Ashley Walters hasn’t spoken to Noel Clarke since his Bulletproof co-star faced public allegations.
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Walters and Clarke worked together on beloved buddy cop drama Bulletproof, which ran for three seasons before being cancelled after allegations against Clarke were shared.
In a new interview withThe Guardian, Walters says he hasn’t spoken to Clarke since allegations against Clarke were made public in 2021. “But I don’t want to hate on anyone,” he continued. “Everyone has got their own journey and everyone has their own story to tell, and I think when they are ready to tell it, they will tell it.”
In 2022, Walters said his friendship with Clarke was “different” and the pair “butted heads” throughout the filming of Bulletproof. “We weren’t friends before. And not for any of the reasons that he has been accused of, but he’s just always been a difficult person. “He’s notoriously a bullish businessman – and has that reputation. But I learned to love him over that period of time, and we developed a really close friendship.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Walters spoke about Animol, his feature-length directorial debut. The film tells the story of Troy (Tut Nyuot) who is thrust into a brutal world of gangs, loyalty and violence when he arrives at a young offender institution.
“This is a tender, tactile sort of film where you’re seeing men hold each other – even the ones that are not gay, they’re embracing each other,” Walters said. “There’s love, and I’m like that with my friends. I kiss my friends on the cheek, my stepdad will give me a kiss, I still kiss Mum, I’ll kiss my kids. I wanted to show that on screen, like how boys are with each other, even in the worst environments, even when they’re going through the worst things.”
Animol is out later this week (October 30) in UK cinemas.
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