Zac Efron has spoken out about his widely-reported stint in rehab last year amid reports of alcohol and drug addiction.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he cited the whirlwind of Hollywood as the reason for him losing grip on his life.
“I was drinking a lot, way too much,” he admitted.
“[It was] never one specific thing. I mean, you’re in your 20s, single, going through life in Hollywood, you know? Everything is thrown at you.
“I wouldn’t take anything back; I needed to learn everything I did. But it was an interesting journey, to say the least.”
He also said he lost contact with his pals, saying:
“I hadn’t seen any of my very close friends in months. I didn’t realise how incredibly isolated I had become.
“I had a fantastic excuse to put myself at ease, which was: ‘It’s for the work. It’s for the art. You should be lonely when you’re working like this. That’s what artists do’.”
