Hollyoaks' Adam Rickitt gets stuck into bar work after being scammed out of thousands

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Soap actor Adam Rickitt has been spotted getting stuck into work at at his gin bar after tearfully revealing he was scammed out of "tens of thousands of pounds".The 44 year old star, who has appeared in Hollyoaks and Coronation Street, made the emotional admission in a video posted to social media on Friday.

On Tuesday, Adam looked downcast as he carried barrels and chairs outside the Cheshire venue, named Dexter & Jones, which he co-runs with his Good Morning Britain correspondent wife Katy.

The actor cut a glum figure in a blue t-shirt, pale pink shorts and bright trainers. Adam shared his embarrassment and upset at being “completely conned” out of thousands of pounds last week.The elaborate scam began with a text claiming to be from Adam’s bank, Barclays, which said there had been "suspicious activity" on his account and that a member of the fraud investigations team would be ringing him.

Adam then received a call from a number which seemed legitimate and was asked “the same security questions I always have”. He explained: "Long and short of it was he explained to me that someone had been into the Crewe branch and had attempted to withdraw money.