I'm A Celebrity Shane Richie's shame over doing blackface stand-up shows
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dailystar.co.ukI’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! favourite Shane Richie has told of his deep regret over 'blacking-up' for a series of performances when he was younger.The actor took part in black and white minstrel shows while working as a Pontins holiday camp Bluecoat on the Isle of Wight at the start of his career in the 1980s.And, while performing as a stand-up comedian, he "tanned" his face and wore a turban for a character who was an "Asian comic" called Mahatma Coat.Speaking in his 2003 autobiography, the Mirror reported he says: "I had to black up my face, paint on red lips and white eyes, wear an Afro wig and sing Al Johnson songs."This was in the days when these shows were hugely popular, long before people worried about racism and.
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