Jada Pinkett Smith spoke about her past addictions on the latest episode of "Red Table Talk ."- The actress said she stopping abusing wine "cold turkey" after reaching for a third bottle.
- Pinkett Smith also said that she used to do ecstasy, alcohol, and weed at the same time.
Jada Pinkett Smith said that she quit excessive drinking immediately after realizing that her
"Once I was going for that third bottle of wine, I said, 'you've got a problem,' and it was cold turkey that day. That day I just stopped," the 49-year-old actress said during the latest episode of "Red Table Talk" on Facebook Watch, released on Wednesday.
Pinkett Smith was joined by cohosts Adrienne Banfield Norris and Willow Smith as they discussed the increase in alcoholism among women, especially in the past year during the coronavirus pandemic.
The "Gotham" alum said that this episode was important for her because "'wine, for me, was like Kool-Aid. I was a hard liquor drinker."
"I could drink almost anybody under the table. Will specifically. Will's a lightweight. I used to be a hard one to keep up with," she continued, referring to her husband Will Smith.
Pinkett Smith said that when she began drinking red wine, she downplayed the possibility of addiction because "they say that red wine is good for you."
"Drinking red wine for me was like drinking glasses of water," she said,
The actress added that when she moved from Baltimore to LA in 1990, she began "doing cocktails" comprised of ecstasy, alcohol, and weed.
"I would do those three things together," she said. "That was my cocktail."
When asked if her addiction ever negatively impacted her ability to do her job as an actress, Pinkett Smith said that there was one "eye-opening incident" that occurred on the set of the 1996 movie "The Nutty Professor."
The actress said that she "passed out" in the makeup trailer and lied about the reason.
"I went to work high and it was a bad batch of ecstasy and I passed out," she said. "And I told everybody that I must have had old medication in a vitamin bottle."
Pinkett Smith said that was "the last time" that happened, and she's more aware of her limits since overcoming her addictions.
"I've had a glass of wine here and there, but I cannot touch vodka," she said.
"I think back on my life and I'm like, 'I am a walking miracle. No doubt about it,'" Pinkett Smith added.