Chris Eubank Jr on fatherhood, acting dreams and boxing future as he makes acting debut - exclusive
Professional boxer Chris Eubank Jr. is transitioning into acting with a role in the Netflix series 'The Gentlemen'. He discusses his personal growth, including fatherhood and reconciling with his father, Chris Eubank Sr.
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The article provides a human-interest look at a high-profile athlete's career pivot and personal life.
Life has certainly changed for Chris Eubank Jr over the past year. The professional boxer, who has held multiple middleweight titles, winning 35 of his 39 fights, is enjoying an exciting new era outside the ring – he has become a father to twin sons and has also landed a role in Guy Ritchie 's hit Netflix crime drama The Gentlemen.
"It's an amazing time in my life," says the East Sussex-born star, who has the gentle voice of his famous father, Chris Eubank Sr, but not the former two-division world champion's eccentric theatrics. "I'm probably the happiest I've ever been."
Chris, 36, makes his acting debut in season two of The Gentlemen , which stars Theo James as an army officer who unexpectedly inherits his family's 500-year-old estate, only to learn that it is part of a multi-million-pound cannabis empire.
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