Rapper-turned-actor ASHLEY WALTERS credits his 2001 jail stint with turning his life around.
The former member of U.K. rap act So Solid Crew – also known as Asher D – spent seven months behind bars after he was convicted of carrying a loaded gun.
His time in prison lost him his record deal, as well as his cars and home – and Walters vowed to clean up his act for the sake of his three young children and partner Natalie.
He says, “That’s where the new me started. I had a bad attitude, I had neglected my family. Family is the centre of my life and it has forced me to change things around.
“It was pretty stupid of me to carry a gun because I felt I needed protection from people who were jealous of my career.”