people, don’t give up. Just keep in there.”
Macklemore The “Thrift Shop” rapper said in January 2021 that he “was about to die” at age 25 before his father, Bill Haggerty, paid more than $10,000 for him to go to a 30-day rehab. “I wouldn’t be here right now. That’s not to be f–king dramatic — that’s just what it is,”…
Jenna Jameson The former adult film star announced in September 2019 that she was four years clean. “We do recover. We do overcome. We do rebuild,” she wrote via Instagram. “But we never forget. We still have scars. They fade. The sun begins to shine and close out the shadows. Trust returns.”
Colton Haynes The Teen Wolf alum announced in March 2019 that he is six months sober after quietly battling drug and alcohol addiction for a decade. Haynes revealed that he hit rock bottom when he locked himself in a hotel room during a seven-day bender and “ended up in [a] 5150 psych hold.” He completed a four-month treatment program soon after.
Brad Pitt “I’m really happy it’s been half a year now, which is bittersweet, but I’ve got my feelings in my fingertips again. I think that’s part of the human challenge: You either deny them all of your life or you answer them and evolve,” said the actor. Click on the link for more sober celebrities.
Leah McSweeney The Real Housewives of New York City star showed off her three-month sobriety coin via Instagram in June 2020.
