Sam Worthington’s Battle with Booze: How ‘Avatar’ Fame Led to His Downfall
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Actor Sam Worthington’s confession to having an alcohol addiction is making headlines. Famous for his role in the movie Avatar, Worthington shared in a past interview that after the success of Avatar in 2009, it was common to down four to five glasses of champagne before his first-class flight. He would start drinking in the morning. “I hated myself. Drinking helped me get through the day,” he shared.
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“They could probably smell the alcohol on me, but when they looked at me, they couldn’t tell. I was still doing my job — I just don’t think I was doing it very well,” he continued.
Worthington went through a tough time in the past, showing signs of severe distress, including getting angry when fans approached him.
He explained, “I’d go haywire over someone asking me for a photograph or taking a photograph of me. If someone approached me, my anxiety would go through the roof.”
As time passed, Worthington’s alcohol addiction worsened, and his wife had enough.
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His wife’s ultimatum served as a wake-up call for Worthington to overcome his alcohol addiction.
Worthington’s wife, Lara, known as a romantic, started her career as a model in her teens and became well known, gracing the covers of Elle, Marie Claire, and Harper’s Bazaar. Married in 2014, the couple have three sons.
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