News about Ashley Walters

Walters, 42, had two previous applications refused by Canterbury City Council, who said the plans for his property in Kent would 'dominate' the local scenery. The father-of-eight, who played Dushane Hill in the popular London crime series Top Boy, applied for a two-storey extension at the front and a single-storey extension at the rear of the home with a balcony. And now revised, watered-down plans have been considered less 'overbearing' by local authority officials and given approval.

A bulked-up Stephen Graham was spotted filming for his new crime drama, Adolescence for the first time as he joined Ashley Walters on set on Thursday. The actor, 50, showed off his muscular physique as he was seen in a tight orange polo shirt and some grubby black working trousers. Stephen, who is believed to play a plumber in the new production, appeared to be in a crisis during the scenes as he was surrounded by armed police officers, one of which is played by Top Boy star Ashley, 42.

Top Boy star Ashley Walters has launched a third bid to extend his family home - after his two previous proposals were rejected. The Netflix actor has been battling to get his vision for his bungalow near Herne Bay in Kent approved. The dad-of-eight wants to extend the height of the ceilings amid fears his kids will be 'banging their heads' as they continue to grow, but Canterbury City Council (CCC) have already turned two applications down. Mr Walters, who plays drug kingpin Dushane in the hit crime drama, previously revealed that he would consider moving home if the decisions went against him again.

New cast members have been confirmed for the Netflix series Missing You, which is set to drop on the platform in January 2025. Ashley Walters, James Nesbitt and Matt Jay-Willis have been announced a the latest additions to Netflix's adaptation of Harlan Coben's thrilling novel. They will join the likes of Rosalind Eleazar, Jessica Plummer, Richard Armitage, Lenny Henry, Steve Pemberton, and Mary Malone in the series.

The show - set in east London - deals with dark and dangerous themes, with everything from drug dealing to gang warfare explored in episodes. And while the series is bound to amp up the intensity and drama, its actors have faced their own share of turbulent upbringings. Ashley Walters, who plays the lead character Dushane Hill, has opened up about 'walking with some real gangsters' while he was growing up, and got candid about and incident that saw him getting arrested years ago. Meanwhile, Jasmine Jobson - who picked up the BAFTA award for her incredible role as Jaq - has spoken about being 'the worst behaved child according to Westminster social services' and growing up in foster care. Elsewhere Lisa Dwan - who plays drug lord Lizzie Kilfauns - has opened up about facing a rough childhood filled with bullying, and leaving home when she was young and 'vulnerable'. Barry Keoghan (Jonny McGee) had also struggled as a child after losing his mother to heroin addiction.

Top Boy star Ashley Walters is worlds away from his drug dealing character in the hugely-successful Netflix series as he stars in a new PG Tips campaign. The actor and former So Solid Crew member, 41, - know best for playing gang member Dushane Hill in Top Boy - takes centre stage in the campaign - the first TV ad from the brand in eight years. It comes after the tea brand previously starred comedian and actor Johnny Vegas, 53, in their iconic ads along with the PG Tips monkey toy. 

After losing a planning contest with his local council to extend his house, Ashley Walters could be compelled to leave his £1 million family home near Herne Bay, Kent. In the hit Netflix drama, the British actor, who plays drug kingpin Dushane, has announced plans to extend his chalet cottage near Herne Bay, Kent. He wanted to add a two-story front extension and a single-story rear extension, as well as a balcony to the rear of the house.

When Lenny Henry shot the latest Netflix series Missing You with co-star Rosalind Eleazar and Top Boy actor Ashley Walters, he displayed his trim physique. In the forthcoming series, based on thriller writer Harlan Coben's book of the same name, the actor and comedian, 65, who co-hosted Red Nose Day for the final time after 39 years at the helm earlier this month, is set to appear. Kat Donovan, a journalist, is whose life is turned upside down after her fiancé Josh resurfaces on a dating app that has been missing for 15 years, at the same time her father's murderer makes a shocking confession.

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The Prada actress, 26, went from cheek to cheek as she stepped out wearing a black sparkly figure-hugging jacket.

On Saturday, Rebecca Ferguson puts on a busty print in pink and white houndstooth print at the BRITS 2024. The 2010 X Factor runner-up, 37, wore a double breasted jacket with gold buttons and a skirt of the same style but in a darker pink. She wore a white Holland Cooper belt, matched to gloves and pear earrings, as well as a stunning brooch. Rebecca, whose ex-boyfriend Zayn made her first public appearance in almost five years, completed her look with white heels. In 2023, the singer unveiled her fifth studio album Heaven Part II, and she was warned in January of the 'awful human rights abuses' she has suffered.

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Ashley Walters, the hit Netflix star who plays drug queenpin Dushane, lives in a Kent bungalow. Two bids to extend his chalet bungalow were rejected by Canterbury City Council planning officers, leaving the 'frustrated' 41-year-old. In his back yard, he also intends to install a swimming pool, cinema, and gym. Walters said yesterday that if his plans fail to receive the approval, he would look for a new home with his wife and two children.

On Wednesday, Ashley Walters visited a community kitchen in Hackney. The Top Boy, 41, appeared at Idia's, which is a FareShare charity that helps those in need. Ashley's tour was held as part of McDonald's long-standing relationship with FareShare, a food poverty charity.

Ashley Walters' biggest regret of his life came when his children saw him being arrested. In a candid chat with BBC's Louis Theroux Interviews, the Top Boy actor, 41, discussed his work in prison. Ashley related how he once had a gun pulled on his son Shayon, who is now 22, after he made a remark on someone else copying his lyrics on the radio.

Fans of the Eagle-eyed Top Boy has discovered that Dudley O'Shaughnessy, one of the Netflix show's stars, has appeared in a classic Rihanna music video. In the singer's We Found Love video, the actor, 33, who plays ferocious gangster Si in the hit series, was the male lead in the singer's We Found Love video, which was released in 2011. Top Boy's last season was revealed on the steaming platform last Thursday, and fans are raving about the climax, which saw the ultimate confrontation between drug dealers Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kano).

Since the show went from Channel 4 to the US streaming giant, starring Ashley Walters (inset top) on east London's Isle of Dogs, the Samuda Estate (inset top) has been used as the show's crime-ridden Summerhouse Estate. And although the true people are happy about it being used to depict the fight between drug-dealing cartels and ordinary people trying to make a decent living, they insist it is nothing like the gangster's paradise on film. Julie Hutchinson, 52 (right), maintains that the true-world Summerville is nothing like that shown on Netflix - but locals like Terry Wigzell (left, with son Terry) insist that the show's star power has not been based on location.

Critics have ravaged the final series of Top Boy, which is based on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, London, and focuses on two drug dealers, specifically Dushane and Sully. The series premiered in 2011 and was first broadcast by Channel 4, but after the second season, the broadcaster ended the program. Following a lot of hype surrounding Drake's appearance, Netflix then decided to produce series three, four, and five with the singer as the executive producer. Despite the uproar surrounding the production of Top Boy, it seems that it has been a long time since then, with analysts overwhelmingly impressed with how it has concluded.

Fans are flocking to watch the final series of Top Boy on Netflix, while the gritty locations that make up the fictional drug turf in east London are seeing a surge in visitors. Since its inception in 2011, the fictional 'Summerhouse' estate in Hackney has welcomed rival drug dealers Dushane Hill (played by Ashley Walters) and Gerard 'Sully' Sullivan (Kane Robinson) as they progressed through the ranks. The show's first two seasons, each lasting four episodes long, were broadcast in 2011 and 2013, earning critical acclaim under show producer Ronan Bennett's leadership. Such was the case when Drake, the Canadian rapper, successfully lobbied Netflix to revive the series and served as executive producer as the cast and crew returned in 2017. We take a look at the humdrum London spots that have dominated millions of viewers around the world, now on their fifth and final series of episodes.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. Top Boy viewers have been left completely disappointed by the season three finale, which featured Kane Robinson's character Sully and Ashley Walters' Dushane as a unit in one last outing. Fans were left dissatisfied after learning the fate of both drug dealers in Ronan Bennett's gritty Netflix drama on Thursday.

After starring in Netflix's Top Boy, which was written by a white writer, Ashley Walters says black people's stories are better told by black creatives. Ronan Bennett, 67, who plays Dushane in the show's last season, expressed his dissatisfaction with the show's screenwriter, 41. He also reflected on his prison stint and told how if his detention had never occurred, he would never have been in the show.

Top Boy fans have lauded the 'powerful' ending to the last ever series, which premiered on Netflix on Thursday. Prosecutors have awaited the show's last chapter, while others on Twitter have expressed their admiration for how it ended. On the east London estate of Summerhouse, series three continued dramatic talelines.

It all comes down to this. "Top Boy"'s last season is just disadvantages away. The last series of the streamer will be broadcasting after more than ten years, and it is sure to be a good one. The show follows drug dealers Sully (Kane Robinson) and Dushane (Ashley Walters) as they tackle a scene of gang violence in Hackney, East London, for the uninitiated. The program first appeared on Channel 4 in 2011 before being cancelled. Drake, a Canadian rapper, then revived the series in 2017, with the support of Netflix, of course.

As the trailer for the 10-part series also dropped, Netflix's last season of Top Boy has also been revealed. Since its debut on YouTube in 2019, the gritty British drama has been a big hit for the streaming giant. However, the show's debut would have never happened if it wasn't for the involvement of Canadian rapper Drake. So, did Drake make Top Boy?And is he in it? Find out by reading further.