United Kingdom, Oct. 10 -- Stephen Graham's wife almost left him for a Spanish man.

The 53-year-old Adolescence actor has been with his wife Hannah for 33 years but he admitted the early days of their relationship were not smooth sailing and she almost left him for another man after being "friends with benefits" for five years.

Stephen - who tied the knot with Hannah in 2008 and has daughter Grace, 21, and son Alfie, 19, with her - told The Table Manners podcast: "We were friends with benefits. I was s*** at that time. I had commitment issues. We were both young I was 20 and she was 19.

"But what happened was she went to Spain and she was there for a little bit and met this fella called Paco.

"She was gone for a while and came back an...