Adam Rickitt is the soap star A-lister who, despite dancing semi-naked in pop videos, never managed to find a seat. So he went down under to New Zealand to act in a local show.

The New Zealand Herald on Sunday reports today that he has been arrested for shoplifting.

Meanwhile over at the News of the Screws Andrew Pelling’s soon to be ex-wife has put the boot in to the soon to be ex-MP, accusing him of being a Prozac-crazed, Chav-hating, Cameron-despising loon. So he is not completely crazy…

Hat-tip : kiwiblog.co.nz