He's only just out of rehab but Gerard Butler shows no signs of taking it easy.
The actor is back in the spotlight and on the party circuit just days after being released from the Betty Ford Center after a three-week stay.
Butler, 42, looked tanned, healthy and fit as he walked the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscar party at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood last night.
Looking dapper in a sharp tuxedo, the 300 star appeared to have re-gained a little of the weight he lost last year as he battled an addiction to painkillers.
The formerly buff star looked less gaunt in the face as he smiled happily for the cameras outside the star-studded bash.
Gerard appears to be throwing himself back into normal life since leaving rehab last week. He attended to two industry parties over the Oscars weekend and was also pictured jogging along Sunset Boulevard.
At the Weinstein Company bash at Soho House over the weekend he was overheard telling a fellow party-goer 'I feel pretty good,' according to the NY Post.
Butler is wasting no time returning to work, with three projects in pre-production, including two action films Hunter Killer and Thunder Run.
So he has already returned to his training regime with the help of a personal trainer who accompanied him on his jog.
His spokesperson told the Mail: 'Gerard has completed a successful course of treatment and has returned home in good health.'
According to TMZ, the actor made the decision to enter the Betty Ford clinic three weeks ago when he decided he had become too reliant on pain medication.
The website claimed that Butler's issues began when he started suffering from severe pain following the filming of action movie 300 back in 2006.
It is thought that a surfing accident in December added to the issues.
Butler had been shooting Of Men And Mavericks in California, a movie based on the life of US surfer Jay Moriarity, playing Rick 'Frosty' Hesson, Moriarity's mentor.
He was getting ready to film action scenes when he was thrown off his surfboard and pummelled by breakers at least 12 feet high, then held underwater for two consecutive waves before being hit on the head by four or five more when he managed to swim to the surface.
Speaking about the accident in January, Butler said: 'It was a pretty close call.
'The waves just took me in, and I couldn’t get up. It was pretty hairy. It was maybe of of the few times that reports were not exaggerated.'
Butler, who is a teetotal, also spoke previously about how he became addiction to alcohol.
He said: 'I used to drink until I couldn't remember anything. I was just mad for it and on a death wish. It was madness.
'One or two drinks was never enough for me. I was a foot-on-the-floor-all-the-way drinker, so it had to go. I don't miss it.'
The actor is back in the spotlight and on the party circuit just days after being released from the Betty Ford Center after a three-week stay.
Butler, 42, looked tanned, healthy and fit as he walked the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscar party at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood last night.
Dapper: Gerard butler looked happy and healthy as he attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Sunset Tower hotel in West Hollywood last night
The formerly buff star looked less gaunt in the face as he smiled happily for the cameras outside the star-studded bash.
Gerard appears to be throwing himself back into normal life since leaving rehab last week. He attended to two industry parties over the Oscars weekend and was also pictured jogging along Sunset Boulevard.
Fighting fit: The actor looked tanned and fit, compared to his gaunt appearance at a magazine party in October
Back in the spotlight: Butler also made an appearance at the Weinstein Company party last week where he was overheard saying 'I feel pretty good'
Butler is wasting no time returning to work, with three projects in pre-production, including two action films Hunter Killer and Thunder Run.
So he has already returned to his training regime with the help of a personal trainer who accompanied him on his jog.
His spokesperson told the Mail: 'Gerard has completed a successful course of treatment and has returned home in good health.'
Slim Jim: The actor was waving to fans as he made his way down Sunset Boulevard
The website claimed that Butler's issues began when he started suffering from severe pain following the filming of action movie 300 back in 2006.
It is thought that a surfing accident in December added to the issues.
What the Butler ordered: Gerard looked relaxed as he made a lunch order while reading his book at a restaurant in Malibu on Friday
He was getting ready to film action scenes when he was thrown off his surfboard and pummelled by breakers at least 12 feet high, then held underwater for two consecutive waves before being hit on the head by four or five more when he managed to swim to the surface.
Speaking about the accident in January, Butler said: 'It was a pretty close call.
Injury: Butler also suffered a surfing accident back in December which is believed to have exacerbated his pain even further
Butler, who is a teetotal, also spoke previously about how he became addiction to alcohol.
He said: 'I used to drink until I couldn't remember anything. I was just mad for it and on a death wish. It was madness.
'One or two drinks was never enough for me. I was a foot-on-the-floor-all-the-way drinker, so it had to go. I don't miss it.'
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