The Luther actor appeared on Loose Women to discuss his upcoming movie when he spoke out following reports he was 'giving up' acting. Find out what the actor had to say…
March 31, 2022 - 14:11 BST Francesca Shillcock Idris Elba has spoken out following reports he is set to step away from acting to focus on his music career. The actor and DJ, who is set to reprise his role as DCI John Luther for the upcoming spin-off movie based on the BBC drama series, appeared on Thursday's Loose Women when he responded to the rumours.
After being asked by panellist Kéllé Bryan about the move to focus on music, Idris began:"I make music a lot, and I have pretty much [throughout] my entire career as an actor, but the last few years we've all been at home a lot more haven't we? And we all sort of just reassessed our lives a little bit, I love music and it's my happy space."
In another moment of the chat, Idris gave an update on the film Luther, which will also star Cynthia Erivo, explaining that production had finished. The Wire star also stated his seven-year-old son, Winston, joined him on set.
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