Actor who played Ben Mitchell made the racist comment as he moaned to passers-by he had no cash
FORMER EastEnders child star Joshua Pascoe ranted on a night out after losing his wallet: “Some f****** P*** probably took it.”
The actor, 21, who played troubled teen Ben Mitchell in the BBC1 soap, made the racist comment as he moaned to passers-by he had no cash.
A witness said: “He was furious and had to ask a bunch of complete strangers for money.
“It was a shock to hear such vile words from someone well known.
“He appeared to think that kind of racist language was nothing to be ashamed of. Many of the people who overheard were offended.”
A mobile phone user videoed the rant in The Strand, central London, after Pascoe told the strangers who he was and said his wallet had been nicked. During the 28-second clip he repeatedly says the thief was likely to be “some P***”.
The actor spent two years in EastEnders until the age of 16.
He was dumped from the soap in 2012 after being arrested for an alleged sex assault. It is thought no charges were brought.
Months earlier he had been kicked out of stage school over claims of bullying.
A spokesman for him refused to comment.
