From correspondents in London, England, 12:33 PM IST

Mark Wahlberg of 'The Basketball Diaries' fame has vowed to marry Rhea Durham because he is convinced that he made a mistake by walking away from her in the past.

Contactmusic.com reports him saying: 'We broke up after Ella was born. We'd been on again, off again for those few years. But we always wanted to make it work, we wanted to be together, we wanted to raise our family together. And it's been a lot of hard work and counselling, and I think that's the only way to make it work, to put in the time and effort.

'I can't talk about why and what happened (when I left), obviously. But going away doesn't make it work.'

The couple already has a four-year-old daughter, Ella, and a two-year-old son, Michael and are expecting their third child later this month.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)