Vince Colosimo opens up on legal troubles ahead of Underbelly Files: Chopper

THE kingpins of the hit crime drama Underbelly — Debra Byrne, Vince Colosimo and Kevin Harrington — have reunited, with Colosimo opening up for the first time on his tumultous 2017.

Debra Byrne, Vince Colosimo and Kevin Harrington pose up as the Moran family for the Chopper Underbelly series. Picture: Tony Gough

THE kingpins of the hit crime drama Underbelly — Debra Byrne as Judy Moran, Vince Colosimo as Alphonse Gangitano and Kevin Harrington as Lewis Moran — have reunited in Melbourne.

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“The band is back together — with three lead singers,” Colosimo said. “It’s a honour to be part of a franchise that’s been so strong for 10 years.”

The trio will star as notorious underworld figures in Channel Nine’s Underbelly Files: Chopper.

Harrington said: “It’s an effortless slide back into familiar territory. These characters fit back on like a comfortable suit.”

Byrne added: “I was over the moon when they offered me the role because I love crime.”

Colosimo laughed: “End quote. She said it, not me.”

Colosimo’s reboot of Gangitano follows a tumultuous year of legal troubles.

“It was storm in a teacup. Things got out of control,” Colosimo said.

“I had to ride with the punches. “I always felt I had clarity, but other people didn’t. Once my family and friends believed everything was OK, that’s all I cared about.”

Underbelly Files: Chopper screens on February 11 and 12