FORMER EastEnder Ashley Kumar sent suggestive texts and a semi-naked video to a wannabe actress. The shameful star hinted that Courtney Mayes, 23, should send him pictures of herself in underwear to help her land a part in his TV drama.
Kumar, who played Todd Taylor in the BBC One soap, ended up stripping to his pants in a clip. The aspiring actress had replied to an online job advert on reputable entertainment website StarNow.
Courtney, from Essex, now suspects there was not a TV part on offer, though Kumar claims it was for a Channel 4 pilot. Kumar, 34, who used to date his EastEnders co-star Shona McGarty, 29, issued a grovelling apology, blaming alcohol for his behaviour.
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