Cocaine ‘snow’, Prince Charming’s porn shame & Hollyoaks star sacked over sweary rant … scandalous tales of celeb panto
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IT’S the most wonderful time of the year - unless you’re a disgraced panto star. The much-loved British tradition has brought us some incredible productions over the years, but some of our most famous faces have also turned into off-stage villains with behaviour that would leave even the most Wicked Queen blushing.
![[Jane McDonald and Julian Clary are in Robin Hood at London's Palladium this year]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NINTCHDBPICT000948392313.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
From accusations of racism to porn revelations and one actress who sniffed ‘snow’ behind the scenes, the UK’s panto scene is sometimes far from family-friendly. Here we look at some of the most scandalous and controversial moments that’ll make you go, “Oh no you didn’t…”.
![[Tina Malone was sacked from Snow White over her 'little bags of snow']](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/300-tina-malone-performing-stage-374578451.jpg?strip=all&w=760)
Shameless actress Tina Malone was sacked from playing an evil fairy godmother after admitting possessing cocaine. Cops in Cumbria were tipped off that the Sleeping Beauty star was taking the drug after she allegedly confronted parents with powder on her nose and said it was "showbiz snow".
![[Tina was also accused of hogging the toilets at the theatre, leaving kids desperate for the loo]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/6cb46318-59f5-41e5-add2-37a5e708f19a.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
She was given a caution after being escorted out of the Cloud Nine Theatre in Barrow-in-Furness by uniformed officers. Sources said the 2017 arrest followed weeks of tension on set as Tina made no secret of her cocaine use and called it her "little bag of snow".
![[Rufus said he'd added the eyeliner to make his character look more menacing]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/file-photo-dated-11-12-631894902.jpg?strip=all&w=588)
Tina was also accused of hogging the toilets, leaving little kids starring in the show desperate for the loo. A source said: “She was an absolute nightmare. There was only one working toilet backstage and she would sit in it for hours saying she was smoking.
![[Rufus Hound was devastated when he came embroiled in a race row over his eyeliner]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/taken-without-permission-rufus-hound-679077779.jpg?strip=all&w=615)
