Coronation St's Craig papped on boozy night out
Coronation Street star Craig Charles has been snapped apparently worse for wear after a boozy night out. Craig, who plays cheeky cabbie Lloyd Mullaney, was filmed in the normally tranquil town of Bowness, near Lake Windermere. He arrived at the tourist spot with co-star Simon Gregson, who plays Steve McDonald in the ITV1 soap. Simon is said to have a boat there which he uses at weekends after filming ends on a Friday. The Daily Mirror quoted onlooker Keith Mulcahy, 46, who began filming Charles. He said: "He stumbled into the street and walked into the middle of the road. "He was holding up the traffic waving his arms in the air. His friends had to hold him up because he was really unsteady on his feet." Mr Mulcahy said Craig was helped to a seat, where he swayed with his head in his hands, but moments later he toppled over and knocked over a sandwich board. The newspaper also reported that Craig had been thrown out of a local pub during his bender. A Coronation Street spokesman said: "This is a personal matter for Craig and it's not one that I will be commenting on." In June 2006, Craig was suspended by Granada bosses after photos of him apparently smoking crack cocaine were published in the Daily Mirror. He underwent rehabilitation treatment in a private clinic and later returned to work. Get all the latest soap gossip delivered straight to your door. Subscribe to Soaplife magazine today Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's new weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop
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