As Queen Vic landlord Grant Mitchell in EastEnders, Ross Kemp was involved in gangster plots, love triangles, and murder whodunnits that kept him on the front pages throughout his years on the soap.
Looking back, the actor admits the fame and money went to his head.
He says: “I’ll be very honest, I think I was a bit of an arrogant twit when I was 25. I was being watched by 25 million people. I didn’t have a care in the world.