Ashley Walters has mentioned the most important remorse of his life is when his kids noticed him being arrested in 2002.

The actor, recognized for taking part in Dushane Hill in Prime Boy, mirrored on his previous arrest throughout an episode of Louis Theroux Interviews.

Within the episode, Walters recalled how he spent £1,300 on a pistol to “shield himself” after somebody pulled a gun out on him whereas carrying his child son, following a remark he made on the radio about somebody copying his lyrics for So Strong Crew.

The actor was later arrested in 2002 for possessing an unlawful gun after having an argument with a site visitors warden, the place he made some “harsh feedback that concerned firearms”. On the time of his arrest in London, his companion Natalie Williams and their kids noticed him being taken away by police.

“It was horrific,” Walters recalled within the BBC present. “My greatest remorse was that my youngsters had been there.”

Walters, aged 19 on the time, was sentenced to 18 months in a younger offenders’ establishment, and ended up serving seven months.

“It was a tricky time nevertheless it was a very long time in the past,” Walters added. “It was an enormous a part of my life and I didn’t ever need to return [to prison].”

After he was launched from jail, Walters had his performing breakthrough in 2004’s Bullet Boy. The movie led to roles in Get Wealthy Or Die Tryin’, Life And Lyrics, Sky sequence Bulletproof and Prime Boy, which initially aired on Channel 4 earlier than it was revived by Netflix.

Prime Boy concluded this yr following the present’s fifth season. Alongside Walters, the present starred Kane ‘Kano‘ Robinson, Jasmine Jobson and Simbi Ajikawo.

Walters is a father to eight kids. He shares three kids, two sons and a daughter, together with his ex-partner Natalie, two daughters with one other unnamed lady, and a son and a daughter together with his spouse Danielle Isaie. He’s additionally a stepfather to Danielle’s son.