EastEnders star’s panto turns into chaos as cops swarm and girl arrested
The pantomime, Sleeping Beauty in Torquay, Devon, saw chaos break out when a member of the audience started behaving in an ‘anti-social manner’ during the show
Mayhem broke out during a Sleeping Beauty pantomime in Torquay featuring former EastEnders star Emma Barton. Officers were summoned to the Princess Theatre after a woman began acting in an “anti-social manner” during the show.
An off-duty policeman removed her from the building, but she then allegedly shoved the officer and found herself under arrest. Emma Barton, famous for her long-running role as Honey Mitchell in EastEnders and her stint on Strictly Come Dancing, stars in the production as the evil fairy Carabosse.
A 31-year-old woman has been detained following her disruptive behaviour during the performance on suspicion of attacking an emergency worker.
She continues to be held in police custody. A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: “It was reported that a woman had been behaving in an anti-social manner during the pantomime performance at Princess Theatre, Torquay, yesterday afternoon (Sunday).
“After engaging with the woman, an off-duty police officer escorted her from the theatre, during which time she pushed him.
“A 31-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker. She remains in police custody.”
The news comes after we reported how a TikTok video captured the moment a mass brawl appeared to erupt in the beer tent at London’s Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. The footage appears to show two fights taking place at the same time, involving several people, in a Bavarian-style beer hall.
Shocked visitors to the Christmas event looked on in disbelief – including the person filming, who wrote: “POV: your first time in WWL and you experience this,” before adding: “Not the experience I was expecting”.
In the clip, one group of blokes appears to throw punches at each other, before the camera pans across and captures another fracas. A man seems to stumble to the ground, and is set upon by a group by of men appearing to kick him, before security staff intervene and break up both rumbles as revellers look on in shock.
The footage amassed more than 185,000 views on TikTok. A Winter Wonderland spokesperson said: “The safety of our visitors and staff is our top priority, and aggressive or threatening behaviour is not tolerated under any circumstances and is dealt with immediately by on-site security in coordination with the authorities.
“Hyde Park Winter Wonderland is a large-scale seasonal event, welcoming around three million visits over a six-week period.
“We work closely with the Metropolitan Police and relevant authorities to ensure security and crowd-management measures are robust and appropriate throughout the event.
“The vast majority of our guests have a positive experience. As with any event of this scale, there can occasionally be instances of antisocial behaviour, which are managed swiftly and have no impact on the wider event.”
