If actor Tom Holland is characterized by anything, it is his honesty. The young British performer has been working practically non-stop since he was eleven years old, with titles under his belt such as The Impossible (2012) by J.A. Bayona, The Crowded Room or the Spider-Man saga, where he plays the protagonist superhero.
Therefore, the actor decided to take a sabbatical year. That break from acting has given him time to focus on his personal life and get back in touch with reality, putting order in his life. What’s more, it has even helped him discover new things about everyday life, such as that people have to pay bills to live, because the actor had not paid for water for five years.
With the sincerity and humor that characterizes him, the actor acknowledged in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he had discovered that he had not paid his water bill for more than five years because he thought it was not his duty to do so. “I found out that I hadn’t paid my water bill for five years, but only because I didn’t know I had to. I just thought water was free in England,” he admitted.
The interpreter, who currently lives in the United Kingdom with his family because he wanted to spend more time “in one place” and is focused on recovering after confessing to having been addicted to alcohol for years, took a sabbatical year to “organize his life “.
“I needed to reset, I really needed a break,” confesses the actor. “I’ve been performing since I was eleven on stage in London and I haven’t had a break since. I’ve also been very lucky, I don’t take that for granted,” he clarifies.
Last July, the actor premiered his new series, The Crowded Room, on Apple. A series in which he reappears in the acting world with the help of the great Akiva Goldsman and with co-stars such as Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Lane, Will Chase and Jason Isaacs.
At that time, the actor also confessed that he had suffered serious problems with alcohol. Once that problem was overcome, he delved deeper into this problem to serve as an example to others who were going through the same situation.
The actor realized his problem with alcohol when he saw the true dependence he had on the harmful substance, so he decided to stay away from alcohol forever. In addition, the actor also explained that drinking was one of the ways in which he could be consumed by the industry, something that he was not going to allow.
For the moment, problem overcome, the actor is focused on himself, doing the things he likes and living a normal life with his partner and family.
