AFTER a troubled childhood, EastEnders star Sid Owen found salvation in acting. His mum Joan died from cancer when he was just seven while his violent, alcoholic dad ended up behind bars.
Here in our second extract of his book Rags To Ricky, he tells of his rise to stardom. I WAS about six years old when I first saw the film Bugsy Malone.
In hindsight, it’s no exaggeration to say it changed my life. It was the first time I was aware that children could be in a proper film.
I was completely transfixed. A whole film. All kids. About thieves and gangsters, as well. A kind of old-time, glamorised version of my real life, without all the shy stuff!
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