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b'In this new episode Steven sits down with rapper and actor, Ashley Walters.\\nFrom Asher D to Top Boy, prison to fame, Ashley Walters refuses to be told what he can or can\\u2019t do.\\nAshley first gained popular attention in 2001 as Asher D, a member of British Rap Group, \\u2018So Solid Crew\\u2019. Acting in TV shows since he was 10 years old, in 2004 Ashley broke into film with, \\u2018Bullet Boy\\u2019, for which he was named Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards. This led to roles in major Hollywood blockbusters such as \\u2018Get Rich Or Die Tryin\\u2019. In 2011, Ashley starred as Dushane in the massively popular TV show, \\u2018Top Boy\\u2019.\\xa0\\nIn this conversation Ashley and Steven discuss topics, such as:\\n\\nAttending therapy\\xa0\\n\\nHis relationship with his father\\xa0\\n\\nHis anger with the world as a teenager\\n\\nHis father\\u2019s time in prison\\xa0\\n\\nLooking for father figures and role models\\n\\nJoining So Solid Crew for belonging\\xa0\\n\\nBeing a people pleaser and not feeling good enough\\n\\nHis last encounter with his father\\xa0\\n\\nThe lessons he learned from his dying father\\xa0\\n\\nNot grieving for his father\\xa0\\n\\nBeing a perfectionist\\xa0\\n\\nObsessing over the fact that he was going to die young\\n\\nHis experience of prison\\xa0\\n\\nBeing constantly motivated\\n\\nHaving a strict upbringing\\xa0\\n\\nThey key to his talent\\xa0\\n\\nWanting to escape being himself\\xa0\\n\\nBeing naturally shy\\xa0\\n\\nUsing acting as a way to escape trauma\\xa0\\n\\nThe tough life of acting\\xa0\\n\\nTurning adversity into motivation\\n\\nMoving into being a director\\n\\nAlways needing the next challenge in his life\\n\\nHis depression during the Coronavirus pandemic\\xa0\\n\\nThe importance of forgiveness\\xa0\\n\\nHis relationship with his wife\\xa0\\n\\nStruggling with opening up with his emotions\\n\\nFatherhood\\n\\nNot having the greatest relationship with some of his children\\n\\nTop Boy\\n\\nHow the script for Top Boy got Ashley hooked\\n\\nWhy Channel 4 didn\\u2019t make a third season of Top Boy\\n\\nWhy Top Boy became the success it did\\xa0\\n\\nHow he will push himself for an acting role\\xa0\\n\\nFilming the last season of Top Boy\\n\\nHis future\\n\\nTop Boy opening the door for black British culture worldwide\\n\\n\\nFollow Ashley:\\nInstagram: https://bit.ly/3RfAyI9\\nTwitter: https://bit.ly/48f3PZt\\n\\nFollow me:\\n\\ufeffhttps://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'