Actor Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in “Harry Potter,” has revealed that he was admitted to rehab three times to treat his drinking problems. He shared his struggle with alcohol addiction in his autobiography of him, “Beyond The Wand: The Magic and Mayhem Of Growing Up A Wizard”, which was released Tuesday (10/18) in the United States.
In the book, he says that when he was in his early 20s, he saw alcohol as an escape and lived in bars.
“I regularly drank a few beers a day before the sun even set, and a shot of whiskey to go with each. The alcohol, however, was not the problem. It was the symptom. The problem was deeper,” he wrote. the actor.
With the star’s condition, his agent, his girlfriend and his manager decided to admit him to a rehabilitation clinic. He escaped from the first within 24 hours and was expelled from the second. On the third try, Tom Felton made the difficult decision to take care of himself and go to rehab.
Today, at 35, the celebrity has no difficulty admitting when he is unwell or that his mental health is fragile. The actor believes that this is not a cause for shame, nor a sign of weakness.
In an interview with USA Today to promote the release, Felton said he kept this part of his life a secret. But he was persuaded by Emma Watson, her he co-star in the youth franchise, to open up about addiction in her book about him.
“It had a huge influence in saying, ‘No, put it all out there. Trust yourself. People are really going to connect with that,'” she said.
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