Tom Hardy Says His Body Is ‘Falling To Bits’ In Middle Age, And ‘It’s Not Going To Get Better’

Tom Hardy is getting candid about all the ways his body is beginning to break down in middle age.

In a recent interview with Esquire, the 47-year-old action star said his body is “all falling to bits now, and its not going to get better.”

“I got dizzy today,” Hardy told the outlet. “I took a Sudafed and its starting to work, so I feel better, but in the interviews I was sitting there, and you know when you feel not right, but you cant tell someone you dont feel right?”

He joked that he might pass out, then detailed a host of other ailments, including a pulled tendon in his hip.

“Ive had two knee surgeries now, my discs herniated in my back, Ive got sciatica as well,” he said. “And I have that… is it plantar fasciitis? Where did that come from? And why? Why?!”

Asked whether he would consider stem cell treatment, the Venom star said, “probably, yeah.”

“I think if it comes down to the wire and it seems the sensible thing to do and I take advice,” he said, adding that he was interested in a variety of possible medical treatments, including homeopathic remedies and “tinctures.”

Despite his body wearing down, the Inception star still works to stay fit by doing jiu-jitsu.

“I did the posturing bit of boxing and hitting mitts, and trying to be a bloke,” he said. “But ultimately I was sort of scared of blokes, because theres so many of them, and theres always one stronger than you.”

Hardy has a purple belt in the martial art, which he calls a “submission sport.”

“You know, somehow youre supposed to be able to look after yourself in this wicked world, but in a numbers game its not possible to be the strongest. So eventually I was like, Just have a go, who cares who wins. And of course I care who wins, but you spend the first couple of years trying to forget it. Youre not winning anything. Its very humiliating, in the right way,” he said.

“Its about stopping your opponent. They submit to defeat, or you choke them, shutting off the carotid artery so the blood doesnt go to the brain,” he said. “Its done. You are done. Only your ego will take you any further.”