Or, if you’re Idris Elba, you spend a night in prison. Back in 2013, Idris Elba played Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, based on the memoir the South African leader wrote after spending nearly three decades in prison.

Viewers who tuned into the BBC documentary Idris Elba: Our Knife Crisis had nothing but praise for the Hollywood actor as they commended his efforts for fronting the show. The 52-year-old Hackney native has been campaigning heavily as he continues his passionate fight against knife crime in the UK.

The star has been married three times. His first wife was Hanne “Kim” Norgaard, with whom he shares daughter Isan, from 1999 to 2003. He was also married to Sonya Nicole Hamlin for less than a year in 2006.

Idris Elba has opened up about feeling 'overwhelmed and angry' while posting a passionate video about knife crime in 2019 in his BBC documentary Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, the 52-year-old actor detailed the extremes he went to while working on the biopic, which documents Mandela’s 27 years in prison in South Africa.

The new BBC documentary Idris Elba: Our Knife Crisis garnered high praise from viewers, who applauded the renowned actor for his role in addressing such a critical issue.

Idris Elba believes domestic kitchen knives should be made safer to tackle the knife crime crisis and talks about the issue in a new BBC documentary

BBC One viewers have praised Idris Elba for his latest documentary, Idris Elba: Our Knife Crisis, as he attempts to find out why young people still feel the need to carry a knife

While he’s now embroiled in bitter divorce proceedings with Karen, I can more happily report that Princess Diana’s brother has recently been embracing his role as adoring grandfather to Kitty’s first child Athena, who turns two this spring.

How many times have you sat down to watch a TV show and thought: That should have been a movie? It’s a phenomenon particular to streaming originals, where an idea suited for a two-hour movie is stretched to fill a six to 10 episode season,

During a recent appearance on the “ Undisputed ” podcast, Paul Heyman explained how his WWE Hall of Fame induction speech kicked off Roman Reigns’ babyface turn last year. You can check out some highlights from the podcast below: