“Archie Purnell” of #BodhiTalent & #LunaKids is back, using “Jamie Fisher” / “Richard”.

He is actively continuing to con, and take money from, parents under the new name for his studio “Wigan TV & Film Acting School.”

This will be his 6th after 5 dissolved companies.
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They were lovely lads when I was their teacher in Skins, back in the day. Their continued success has been a joy to watch. I bumped into Dev a few years ago and we had a catch-up, he was still lovely.

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'We have a huge responsibility, the press, our community, and the wider mainstream world of theatre and everything, is to get the language right because it's discriminating, demeaning and awful.'

Jenny Sealey takes a moment to respond to yesterday's Daily Mail article.

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ladies and gentlemen!

I'd tell her to take a bow, but she'd probably just hit her head on the desk.

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long story short: hannah was being her gorgeous self and the 📸 made some comment about her leg we couldn't quite make out and... well, the video speaks for itself. This woman is a role model. Always, always call pricks out on their bullshit.

Always check your self-tapes before sending!!! 😂😂😂

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You don't have to put on the red light.

Make a two hour film of these, put it in the cinema and I'd pay money to go and watch it with a nice bottle of wine. Absolutely joyous.

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