Jul 2, 2015

Teetotalers: Celebrities That Don’t Drink

Kim Cattrall-Christina Ricci-Blake Lively
After the word come up in our conversation, I had to explain to my granddaughter that a “milk-toast” was an extremely mild, easily dominated person, someone you might call namby pamby or wishy washy. We went to the names of a few family members and friends trying to identify a living example of a milk-toast. When I dropped the word “teetotaler”, I advised her that this was a person who totally abstains from intoxicating drink. As a follow-up to that conversation, I identified a number of well-known celebrities who don’t drink, including actors , Kim Cattrall, Christina Ricci and Blake Lively.

Colin Farrell-Gerard Butler-Bradley Cooper
Many celebrities fell into serious trouble in their past and turned to abstinence to maintain a healthy life style and more secure future.  Bradley Cooper gave up alcohol at age 29 after a drunken incident where he being hospitalized after repeatedly banging his head on the floor. Actor Gerard Butler spent his youth, age 14 to 27 partying hard, but has been sober for more than 15 years. In 2012, he spent a stint at Betty Ford Center for pain management after a surfing injury. He wanted to avoid taking any pain pills. Actor Colin Farrell is often represented as a bad boy, ladies’ man partying hard. He confesses that for 15 years he hadn’t spoken to or made love with a woman while sober. He has been a teetotaler for 8 years.
Jennifer Hudson-Jada Pinkett Smith-Tyra Banks
Clean living supermodel and entertainment mogul Tyra Banks hasn’t had a drink since she was 12 years old. Jennifer Hudson saw lives ruined with the murder of her mother, brother, and nephew by her brother-in-law. He’s serving 3 life sentences plus 120 years in prison. Jennifer doesn’t drink, smoke or do drugs. In the past, Jada Pinkett Smith drank 2 bottles of win every night, but she’s given it up and remains totally sober. Sex in the City’s Kristin Davis quit drinking at age 22.

Retired soccer player David Beckham hasn’t touched a drink in years. His gorgeous body and amazing shape attest to his healthy life style. Joe Manganiello (True Blood/Magic Mike) had an addiction to alcohol for 4 years during his 20’s. He’s been sober for more than a decade. Country crooner Tim McGraw gave up drinking for his daughters and made a change for the better. Ben Affleck spent a stint in rehab and has been sober for 15 years.

About 12% of Americans have had an alcohol dependence problem at some point in their lives. Those who have been able to overcome this problem are noteworthy and serve as an example to others.

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