Oompa Loompa actress at Willy Wonka farce breaks silence: ‘A complete and utter shambles’

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An Oompa-Loompa actress at the centre of a extensively criticised Willy Wonka chocolate manufacturing unit expertise has spoken of the “complete and utter shambles” of the occasion.

Kirsty Paterson broke her silence after {a photograph} of her in a ”science lab” conducting supposed experiments for paying clients at Willy’s Chocolate Experience went viral on social media.

She was one in all a number of actresses and performers who have been employed for the occasion organised by House of Illuminati at Hubbox on Saturday.

The occasions firm, which had promised a world of pure creativeness, has since cancelled the present after mother and father, paying as much as £35 every, turned up to discover a sparse warehouse adorned with a rainbow and bouncy fort.

Organiser Billy Coull has supplied refunds to 850 individuals, claiming they’ll be paid this week.

But it’s not simply the mother and father who’re upset – staff supplied £500 for 2 days’ work at the occasion have additionally spoken out.

Ms Paterson instructed MailOnline she had not but been paid for the function she was not correctly briefed on earlier than the occasion.

“The whole thing’s just been a complete and utter shambles. It was shocking honestly,” she mentioned.

“I was angry at the time because I felt like this is embarrassing for me, and I felt bad for the people coming in as well.

“I actually ended up shouting at the guy. I just said to him he’s a joke and this is like embarrassing, and how can we basically live with himself, doing this to people.

“This is really embarrassing for me. My job is teaching kids yoga and I go into schools and stuff and I do kids’ entertainment.”

Ms Paterson mentioned she was supposed handy out jelly beans as she carried out experiments from the “science lab”. But after operating out of beans, she mentioned: “I was just trying to make slightly exciting for the kids.”

“Then I walked off scene because I was so embarrassed,” she added.

“I went mental about the guy and feel awful about the whole thing, like I really honestly do, and I walked off because I was just like feeling so shit for the kids. The whole thing has just been awful”

Ms Paterson’s outburst on the occasion comes after Wonka-esque impersonator Paul Connell, 31, spoke to The Independent about how he received the gig and how the chaos unfolded.

“I was Wonka and it’s my face everywhere. But I am just a last-minute actor, really, I didn’t organise anything,” he mentioned.

“People were shouting, people who put on the event were crying. There were arguments, people running around everywhere – the set had been trashed.”