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Ashley Walters, 42, reflects on 'isolating' battle with alcoholism and admits he 'thought it would cure the biggest problem he had' as he poses shirtless for Men's Health UK shoot


As well as being the magazine's July/August cover star, the actor, 42, spoke about his journey to getting sober in 2020, after a 15-year struggle with alcohol addiction.

Ashley, who recently earned critical praise for his role in Netflix 's Adolescence, shared how he first began using alcohol as a way to improve his social skills MailOnline revealed last month that star Owen Cooper would be entered in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as murder suspect Jamie Miller in the show that has become one of Netflix's most-watched series ever. Adolescences's four episodes, all filmed in one continuous take, explore the influence of online misogyny and incel culture - with Sir Keir Starmer calling for the series to be shown in schools.

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