Oscar winner Denzel Washington celebrates sobriety milestone
Denzel Washington says he did "a lot of damage to the body" but is now doing his best to live a healthy lifestyle.
Hollywood star Denzel Washington is opening up about his sobriety journey. The 69-year-old actor celebrates 10 years of sobriety in December.
"I’ve done a lot of damage to the body... I’ve been clean. Be 10 years this December. I stopped at 60 and I haven’t had a thimble’s worth since," he told Esquire in an interview.
"Things are opening up for me now – like being 70. It’s real. And it’s okay. This is the last chapter – if I get another 30, what do I want to do? My mother made it to 97," he added.
Denzel turns 70 on December 28. The two-time Academy Award-winner says "wine was his thing". He "learned to drink the best" after building a 10,000-bottle wine cellar in 1999.
"I was popping $4,000 bottles just because that’s what was left. And then later in those years I’d call Gil Turner’s Fine Wines & Spirits on Sunset Boulevard and say, 'Send me two bottles, the best of this or that.' And my wife’s saying, 'Why do you keep ordering just two?' I said, 'Because if I order more, I’ll drink more," he told the publication.
The 'Equalizer' actor says he would drink two bottles of wine a day.
Now, he's doing his best to live a healthy lifestyle – but not just where alcohol is concerned. Two years ago, his friend and "little brother" Lenny Kravitz introduced him to a trainer.
"I started with him in February of last year. He makes the meals for me and we’re training, and I’m now 190-something pounds on my way to 185. I was looking at pictures of myself and Pauletta [his wife] at the Academy Awards for 'Macbeth', and I’m just looking fat, with this dyed hair, and I said, 'Those days are over, man.' I feel like I’m getting strong. Strong is important," he told Esquire.
Denzel will hopefully be back at the Academy Awards in 2025. He has received praise for his performance in 'Gladiator II' and has already been nominated for 'Best Supporting Male Actor' at the Golden Globes.
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