Martin Compston's wife has placed him on a strict no-sugar diet to ensure he fits into his character's waistcoat for the upcoming seventh series of Line of Duty. The 41-year-old Scottish actor will reprise his role as DI Steve Arnott in the hit crime drama, which last aired in 2021.
Compston revealed to The Times that his wife, American actress Tianna Chanel Flynn, orchestrates the Whole30 organic diet before he starts a new project. 'You totally cut out sugar,' he said. 'Yesterday she made chicken wings, asparagus, cabbage and a miso sauce for lunch, which all helps me fit nicely into my Steve Arnott waistcoat.'
The actor will be joined by co-stars Vicky McClure, who plays undercover specialist Kate Fleming, and Adrian Dunbar, who stars as Superintendent Ted Hastings. Compston noted that the 'off-screen camaraderie' with his co-stars helps him during filming.
Compston, who made his debut in Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen, has also appeared in The Rig, Mayflies, and Our House. He also presented a BBC travel show, Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling. He and Flynn married in 2016 and live in Las Vegas with their son.
