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The Sun
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Generous Anthony Joshua pays fees for gifted student to study at Ashley Walters' drama school
CHAMPION boxer Anthony Joshua's generous company has helped pay the tuition fees for a gifted student to attend Ashley Walters' drama school. Non-profit organisation Clean Herts Company has teamed up with creative agency IMC to make Watford lad Lebron James' dreams a reality. 3 3 The student, whose namesake is an NBA legend that has also starred as the lead role in box office hit Space Jam 2, said he is 'incredibly honoured and grateful" for the contribution. He continued: 'None of this would have been possible without the incredible support of AJ and the Clean Herts Commumity team and Kat with ICM, whose belief in me has opened doors I used to only dream about." Lebron was invited to Elstree Studios for a behind the scenes glimpse at how top productions like The Crown, Star Wars, and Strictly Come Dancing are made. He said: "Experiences like this have only fuelled my passion to become a respected actor. "This opportunity is a major step forward in developing my craft, and learning from some of the very best in the industry which I don't take lightly "I've made a promise to my family, my friends, and to myself - to always give everything I've got, stay grounded, and bring my community with me on this journey "These are only the sweet beginnings - the best is yet to come!" Kingdom School of Arts was founded in 2012 by Top Boy star Walters and film producer Nagajan Modhwadia. It is open to both amateurs and professionals and seeks to help close the gap between studies and real-life acting work. A spokesman for ICM said: "We are delighted to be able to give back to our local community. Anthony Joshua given hero's welcome on boxing trip to Ghana as Brit shows off his motorbike skills "After our CEO learned of Lebron James gaining a place at Kingdom Drama School, she instinctively wanted to assist Lebron and his family with paying towards his tuition fees and approached CHC." They continued: "We are extremely happy that CHC enabled us to do this for Lebron. It is a beautiful thing when like-minded organisations come together to help our future generation succeed - this is proof, that it does take a village to raise a child. "We have also offered Lebron, Actor Representation with ICM upon his graduation from Kingdom Drama School. "Our CEO Katerina Michael, thoroughly enjoyed showing Lebron and CHC around our office headquarters here in the Elstree Film Studios. "We hope being immersed in this environment for the day further inspired him to go get his dreams and achieve them. We look forward to working with Lebron and continuing to support him." Community interest company CHC is committed to supporting people in Joshua's hometown of Watford and across Hertfordshire. Whether it be hosting paintballing events, Christmas gatherings or sessions in AJ's old boxing gym, CHC is determined to be a source of aid and inspiration for the area it serves. 3
The Sun
06-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Anthony Joshua in talks over ‘serious investment' in former Premier League club as boxer looks for new business venture
ANTHONY JOSHUA has revealed he's on course to punch a serious investment in Watford. The former two-time unified heavyweight champion, who has earned over £219MILLION in his boxing career, grew up in the town and has given back to the community through his Clean Herts Community initiative over the years. 4 4 4 But the Watford warrior, 35, now wants to use millions in the bank to help get the Bees buzzing again. He told SecondsOut: "We wanted to move into private equity, venture capital funds. "As you earn, naturally, you want to save. "So rather than me spending recklessly I'm trying to invest money into certain asset classes and that was an opportunity that presented itself. 'Nothing's come of it yet. It's a serious investment. If it comes off it's one that should do well. 'If they went back to the Premier League, then I'd need to get a shop on Market Street because the traffic that would be coming through Watford would be phenomenal. 'If we don't do it then good luck to them anyway because they're a great team." Watford ended the Championship season in 14th place, a whopping 11 points off the final play-off place. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 4 Joshua has been on the sidelines since his crushing fifth-round KO defeat to Daniel Dubois in their Wembley war last September. AJ is currently eyeing a long-overdue Battle of Britain with rival Tyson Fury, who recently performed a public U-turn on his latest retirement. Eddie Hearn provides update on Anthony Joshua's injury and Tyson Fury fight But their mammoth domestic dust-up won't take place any time soon as Joshua is set to go under the knife in the coming weeks to address a long-standing elbow injury. When quizzed about his ring return, he told DAZN: "I'm trying to get my body right. "I have got to actually have a little surgery on my elbow. "A small surgery sometime in May. I'm finalising the details. "That will see me out of the gym for maybe six to eight weeks, and then when I'm healed, I will be back."
