Jessie Wallace slapped with ‘clear warning’ by EastEnders bosses over ‘unacceptable behaviour’ after drunken cop attack

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JESSIE Wallace has been slapped with a “clear warning” from EastEnders after her nightclub shame — where she told a cop  to “f*** off you fat c***”.

The 50-year-old actress, who plays wild Kat Slater, left the officer on his knees in agony in the early hours of Sunday.

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace was arrested for kneeing a police officer in the groin during an F-word rant in a drunken bust-up outside a nightclub
Jessie was led away in handcuffs
One onlooker said: ‘She was out of control’

Wallace was then led away in handcuffs and bundled into a police van.

It is believed she initially tried to play down the incident — the latest to plague her career —  and EastEnders bosses were only informed when HOAR broke the news.

Concerned executives held a string of meetings in which they vowed to “get to the bottom of things”.

A BBC spokesperson has since told the Mirror: “Senior bosses have spoken to Jessie Wallace about the incident and issued a clear warning that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable and Jessie has expressed her deep regret.”

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One onlooker said of her booze-fuelled meltdown at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk: “It was truly shocking behaviour.

“She was out of control. It was worse than anything Kat Slater has done.”

Wallace had been at a Madness gig on Saturday in Thetford Forest, Suffolk, posing with fans for snaps.

She later headed to the Flex in Bury St Edmunds, a nightclub renowned for two-for-one deals on Hooch, VKs and cocktail fishbowls.

But at around 2am a man believed to be Wallace’s new mystery lover was seen arguing with police officers outside.

Wallace then launched into a foul-mouthed tirade before being cuffed for public disorder.

As stunned revellers looked on, she persuaded an officer to release her — and all hell broke loose.

A witness said: “The police were trying to move people on.

“She told them to f*** off. She was irate and started shouting. One officer said, ‘If you swear again, we will arrest you’. She said, ‘f*** off you fat c***’.

“She was very drunk. An officer then put cuffs on and told her she was being arrested for a section five public order offence. She looked upset and kept saying sorry.”

They added: “She was pleading with them to let her go. One cop said if they let her go she needs to get in a taxi and go home. As soon as they took the handcuffs off she said, ‘f*** off you c***’. It was vile behaviour. 

“They told her they’d given her a warning so started to put the handcuffs on and arrest her again. One tried to put them on and she knees him in the b******s. He dropped to his knees.

“He was in so much pain, the poor guy. He screamed out.  Other cops jumped in. They got her in the van and a female officer searched her.”

Wallace was later released from custody after accepting a conditional caution for assaulting a police officer and drunk and disorderly behaviour.

A source said: “She clearly hoped this wouldn’t come out and didn’t want the production team to know about it, which may explain why she was so quick to accept the conditional caution and avoid a public court hearing.

“At first she played down the claims, but pictures and videos as well as onlookers tell a much more serious tale and one that the BBC are very concerned by. They’re considering all options.”

Wallace was pictured barefoot and bleary-eyed at the British Soap Awards this month.

In 2020 her character Kat was written out of the script for two months so the actress could “sort herself out” while she served a suspension for allegedly boozing on set. In 2018 she was booted out of the British Soap Awards before it started for being “too drunk”.

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Suffolk Police said: “A 50-year-old woman was arrested early on Sunday morning in St Andrew’s Street, Bury St Edmunds, on suspicion of assaulting a police officer/drunk and disorderly conduct and was released without charge after receiving a conditional caution.”

The BBC have been approached for comment.

It is believed Jessie initially tried to play down the incident — the latest to plague her career — and EastEnders bosses were only informed when HOAR broke the news
An onlooker said: ‘It was worse than anything Kat Slater has done’
Wallace had been at a Madness gig on Saturday in Thetford Forest, Suffolk, posing with fans for snaps
She plays wild Kat Slater on EastEnders

The foul-mouthed actress, 50, is only 5ft 1in

The incident occurred outside the Flex in Bury St Edmunds, a nightclub renowned for two-for-one deals on Hooch, VKs and cocktail fishbowls.