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Former Grange Hill star: 'I was an angry teenager'
"I was an angry teenager" and was "determined not to be bullied" said a former star of Grange Hill turned author.
Michael Obiora, who played Max Abassi in the high school drama, said his anger was a "defence mechanism" to deter bullies and was "probably the only kid in Grange Hill at that time who didn't get bullied".
He said being a child star made him "grow up a little too quickly".
This clip is originally from 5 live Afternoon Edition on January 13 2015.
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