01of 10On Confronting the Fact She Was Drinking Too MuchKevin Mazur/Getty"I was, point blank, just drinking too much. I got used to being in hair and makeup and having a glass of wine. Then that glass of wine would carry over into me having one before the awards show. And then a bunch at the awards show. And then I felt bad for making kind of an ass of myself to people that I really respected. And that feeling, there’s just nothing like that. You feel horrible. It’s not a good look for me, for John, for anybody.““Imagine everything we have. Everything is there, always. I don’t know how to go to an awards show and not drink."— toCosmopolitanin 2017
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On Confronting the Fact She Was Drinking Too Much
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“I was, point blank, just drinking too much. I got used to being in hair and makeup and having a glass of wine. Then that glass of wine would carry over into me having one before the awards show. And then a bunch at the awards show. And then I felt bad for making kind of an ass of myself to people that I really respected. And that feeling, there’s just nothing like that. You feel horrible. It’s not a good look for me, for John, for anybody.”
“Imagine everything we have. Everything is there, always. I don’t know how to go to an awards show and not drink.”
— toCosmopolitanin 2017
02of 10On ‘Getting’ Why People Go Totally SoberChrissy Teigen.Rachel Murray/Getty"I used to think it was kind of nutty to have to go totally sober, but now I get it. I don’t want to be that person. … I have to fix myself."— toCosmopolitanin 2017
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On ‘Getting’ Why People Go Totally Sober
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“I used to think it was kind of nutty to have to go totally sober, but now I get it. I don’t want to be that person. … I have to fix myself.”
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On Making the Decision to Quit Drinking
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— on her Instagram Story in December 2020
04of 10On Experiencing the Inauguration Sober"Ran our asses up the stairs for this shot. just incredible to be here. sober. I know that’s weird but it’s like…a different world for me. everything is new and better. very happy. the most happy bigly happy."— onTwitter
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On Experiencing the Inauguration Sober
“Ran our asses up the stairs for this shot. just incredible to be here. sober. I know that’s weird but it’s like…a different world for me. everything is new and better. very happy. the most happy bigly happy.”
— onTwitter
05of 10On Her First ‘Sober Italian Getaway’Chrissy Teigen/Instagram"Honestly it was so so trippy being sober at something you typically would have been wasted at. That paired with all the crazy hot young models and club dudes and seeing your young self over and over, oh man it was crazy. We had so much fun. I didn’t do anything I’d regret and I’m glad I’ll get to remember it all!!"— onInstagram.
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On Her First ‘Sober Italian Getaway’
Chrissy Teigen/Instagram
“Honestly it was so so trippy being sober at something you typically would have been wasted at. That paired with all the crazy hot young models and club dudes and seeing your young self over and over, oh man it was crazy. We had so much fun. I didn’t do anything I’d regret and I’m glad I’ll get to remember it all!!"— onInstagram.
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On Not Using Alcohol to Numb Her Pain
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— onInstagram
07of 10On Being 50 Days Sober"Today is my50 day sobriety streak. It should be nearly a year but I had a few (wine) hiccups in the road. This is my longest streak yet! I still dunno if I’ll never drink again but I do know it no longer serves me in ANY way. I don’t get more fun, I don’t dance, I don’t get relaxed. I get sick, fall asleep and wake up sick, having missed what was probably a fun night. I had my fun with it and appreciate anyone that can enjoy it responsibly."— onInstagram
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On Being 50 Days Sober
“Today is my50 day sobriety streak. It should be nearly a year but I had a few (wine) hiccups in the road. This is my longest streak yet! I still dunno if I’ll never drink again but I do know it no longer serves me in ANY way. I don’t get more fun, I don’t dance, I don’t get relaxed. I get sick, fall asleep and wake up sick, having missed what was probably a fun night. I had my fun with it and appreciate anyone that can enjoy it responsibly.”
08of 10And On Being 70 Days Sober"10 weeks woopwoop!!!!"— onInstagramof her longest streak yet
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And On Being 70 Days Sober
“10 weeks woopwoop!!!!”
— onInstagramof her longest streak yet
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On Hitting the Six-Month Mark
10of 10On Marking One Year of SobrietyJohn Legend/Instagram"Not a drop of alcohol in 365 days! I miss feeling loopy and carefree sometimes, but to be honest toward the end, it didn’t give that fun feeling anymore anyhow. I drank to end crazy anxiety that later mostly went away when I - get this - quit drinking! sigh. anyhow I feel really good. sometimes I get really frustrated looking back on days I should remember way better than I do because of alcohol. Like when I drank cafe patron and fell asleep while an Outback Steakhouse chef taught me (my friends) how to make a bloomin onion at my house. I wish I was awake for that. Wish I remembered really any awards show lol. There are pictures from huge moments in life where my eyes just look…gone. Some are from real work shoots, some just beach days with the family. While I honestly STILL don’t know if I’ll never have a drink again, I do know I never want to be that way again. And for now, none is best. I’ll let the bad dreams come up and try to sort them out in therapy, without booze. Prayers for a blooming onion redo, @outback?? ❤️”— onInstagram
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On Marking One Year of Sobriety
John Legend/Instagram
“Not a drop of alcohol in 365 days! I miss feeling loopy and carefree sometimes, but to be honest toward the end, it didn’t give that fun feeling anymore anyhow. I drank to end crazy anxiety that later mostly went away when I - get this - quit drinking! sigh. anyhow I feel really good. sometimes I get really frustrated looking back on days I should remember way better than I do because of alcohol. Like when I drank cafe patron and fell asleep while an Outback Steakhouse chef taught me (my friends) how to make a bloomin onion at my house. I wish I was awake for that. Wish I remembered really any awards show lol. There are pictures from huge moments in life where my eyes just look…gone. Some are from real work shoots, some just beach days with the family. While I honestly STILL don’t know if I’ll never have a drink again, I do know I never want to be that way again. And for now, none is best. I’ll let the bad dreams come up and try to sort them out in therapy, without booze. Prayers for a blooming onion redo, @outback?? ❤️”— onInstagram
source: people.com
