EXCLUSIVE Dishevelled Paul Anderson walks streets topless as 'concerned' friends fear star is on a 'downward spiral' just months before shooting begins for Peaky Blinders film By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter Published: 08:50, 25 May 2024 | Updated: 09:14, 25 May 2024 e-mail 6 View comments As Peaky Blinders ' hero hellraiser Arthur Shelby, Paul Anderson is much-loved for the battles he has won alongside his co-star and TV brother Cillian Murphy . But the 46-year-old actor appears to be facing a new fight - for his health - as friends told MailOnline they are worried he may not be ready when filming for the movie starts in September. Paul's wrinkled appearance and gaunt frame has concerned fans who say he is a shadow of his formidable sharp-suited character Arthur Shelby, brother of Birmingham gangland leader Tommy.
This week a topless Paul was spotted near his £1.2million mews home in north London with those who know him claiming his frailty is causing them 'great concern' and a fear he is on a 'a real downward spiral'. It comes just months after he was caught with crack cocaine after a day in the pub.
He was also found to have amphetamines, plus diazepam and pregabalin on him. But despite worry about his acting career and potential involvement in the Peaky Blinders movie, the wheeler-dealer ticket tout turned actor looked happy in the spring sunshine as he spoke to people on the street as he withdrew cash from an ATM, giving it to a companion. One local shopkeeper, who c.