Tom Hollandtranslator Peter Parker alias Spiderman V Marvel Cinematic Universerecently opened up about his problems with alcohol and mental health.
During the promotion of the series Crowded room From AppleTV+in which he plays a young man who gets into trouble after being arrested for a crime he didn’t actually commit, the actor explained that this new role made him aware of his mistakes and weaknesses, which also led him to faced with a very delicate topic: alcoholism.
Learning about mental health and its power, including talking to psychiatrists about Danny Sullivan’s problems, has changed my life a lot. I have learned to recognize the warning bells and what can really cause me stress.
I’m not new to the more physical aspects of this job, having done a lot of action films. The opportunity to work on the mental aspect of Danny Sullivan touched me deeply and it took me a long time to recover and somehow get back to reality.
Holland then added that the character gave him the opportunity to reflect on his most difficult moments, forcing him to make the decision to distance himself from social media and say goodbye to alcoholwhich he has not touched for a year:
I saw myself in him in my personal life. I remember going through a period of crisis in my personal life and thinking things like, “I’m going to shave my head.” I need to shave my head because I need to get rid of this character.” Obviously we were in the middle of filming at the time and I decided not to. Playing this character was completely different from anything I’ve ever done before.
Already during 2020, the actor had the opportunity to discuss his problems related to alcohol abuse: during Jimmy Kimmel live, in fact he admitted to suffering from it during the pandemic along with his roommates, where they were “always drunk”. Because of this, she decided to embark on the path to sobriety with the help of Zendayahis girlfriend.
As explained in March when he started promoting Crowded roomI’ve been sober for over a year now.
I hope that people will be able to have more respect for those who experience mental health problems. I hope they can learn something new about mental health, the suffering it causes, and our amazing ability to survive.
