Ashley Walters (Top Boy): "Me & Kano Didn't Have The Greatest Time!". The Unheard TRUTH About Top Boy, Career Rejection & Personal Grief!

In this new episode Steven sits down with rapper and actor, Ashley Walters. From Asher D to Top Boy, prison to fame, Ashley Walters refuses to be told what he can or can’t do. Ashley first gained popular attention in 2001 as Asher D, a member of British Rap Group, ‘So Solid Crew’. Acting in TV shows since he was 10 years old, in 2004 Ashley broke into film with, ‘Bullet Boy’, for which he was named Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards. This led to roles in major Hollywood blockbusters such as ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. In 2011, Ashley starred as Dushane in the massively popular TV show, ‘Top Boy’. In this conversation Ashley and Steven discuss topics, such as: Attending therapy His relationship with his father His anger with the world as a teenager His father’s time in prison Looking for father figures and role models Joining So Solid Crew for belonging Being a people pleaser and not feeling good enough His last encounter with his father The lessons he learned from his dying father Not grieving for his father Being a perfectionist Obsessing over the fact that he was going to die young His experience of prison Being constantly motivated Having a strict upbringing They…