The cast of Harry Potter has continued to do amazing things. Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) has started a family with actress Georgia Groome, and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) has continued to perform on stage in the West End.
But not all of the actors’ stories ended as expected. Take Malfoy’s friend Gregory Goyle – played by Josh Herdman – things almost ended in disaster for him.
In 2015, Josh and his father Martin had a serious motorcycle accident after it skidded on some oil. They were both knocked out cold and had to wait 90 minutes before an ambulance arrived.
But during his teenage years, he explained that he nearly ruined his career by letting loose and partying too hard. To cope with the pressure, he started training intensively and started MMA fights.
To talk to The mirror He said: “I had enough of it so I decided to get fit and I knew I needed something to focus on and martial arts changed my life.
“You need a discipline, you need a persistence, you need drive to keep going. When you start, you get hammered, you’re a novice.
“It’s what a lot of people who start martial arts can’t get through and they don’t like it, but it was exactly what I needed and it taught me a discipline, which I needed at the time, and a focus, it changed everything for me .”
He said: “I was never fat or anything but before I started martial arts I smoked and it feels like you can’t breathe. You just generally feel a lot better about yourself. I feel happy, I can run ten miles.”
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