Lloyd Webber's Sobriety Journey, Wine Auction

0:00On April 18th, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the 78-year-old genius behind Phantom of the Opera, Aveda, and Jesus Christ Superstar, just opened up about his battle with alcoholism. He's now fully committed to recovery, hitting alcoholics anonymous meetings every single day, no matter if he's chilling in London, Hampshire, or New York. He first went public with quitting booze back in 2016, even unloading a chunk of his epic wine stash, including cases of chateau, Petrus 1982, worth 50,000 pounds a piece. But after about 18 months, he slipped back into drinking on the down low, what he calls white-nuckling it, without row support. Lloyd Webber worried it was killing his creativity, so last year he finally sought proper help. Now he calls getting sober, the absolute best decision of his life, and he's genuinely hooked on those AA rooms, where everyone's equal, and he's forged. Unexpected friendships. He's wrapping up his wine era by auctioning the rest at Christie's from the 22nd of April through the 6th of May, eyeing 300,

1:03thousand pounds to boost the music in secondary school's trust. Meanwhile, his brother Julian, the cellist, fresh off a 12-year performance hiatus from injury, just shared his battling prostate cancer, but expects a full comeback without missing gigs. These family updates remind us how even icons face real struggles, pushing forward with grit and generosity. That's the story for today, entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.