Anthony Hopkins is commemorating a significant milestone in his sobriety journey.

The 2-time Oscar-winning actor, 86, celebrated 49 years of being sober — and his “unexpectedly lengthy life” — in a poignant Instagram video on Sunday.

“Good morning! Completely satisfied twenty ninth of December. twenty ninth? Why twenty ninth? Nicely, 49 years in the past at present, I finished [drinking],” Hopkins defined, making a hand gesture for consuming. “I used to be having such enjoyable, however then I noticed I used to be in large, large bother as a result of I couldn’t bear in mind something and I used to be driving a automobile, drunk out of my cranium.”

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It was that second Hopkins realized that he wanted to hunt assist. “I phoned up a gaggle of individuals like me — alcoholic — and that was it. Sober,” he mentioned. “I’ve had extra enjoyable in these 49 years than ever.”

The Silence of the Lambs star then used his social media platform to encourage others who could also be coping with comparable struggles with dependancy to achieve out for help.

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“Should you do have an issue — having enjoyable is fantastic, having a drink is okay – however in case you are having an issue with the booze, there may be assist,” Hopkins mentioned. “It’s not a horrible deal. It’s a situation. Should you’re allergic to alcohol, get some assist. There’s loads of assist round. One factor I didn’t notice: I used to be not distinctive. There are literally thousands of individuals round like me.”

He continued, “Anyway, I obtained sober and, it sounds a boring phrase, however I’ve had a beautiful life. They nonetheless make use of me, they nonetheless give me jobs. I’m going to be 87 in two day’s time. So I’m celebrating my lengthy life — unexpectedly lengthy life.”

Hopkins closed out his message by imploring others to “telephone any intergroup” or “12-step program” to get the assistance they want, calling alcoholism a “killer.” Blowing a kiss to the digital camera, he concluded, “With that, Completely satisfied New Yr!”

He captioned the video, “Someday at a time. 49 years. Life is in session.”

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This isn’t the primary time that Hopkins has taken to social media to replicate on his sobriety journey and encourage others to make a change of their lives forward of the New Yr. He has beforehand revealed movies on Dec. 29 in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Talking with The New York Times in 2020, Hopkins revealed that he selected to get sober in 1975 after waking up in an Arizona resort room with no recollection of how he’d gotten there. “I assumed, ‘Nicely, I’ve obtained to cease this as a result of I’m both going to kill any person or myself,’” he instructed the outlet. “My life, from that second on, took on new which means.”

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