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Mark Jefferies & Abbie Meehan

Ray Winstone's big jump in career over in Italy after acting work withered away

Actor Ray Winstone has taking up a rather different career in Italy, as the Sexy Beast star enjoys some simpler pleasures at his home in Italy. The 66-year-old has also finally giving up smoking after 44 years, on what he calls the 'oilies', reports the Mirror.

The reason he calls them this is because oily rag rhymes with fag, which is slang for a cigarette in the UK. Roy took up smoking in 1979 after marrying wife Elaine, 63, as he appeared in the film Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains alongside Sex Pistol Steve Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash.

However, he kicked smoking earlier in 2023 after realising the habit was not enjoyable, and admitted he never done it properly anyway.

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