When looking at Jason Statham ‘s current successful career and happy home , very few people know about his difficult and troubled past. To be as successful as he is now, the actor had to go through poor days as well as a tumultuous first love.

The poor actor was betrayed by his 7-year relationship

Jason Statham dated his first love, the beautiful Kelly Brook, for 7 years, from 1997 to 2004. The actor’s ex-lover revealed a lot of information about their love affair many years ago. .

Kelly first met Jason when she was filming a scene with Littlewoods and Jason was a professional diver with the British National Diving Team. Immediately, 18 year old girl Kelly fell in love with 29 year old handsome diver Jason.

Jason drove an old blue Astra to pick Kelly up for their first date and lied that it was his brother’s car when it was his car.

The couple had dinner together at a restaurant and Kelly revealed: “Jason’s actions clearly show that he has no money, but Jason still tries to behave as politely as possible.”

During their dating period, the couple kept their relationship a secret from the cameras because Kelly’s career was at its peak at that time. They bought a three-bedroom flat in Sydenham, south London, mainly with Kelly’s money.

In 2001, the couple moved to work in LA. At that time, Jason was just getting his feet wet in Hollywood and did not want to build a home with Kelly.

His ambitions as an actor did not allow him to get married right away, and of course what he had was not enough to give Kelly a proper home.

In December 2002, Jason attended the wedding of singer Madonna and director Guy Ritchie of the movie “Snatch” in which he participated.

Also at this wedding, Jason was punched in the face by Kelly in the presence of Gwyneth Paltrow – the fiery American singer because he “trolled” teasing her in front of Kelly. That punch humiliated Jason with all his colleagues and guests at the party.

Since that time, their relationship has worsened and they have argued many times. In 2004, Kelly worked with “Titanic” actor Billy Zane and completely fell in love with his attention and care.

During the 6 weeks of working together, Billy took her out to many places and made her feel truly happy compared to Jason’s superficiality. Kelly then returned to London, trying to talk about what happened between her and Billy to Jason.

Kelly felt guilty and regretful. She wanted Jason to forgive him, but the actor didn’t want to see her. But deep down he still wants to continue the relationship, the angry appearance is just a cover for Jason Statham’s bitter heart.

It was at that moment that Billy Zane came to meet Kelly and took her out to Greece and Saint-Tropez, where the two were secretly photographed walking together. Jason saw these photos and was completely devastated. His first love of 7 years officially ended here.

Kelly Brook “cuckolded” Jason to get with Titanic actor – Billy Zane

Rising to become one of the most powerful A-list stars in Hollywood

After going through a painful love affair, Jason participated in many projects to revive his spirit, one of which was the movie Crank in 2006. After that, a series of blockbusters made Jason Statham famous. such as: The Transpoter, Fast and Furious, The Mechanic, The Meg, The Expendables,…

From a salary of 5,000 pounds (about 150 million VND) in his first film Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels , Jason now receives a salary of up to 13 million USD in the latest blockbuster Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw. .

Jason always knows how to maintain his name through quality films, advertisements or even appearing in many magazines. He owns his own chain of fast food restaurants, clothing and perfume brands.

Jason Statham’s total assets are estimated to be about 275 million USD with a series of super cars and real estate in many countries.

Although he owns a huge fortune and is among the richest in Hollywood, Jason Statham does not indulge in luxury like other actors. Besides when going to events or awards ceremonies, Jason’s favorite outfits are T-shirts, shorts and slippers.

Perhaps because of his poor past, Jason has always maintained a simple lifestyle and dress. He is one of the few actors who does not indulge in lavish entertainment and always spends his precious rest time taking care of his wife and son.

Currently, the actor has built a happy home with supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, the two have a handsome son.

From a “poor” diver who was bitterly betrayed by his first love, Jason Statham has worked tirelessly to achieve the outstanding achievements he has today, worthy of his reputation as an action actor. Hollywood’s brightest.