Speaking to Byrdie the 27-year-old Tennessee native revealed the choice came after she spent years trying to fit in with the Hollywood IT crowd.
“It’s hard out here,” Hale confessed. “L.A is like its own separate country.”
But after years spent partying, Hale made the decision to quit drinking so she could be the “best version of myself possible”.
“I’m just trying to surround myself with better people and be the best version of myself possible,” Lucy told Byrdie. “I know it sounds obnoxious to hear people say that, but why not?”