Jackie Chan shares his darker side: five of the most shocking revelations from his memoir

Jackie Chan is unusually frank about his failings and weaknesses in his new memoir, Never Grow Up, which is being published tomorrow.  

He admits to gambling and visiting prostitutes as a young stuntman. He opens up about his difficulties being a father. And he reveals how he behaved like a tacky new-money star during his first flush of fame.

Here are five of the most shocking revelations in Chan’s memoir, in his own words.

Drinking

“Going out and drinking every night did start to erode my professionalism. I went through a phase that was known as ‘one before lunch, one after lunch’.