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Everything Tom Hardy Has Said About His Health: Addictions, Aging and More


Tom Hardy has spoken candidly about his addiction struggles, aging challenges and the toll transforming his body for roles has taken

Tom HardyKarwai Tang/WireImageHardy told Esquire in the same May 2025 interview that he’s open to alternative therapies, including “tinctures,” which are liquids made from soaking herbs. “I had five weeks to make the transition into Britain’s most dangerous criminal and it was a race against the clock: We didn’t have any time to waste, so I started eating and my arse very quickly got very fat,” Hardy said. People who work hard, with constant application, determination and tenacity – although they may not be as interesting, or have as much flair – will win,” Hardy told Men’s Health.

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