Ray Winstone, who plays Bobby Glass in The Gentlemen, has addressed his health and fitness aims for the future in a bid to see his daughters and grandchild 'grow up'.13:27, 02 Sep 2026Actor Ray Winstone has shared an insight into his health ahead of season 2 of The Gentlemen, which returns to our screens on Thursday 3rd September.‌Appearing on The Sara Cox Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, the English actor, who plays Bobby Glass in the Netflix favourite, spoke of his own hopes for the future.‌He opened up on his health after being told by host Sara that he was “looking well”, prompting Ray to reveal that he'd been "looking after myself". The actor admitted: "I was a bit of party animal for a while, a long while….You get to a certain age, you get fed up with it.”‌Sara responded: “You want to stick about for long enough”, at which point Ray interjected and agreed: “Watch the kids grow up.” Ray shares three daughters with his wife Elaine Winstone, Lois, Jaime, mother to his grandson Raymond, and Ellie Rae.Later in the interview, after discussing The Gentlemen, he talked about his own exercise regime ahead of filming, explaining: “I had to do a little bit of training, bit on the treadmill….I can’t run anymore, knees ain’t what they used to be, so what I do, I walk.“Do you know what, I find it easier to walk on a treadmill than what I would do walking round the streets…it’s the fact that you got a timer…I quite enjoy it, you know?”‌This isn’t the only time Ray has spoken about his health after it was revealed last month that the actor, who has also starred in such films including Scum and Sexy Beast, suffered both from type two diabetes and shingles.Ray said that he experienced in the latter last November and that it took him months to finally shake it off. According to the NHS shingles “is an infection that causes a painful rash”.‌It can appear on various parts of the body, with treatment depending on a variety of factors including how severe the symptoms are and whether said patient is at risk of any complications.Talking about his experience with the condition, Ray said: “I had shingles in November. Yeah, and it took me till February to get over that.“Yeah, really is horrible. I had to stop training for a little while because I go for walks and all that, and now I’m just getting back into it.”‌However, Ray reassured fans: “But now I’m kind of feeling probably the best I’ve felt for many years.”Furthermore, Ray also addressed his diabetes diagnosis on the Dish podcast, something that led to him watching what he eats, even if there are occasional moments when he treats himself.Article continues belowHe said: “I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. So that was one of the reasons I stopped drinking, you know, made up my mind I was going to do that. Having said that, I thought, I eat a lot of sugar, you know, I do.“It’s in drinks, it’s in Coca-Cola, it’s in everything. So, I stopped it, and within 5 months I didn’t have type 2 no more. But I’ll have in the fridge caramel ice cream, salted caramel ice cream.“And every now and then, all right, because I’ve been a good boy, I’ve done everything the right way, I’ll get a dish, I’ll get a bowl and I’ll put me caramel ice cream in, loads of it.”