James Kennedy Opens Up About His Sobriety; Says “I’m Five Months Sober Now”

James Kennedy opens up about his sobriety. “I don’t drink anymore,” the Vanderpump Rules star told PEOPLE at BravoCon. “I’m five months sober now. It’s been incredible.”

“I never realized how much alcohol was slowing me down and making me procrastinate in big life things that I could be pursuing now,” he continues. “My career is getting even bigger and my deejaying is really taking off so I’m taking it seriously. I’m going to take over!”

Kennedy admits that staying sober isn’t easy, especially due to his job as a deejay.

“I’m dealing with all the anxiety and pre-show jitters without drowning myself in vodka,” he says. “You’ll see this season what I do to actually get over alcohol, it was a process for sure. I take it day by day and keep it gangsta.”

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