Inside Robert Carlyle's life from tough Glasgow upbringing to Hollywood success

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Robert Carlyle is returning to screens to star in a brand new reboot of The Full Monty which will be released on Disney Plus at the end of the month. .The Scots star, who starred in the original smash hit British comedy as stripper Gaz Schofield, is returning as the same character in the new eight-part series, 25 years later.The hit film tells the story of a group of six unemployed men in Sheffield who are struggling to make ends meet and decide to put on a strip show at a men's club to keep themselves afloat.Two and a half decades later, Carlyle and a handful of his other original cast members are returning to continue their story in Sheffield but the now 62-year-old has revealed he wont be "getting my kit off again" this time.

In the original 1997 film, Carlyle stars as Gaz, the ringleader of the group and the dreamer who is desperate to earn enough money to look after his son properly.

The actor himself grew up in poverty in the east end of Glasgow with his single father, who struggled to keep them afloat, and he has previously spoken of how he can personally relate to the role.He now lives a very different lifestyle as one of the most successful Scottish names in Hollywood with his beloved wife and kids but the Maryhill born star has never forgotten where he came from.Here we take a closer look at the Trainspotting celeb's rough upbringing in Glasgow, the early beginnings of his career and his family life.Robert Carlyle has been married to his American born wife Anastasia Shirley since 1997 after the couple tied the knot at a gorgeous Highland castle in Scotland.Carlyle first met makeup artist Anastasia on set whilst he was playing Liverpool psychopath Albi in the ITV series Cracker alongside the late fellow Scots