Duane Gardner: Last News

Popular soap Emmerdale is facing a fresh race row following the apparent firing of a security guard. The security guard was reportedly fired following claims he had ranted about the Qur’an and had allegedly insulted a group of Chinese tourists. The Sun reports that former soldier Duane Gardner, 49, was fired from his security role at the ITV soap following a disciplinary panel hearing.

Emmerdale has been hit with a new race row – months after the last that involved actors Matthew Wolfenden and Isabel Hodgins.The latest race row comes after a security guard was fired for allegedly being "offensive and racist".Duane Gardner, 49 – a former soldier turned security guard, was sacked from his role after he attended a disciplinary hearing.The hearing came after claims were made that he had insulted a group of Chinese tourists and ranted about the Qu'ran.He reportedly worked on the long-running soap for two years before his work pals made claims that he made the "offensive and racist" comments while in the security office.The former soldier has said that he felt "victimised" because nothing was ever fully proven.It has been reported in The Sun however that a report cited an "onset car crash" as the reason for him losing his job.Duane, who served in Afghanistan is from Harrogate, North Yorkshire.The 49-year-old veteran appeared in front of an ITV disciplinary panel, following an alleged racial incident. Gardner has now left his position as a Minimal Risk Consultant but the reason for this is not clear.MailOnline reports that at the hearing Duane said: "I find it astonishing I was fired when that saga with the actors was brushed under the carpet."I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong.

Emmerdale has been hit by a fresh racism row after a security guard employed to work on the show was fired.The former military worker was axed by bosses after he was accused of insulting a group of Chinese tourists and allegedly ranting about the Qur’an.Ex-soldier Duane Gardner, 49, was reportedly sacked following a disciplinary panel hearing after the allegations.Two of Gardener's colleagues filed a grievance with management claiming they had heard the Afghanistan war veteran making “offensive and racist” statements in their security office.However, Duane, who has worked on the hit ITV soap for two years has hit back saying he feels “victimised” by the move from his employer.The allegations against him could not be fully proven, and his bosses instead cited that a car crash on set was a reason for his dismissal.The latest controversy comes just months after a race probe took place involving on-screen stars Matthew Wolfenden (TV’s David Metcalfe) and Isabel Hodgins (Victoria Sugden).The pair were both temporarily absent from filming for the Yorkshire based soap while an investigation was carried out after allegations were made of an inappropriate comment being directed towards a female mixed-race member of the cast.The actors both returned to the evening soap after their suspension.ITV chiefs subsequently accepted that the alleged comments had been “misheard” and no formal action was taken against the acting talent.Meanwhile, war veteran Duane, of Harrogate, North Yorks, was brought before the disciplinary panel that fired him from his role by Minimal Risk Consultancy - the security supply business who supplied his contract with the soap.Speaking in his own defence Duane said: “I find it astonishing I was fired when that

EMMERDALE has been hit by a new racism row after a security guard was fired. It followed claims that he had insulted a group of Chinese tourists and ranted about the Qur’an.