Only Fools And Horses legend Patrick Murray reveals he worked as a CHAUFFEUR to get a visa for his Thai wife and baby who he didn’t see for TWO years

ONLY Fools And Horses star Patrick Murray revealed he worked as a chauffeur to get a visa for his Thai wife and daughter.

The actor, who played Mickey Pearce in the cult BBC series, didn’t see his spouse or little girl for two years as he worked to bring them to the UK for a better education.

Patrick, 61, made the confession during an appearance on Loose Women yesterday.

He was booked to come on the ITV programme to surprise his former Only Fools co-star John Challis, who played Boycie in the show.

Showing pictures of his wife and daughter, Patrick explained that because he’d taken a break from acting he had to find another job to get his family into the UK.

Patrick explained: “I went to Thailand and I didn’t come back for ten years.

“I met my wife Josie and we’ve been together for four years. But I wanted her to be educated over here.

“I wanted to get her a visa but it was hard so I had to come back here. Being out of the industry for so long, the work dried up so I went back to driving an executive car, a Mercedes, to do it.

“I only saw my baby on the phone for two years, I was a Skype dad.”

Patrick got a rousing round of applause when he later confirmed they had all been reunited in the UK two weeks ago.

Many Loose Women fans hoped Patrick and John would confirm an Only Fools reunion but they played it down.

John, who has quickly become a fan favourite on Benidorm, explained: “There are no plans to work together.

“It’s a bit difficult after John Sullivan passed away. It was his baby and he managed to write that show for so long.”

The pair revealed the cast do meet up every year at a convention where fans are invited to meet the stars of the show.

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