Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the series, recently posted a heartfelt message on Instagram. He celebrated his 27 years of sobriety. The long message thanked those who helped the actor achieve this. It also shared ample details about his long and winding path. The journey ultimately took him to this point in his life.
Many celebrities, including his The White Lotus Season 3 co-stars, commented on this post.
Jason Isaacs recalls the first night he decided to become sober
In an honest post about his sobriety, Jason Isaacs reflected on his first night clean after struggling with drug abuse as a young man. “27 years ago today, the sun rose on the first 24 hours I’d had clean of drugs or alcohol in my entire adult life. I didn’t wake up that way because I didn’t wake up. I hadn’t been to bed,” Isaacs wrote on the post.
“To keep away from temptation and to avoid tearing up my floorboards (again), or searching every item of clothing (again) – both surprisingly fruitful over the previous days – I’d spent the entire night naked in a high street sauna with a procession of bemused cab drivers,” he recalled about the difficult struggle. “I had no idea how long it would last, but that morning, as I emerged blinking, pink and massively over-cooked, I felt something I hadn’t felt for decades. Hope.”
With his determination, he made it through the night. This became a catalyst in his journey as he kept repeating this and has now achieved 27 years of sobriety. After revealing this, Isaacs delved into why he was saying this out loud.
He explained, “Whilst l’ve given up using social media platforms to try to fight the worst excesses of human and political behaviour, though most of what I see magnified on here is hatred posing as purpose, prejudice disguised as virtue and, most importantly, the total absence of nuance that comes from mob-think, it’s just possible that you might be reading this and be unable to imagine, as I was, a different life for yourself.”
The actor added, “So I’m writing to say that it’s possible…If you ask for help. You don’t have to do it the way I did, but however far gone you think you are, however irreversible you think your situation is, there’s always a way back. A way forward. A way back to the surface. Always. Just take the first baby step and surrender.”
He concluded the post by thanking those who stood by him during this time.
Isaacs remains active in the industry, with works like A Winter’s Journey on the way.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on ComingSoon.
