A FORMER EastEnders star was arrested after allegedly being sent £80,000 by an OAP who thought they were dating. The actress, 48, who cannot be named, is being probed for alleged “catfishing” by pretending to be in her 20s.
She is said to have offered online sexual services to the man, in his 80s, for cash. Police said the pensioner believed they were in a relationship after meeting the woman on a dating site.
Worried relatives are understood to have called detectives after realising his savings had vanished. The actress — a household name — is said to have asked others to deposit some of the man’s money in their bank accounts.
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