09 March 2024 , 08:15
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Neil Morrissey from Men Behaving Badly has been left "upset" after he was tricked by some clever scammers.
He lost hundreds of pounds because of a fake phone message. Neil recently revealed: "It's upsetting, because it makes you feel foolish but these scammers are really clever. I once got a text telling me a parcel hadn't been delivered but I could get it for something like £2.70. I did that and they took a couple of hundred quid. Luckily, I got the money back because I contacted the bank quickly."
Neil, 61, is starring in a new Channel 5 show called Love Rat alongside Sally Lindsay. The show follows a romance con on holiday and the actor said the drama "will touch everyone who's been scammed". Sally, who is 50, plays Emma, a mum who goes to Cyprus, meets a man named Niko and gets into trouble, reports the Daily Star.
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He lost hundreds of pounds because of a fake phone message (Mike Marsland/WireImage)Neil has secured his status of one of Britain's best known celebrities over the years, thanks to iconic TV roles and a colourful personal life. He was taken into care at the age of 10 and spent most of his teenage years in and around Stoke-on-Trent.
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From his role as Tony in Men Behaving Badly to a stint as an actual baddy as Nigel Morton in cop drama Line of Duty, Neil has appeared in some of Britain's biggest TV series of all time over the years.
Other notable acting gigs include Deputy Head Eddie Lawson in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road, a guest appearance in Neighbours as a priest, a cameo in Death in Paradise and the actor has also played Greg McConnell in ITV's The Good Karma Hospital since 2017.
But to many - particularly children of a certain age - Neil will be best remembered for his stint as a fictional builder with a can-do attitude.
Neil was the original voice of popular children's TV character Bob The Builder, with him even scoring a UK number one record with the theme song Can We Fix It? - but Neil got the chop and bid farewell to Bob's friend Farmer Pickles and a crane named Lofty in 2013.
"I have been axed. I have no idea why. They have gone for some cheap person. There should be a public outcry about it," Neil revealed to Piers Morgan.
He added: "I had two number one singles and won an Ivor Novello Award. I did well out of it and it was regular great work. It was the most fun you could have with a microphone."