John Partridge BEGS homeless Celebrity Big Brother housemate Danniella Westbrook to ‘get in touch’ after shocking photos of her dragging a suitcase around Liverpool
The pair appeared together in Celebrity Big Brother 2016
EASTENDERS actor John Partridge has begged Danniella Westbrook to “get in touch” after seeing worrying homeless pictures of her.
The soap actor, 45, said: “I mean I love Danniella. It’s terrible to hear that and if Danniella sees this or reads this and she needs something then she should get in touch.
“I’m her friend, I’ve worked with her and I know her. I feel desperately desperately sorry for her. How do you help somebody? It’s so difficult to know the right thing to do but I want her to know if she needs anything then get in touch with me. She’s so vulnerable.”
Danniella was seen dragging her suitcase through the streets of Liverpool last week after a series of adverse events left her unable to keep up rent payments.
But just days later she announced she had started a business offering teeth whitening.
A source said: “It’s a new start for Danniella and proves she’s not afraid of hard work to put food on the table.”
During an appearance on This Morning last month Danniella admitted she had “spiralled into a depression” after Big Brother and her split from boyfriend George Arnold.
She said: “I spiralled into a depression after Big Brother. I had the best time in there. I came out so excited to get back on my feet.
“This happened and I haven’t been able to work. This has spiralled me into a depression, and I split from my boyfriend too.”
Danniella appeared with fellow EastEnders star John Partridge on Celebrity Big Brother 2016.
John Partridge has since stayed in touch contestants Kristina Rihanoff, Chris Maloney and Scotty T.
He added: “Kristina Rihanoff, I’ve seen her a lot of times.
“Chris Maloney, he’s such a nice guy—I’ve seen him a lot times.
“Scotty T I’ve seen him a lot. We’re really good mates and hung out a lot. I’ve been in Newcastle quite a bit as well and it’s been a nice to spend time with him.
“I did make some really good friends in there and friends I’ve carried on to see. It wasn’t all bad but psychologically it was really rough. It was really hard.”
The actor admitted the reason he took party in the reality show was to afford expensive medicals bills to care for his mum’s Alzheimer's.
Before entering the house, he told Emma Willis: “My mum has Alzheimer’s, I pay for her care and it is expensive. The honest answer is I’m here to pay her bill."
John Patridge stars as Albin in La Cages Aux Folles UK tour kicking off on January 5 at New Theatre, Oxford.