BEING a famous face from soapland can open a lot of doors in life, from career opportunities to the best tables at top class restaurants - but it doesn’t stop you falling foul of the law.
Yesterday, former Waterloo Road actor Craig Fitzpatrick, 34, was jailed for 18 months after threatening a family with a machete.
The Oldham actor, who starred as Lewis Seddon in the BBC drama as well as appearing in Shameless, smashed windows at his victims’ property with an 18 inch blade while high on drugs and drink after a “family dispute.” The female victim said the family feared for their lives after he warned they would be “dead” if he saw them.
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