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Both mother and daughter have walked the runway together

Actor was inspired by his costar Mel Gibson’s £23m investment in ‘The Passion of Christ’

Stuart Long tried boxing, and when that didn't work out, he went to Hollywood. When his break in the movies never came, he headed to the church, which is how we arrive at "Father Stu."

'We are already underway with our fit out and look forward to welcoming members in the next few weeks with a planned opening in summer'

“Father Stu”? He’s not a regular priest, he’s a cool priest. A tough priest. A priest who swears (a lot), a priest with a history of boozing and boxing. That’s the story told, at least by the film’s poster, which features a diptych of star Mark Wahlberg, looking rough and…

Even as a famously devout Catholic, Mark Wahlberg had never been pitched a faith-based feature until “Father Stu,” a study of a wild and crazy guy who found his calling late in life as a Roman Catholic priest.

PHILADELPHIA — Mark Wahlberg has been preparing for his latest role as bad boy pugilist turned Catholic priest, Father Stuart Long, his entire life.

Mark Wahlberg convincingly plays out the hero’s arc of screwing up, taking ill, finding faith and reconciling with his father (Mel Gibson).

Mark Wahlberg has a famously punishing physical routine that has kept the 50-year-old in enviable shape. But for his latest outing, "Father Stu," he had to ditch the training and eat. A lot, AFP said. "Porterhouse steaks, baked potatoes, a dozen eggs every morning, a dozen pieces of bacon, two…

"I just kind of threw it out there, but yeah, if it’s a possibility I think he would trust me to do him justice.”

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