Panto

UK NEWS: BIG BROTHER WINNER BRIAN BELO QUITS PANTO OVER ‘BULLYING’

December 28, 2011

The Thurrock Gazette reports that 2007 Big Brother winner Brain Belo has quit the pantomime Aladdin. Belo (24) had bagged the role of the genie but later walked out claiming he was being bullied by his co-stars and theatre staff.  His mother Sue said her son had been reduced to tears after his house keys, script and costume were repeatedly hidden in his dressing room. Click HERE to read more… https://twitter.com/#!/chrissyintrigue/status/152017954970664961 https://twitter.com/#!/chrissyintrigue/status/152022161685614592 Why would anybody want to bully Brian?  This is sad if true.

UK NEWS: RAPPER VANILLA ICE TO STAR IN PANTO

March 30, 2011

BBC News reports that 1990s Hip Hop star Vanilla Ice (real name Robert Van Winkle) has signed up to appear in panto.  The star will play Captain Hook in a production of Peter Pan at the Central Theatre in Chatham, Kent. Theatre general manager Tony Hill said, Ice is a huge name who I am sure will be a real draw for parents and children alike.He has never performed in a pantomime before, but I am sure that he will go down […]