7 Actresses Who Don’t Drink Alcohol

Hollywood is known for its parties, after-parties, galas and mixers. It also has its share of cautionary tales, which can put the entertainment industry in a bad light.

That being said, it’s perfectly reasonable to attend parties without ever sipping an alcoholic beverage. And you’d be surprised how many celebrities choose to schmooze without any booze.

Here are seven actresses who don’t drink, as well as some insights as to why they refrain from imbibing.

Natalie Portman

Although she did experiment with alcohol during her college years, Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman decided early in her adult life to avoid drugs and alcohol.

“I didn’t really go to high school parties, and I didn’t get flat-out drunk until I went to college. But I think that’s a good thing in many ways,” the Black Swan star said. “I was in that lucky window: there was no Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. I went out and got drunk with my friends, and no one knew.”

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson has never experimented with drugs or alcohol. After seeing too many lives destroyed by drugs and alcohol while growing up in Chicago, she never felt any temptation to partake. Instead of going out to bars, she honed her singing and acting skills.

These choices paid off, as Hudson went on to be a finalist in the third season of American Idol and received worldwide acclaim with her film debut in Dreamgirls for which she won an Oscar and a Golden Globe.

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez is regarded as the most influential Hispanic performer in the United States as well as a global icon. Known for her ageless beauty, the 54-year-old megastar doesn’t drink. “I think it ruins your skin,” she says.

However, the only time she decides to take “just a sip” is when she’s pressured to partake in celebratory toasts with alcohol. But J.Lo omits more than just booze from her life; she also refrains from smoking and drinking caffeine.

Gillian Jacobs

Although she’s portrayed characters who do plenty of drinking and are burdened with hangovers, Gillian Jacobs insists she’s never had a drink in all her life.

The Community and Girls actress says, “I have to sort of poll people around me as to what it’s like to have a hangover. And I draw everyone in: crew, cast members. I’m like, ‘Okay, sensitivity to light–got it, okay. Slight nausea–okay, got it.’ And then when all else fails, I spin around in a circle right before a take.”

Blake Lively

Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively has also starred in films like The Town and The Shallows, and although she has portrayed characters who go wild with alcohol, the actress decided not to drink in her personal life.

In reality, Lively is a mother of two kids and a foodie. “I don’t drink. I’ve never tried a drug. It’s just something that I genuinely don’t have a desire for,” she shared with Allure magazine,

Zendaya

Unlike her Rue Bennett character on Euphoria, Zendaya has no intention to drink.

“Today I turn 21! Holla!!! But just because I’m now the legal drinking age, doesn’t mean I’m going to start throwing ‘em back,” she posted on her milestone birthday. “I don’t plan to start drinking. My life is too stressful to need help with relaxing by having a cocktail. This industry is way too nuts for me to not be in control of myself and my decisions, so I just don’t want to introduce drinking! Plus, I don’t want drinking to become a vice. Why try something if you don’t need it?!”

And with her career trajectory and its future hits ahead in Dune: Part Two and Challengers, who can blame her?

Kristin Davis

The Sex and the City star’s on-screen alter-ego Charlotte doesn’t hesitate to enjoy drinks with her gal pals, but in her personal life Davis is very cautious when it comes to alcohol.

She once told The Week, “Every once in a while, I’ll be with friends, and they’ll be drinking red wine, and I’ll think in a really innocent way, ‘Oh wow, that’s such a wonderful glass of red wine. Wouldn’t it be fun to drink it?’ Maybe it would be fine, but it’s really not worth the risk.”

Davis, who describes herself as a recovering alcoholic, drank as a teenager. While pursuing an acting career, she realized that alcohol was detrimental to her goals. Auditioning while being hungover became a problem, sometimes preventing her from landing roles. After she attended rehab and took on a path of sobriety, her life and career changed for the better.

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