Anne Hathaway achieved a significant milestone in her journey of maintaining sobriety. The 41-year-old actress revealed that she has been living a healthy lifestyle for five years. Hathaway also expressed her joy about reaching this milestone and shared an incident that helped her break the bad habit.
Hathaway brought up her sobriety, when asked about her thoughts on middle age.
In her new movie, The Idea of You, Hathaway played Solène, a 40-year-old divorced mom who finds herself in a romance with a younger man—a singer in a boy band, played by Nicholas Galitzine. During an interview about her new role, she was questioned about her thoughts on middle age.
Hathaway responded, “I don’t take it seriously. There are so many other things I identify as milestones. I don’t normally talk about it, but I’m over five years sober. That feels like a milestone to me.” She admitted that this problem was probably a method she used to deal with physical stress caused by feeling disconnected from her body.
What about an age, the actress said she feels blessed to be her age, “40 feels like a gift. The fact of the matter is, I hesitate at calling things ‘middle age’ simply because I can be a semantic stickler and I could get hit by a car later today. We don’t know if this is middle age. We don’t know anything.”
She also revealed an incident that made her choose sobriety.
The actress from Princess Diariesexplained that her choice wasn’t a criticism of this particular habit. “I knew deep down it wasn’t for me,” she said, mentioning how hard it was to explain to people that she wasn’t drinking at all in the beginning.
Eventually, Hathaway had a realization that made her stop being tough on herself for her decision, “If you’re allergic to something or have an anaphylactic reaction to something, you don’t argue with it. So I stopped arguing with it,” the star said, making it clear that she doesn’t judge anyone.
Hathaway’s choice to start a healthy lifestyle came as she was adjusting to being a mom of two. Her oldest son Johnathan just turned 8, and youngest son Jack is 3 years old. The actress mentioned that she made this decision for the next 18 years while her sons live in her house.
Talking about her eldest son, she opened up about an incident that made her think about quitting the bad habit, “He’s getting to an age where he really does need me all the time in the mornings. I did one school run one day where I dropped him off at school, I wasn’t driving, but I was hungover, and that was enough for me. I didn’t love that one.”
The Oscar winning actress also decided to cut out other unhealthy habits from her life as much as possible, like social media. “I make a lot of my lifestyle choices in service of supporting mental health. I stopped participating in things that I know to be draining or can cause spirals. I actually don’t have a relationship with myself online,” Hathaway shared.
Other celebrities who have been open about their sobriety.
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper has been sober since he was 29. In 2013, he said that he chose sobriety because he realized it was going to ruin his life if he kept going. In 2023, Cooper expressed gratitude for overcoming his bad habits, saying he feels “very lucky.”
Tom Holland
Tom Holland mentioned that he’s the “happiest I’ve ever been in my life” since he started his journey of sobriety. Holland admitted he definitely had a problem, “I was really, really struggling, and I started to really worry that maybe I had a problem. So I decided that I would wait until my birthday, which is June 1. I said to myself, ’If I can do six months without it, then I can prove to myself that I don’t have a problem.’ And by the time I got to June 1, I was the happiest I’ve ever been in my life.”
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson decided to become sober so she could be there for her kids, “I was at a place, and I was missing out on moments with my children, and then they were seeing me, and they were very confused.”
“I just wanted to be present and have clarity and be a good role model for my children, because I always wanted to be a good role model for the world,” she explained her decision.
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe struggled a lot during the filming of the Harry Potter movies. In the interview in 2015, Radcliffe talked about his battle, “There was a period when I was transitioning out of ’Potter’ and entering the real world, where suddenly I didn’t have that stability anymore. I was quite distraught on the final day of ’Potter.’ I was really anxious. I was living by myself, and I think I was really scared.”
Lana Del Rey
In a 2012 interview, Lana Del Rey revealed her teenage battles, “That’s really why I got sent to boarding school aged 14. I knew it was a problem when I liked it more than I liked doing anything else.”
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Neighbor Tossed Gravel onto My Immaculate Lawn During My Vacation, I Executed the Perfect Retaliation
After returning from a lovely vacation in Hawaii, 50-year-old Wendy was dismayed to find her beautiful lawn buried under a huge pile of gravel, dumped there by her inconsiderate neighbor, Tom. When he refused to take responsibility for the mess, Wendy decided to take matters into her own hands with a clever revenge plan that soon became the talk of the neighborhood.
Wendy was excited to come home and enjoy her cherished yard, but her joy quickly turned to shock. Instead of a lush green lawn, there was a mountain of gravel that made her garden look like a construction site.
She stormed over to Tom’s house, where he was lounging on the couch, seemingly unconcerned. When Wendy confronted him, he casually admitted he dumped the gravel there because he needed space for a renovation project, not caring about the damage he caused to her lawn.
Wendy was furious and demanded that Tom fix her lawn. He brushed her off, saying it was just gravel and no big deal. Feeling disrespected, Wendy left his house, determined to get even.
Over the next few days, she worked tirelessly, using a wheelbarrow to haul the gravel back to Tom’s driveway. Tom saw her efforts and tried to stop her, but Wendy explained she was simply returning his mess. Their exchange escalated, but Wendy remained resolute, enjoying the sight of his frustration as her hard work transformed his driveway into a gravel pile.
Wendy knew she needed to escalate her plan, so she turned her attention to Tom’s prized garden gnome collection. Enlisting the help of two friends, they snuck into Tom’s yard at night and “liberated” the gnomes. The next day, they took the gnomes on a hilarious town adventure, taking photos of them at various landmarks.
When Tom discovered his gnomes were missing, he was frantic. Wendy feigned innocence and teased him about their vacation. She handed him photos of the gnomes having fun, insisting they wouldn’t return until he compensated her for the lawn damage.
Despite the laughter around the neighborhood, Tom refused to budge. He had a big dinner party planned and loved showing off his garden, which gave Wendy another idea. That night, she returned the gnomes, but with a twist: she dressed them up in funny poses and scenarios, creating a scene that would shock his guests.
When Tom woke up to find his gnomes in embarrassing positions, he was mortified. The neighborhood buzzed with gossip, and he was left scrambling to restore order. Eventually, Tom came to Wendy, defeated and ready to make amends. He finally offered to pay her for the lawn repairs. Wendy agreed, reminding him of the lesson he needed to learn about being a good neighbor.
To celebrate the return of her lawn, Wendy threw a barbecue party and made Tom the reluctant host. She decorated the area with photos of the gnome adventure, ensuring everyone enjoyed a good laugh. Wendy wondered if she had gone too far, but deep down, she felt that Tom had it coming. After all, sometimes a little playful revenge can teach valuable lessons about respect and community.
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