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Tom Holland Calls First Year Sober the Toughest Challenge of His Life

Quitting alcohol prompted him to launch Bero, which he says led to tropical non‑alcoholic shandies created so his partner could join social drinking.

Overview

  • Holland says he decided to stop drinking in January 2022 and that the first year of sobriety was the hardest period he has faced.
  • In interviews reported June 2, Holland described drinking as damaging his health, work, and relationships and said he sometimes drank alone in hotel rooms.
  • Holland says his experience inspired him to launch Bero, a non‑alcoholic beer brand introduced in 2024 that aims to offer social alternatives to alcohol.
  • He told Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast that Bero developed tropical, non‑alcoholic shandies specifically so Zendaya, who does not drink, could enjoy the company of others at bars and events.
  • The coverage places Holland’s choices in a wider trend of celebrities creating non‑alcoholic beverage lines as a business built from personal sobriety and lifestyle demand.