Shane Richie once sneaked on to the EastEnders set to jump on Pauline Fowler’s bed and draw “willy” graffiti.
The I’m A Celebrity prankster pulled the stunt nine years before joining Albert Square as Alfie Moon. He later hid his secret from bosses at the BBC show.
The wild night happened as he was starring in musical Grease and had been booked to appear in children’s show Hangar 17 at the studios.
He met up with his pal Anthea Turner before sneaking onto the set.
Shane said: “I’d known Anthea for years and she was always up for a laugh.
Shane Richie told how he sneaked onto the EastEnders set before he was cast on the show and drew a willy on Pauline Fowler’s fridge (Image: BBC / Kieron McCarron)
“We cottoned on to the fact that this was where they filmed EastEnders and we found a little back way through to their studios.
“We were like kids in a sweetshop – here we were running through the actual EastEnders set.
“We found the Fowlers’ house and ended up jumping up and down on Pauline and Arthur’s bed giggling like mad.
“Security guards heard us and we scuttled off to hide behind Ian Beale’s house.”
Cheeky Shane added: “Eventually they disappeared, but just before we left I decided I had to leave my mark.
Shane Richie also told how he jumped up and down on Arthur and Pauline’s bed (Image: BBC)
“I pulled a marker pen out of my back pocket and quickly drew a k*** on Pauline Fowler’s fridge.
“Childish I know, but it had to be done. Blame Anthea!” Shane, 56, admitted in his autobiography Rags to Richie that the graffiti episode meant he was sweating when he was invited to the set to play Alfie in 2002.
He confessed: “I was invited to Elstree to watch an EastEnders episode being filmed and to be officially shown round.
“Of course, I’d been there before with Anthea Turner.
“When the tour reached the Fowlers’ house I held my breath and stole a glance at the fridge.
“My graffiti had been removed and I wasn’t about to put it back.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
