Geordie comedian Chris Ramsey was arrested in his underpants when police barged into his hotel room at midnight.
The 29-year-old, from South Shields, Newcastle, was relaxing ahead of his live show at London’s Lyric Theatre, when officers broke down his hotel door on Sunday night.
Chris Ramsey meeting Prince Harry (Paul Hackett/PA)
Ramsey was forced against a wall and handcuffed by an officer, in what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.
Currently touring the UK with his latest show, All Growed Up, the comedian provided a running commentary of events on Twitter.
Well… The police have DEFINITELY just kicked my hotel door in and handcuffed me!! I'm fucking shaking!!
— Chris Ramsey (@IAmChrisRamsey) February 29, 2016
Hotel staff ID'd me as someone who had been in the hotel earlier threatening staff with a knife. So when I checked in just now they called
— Chris Ramsey (@IAmChrisRamsey) February 29, 2016
the police and sent them up to my room! I kept asking 'is this a joke!?' When he said 'no come with us'
— Chris Ramsey (@IAmChrisRamsey) February 29, 2016
Police put the handcuffs on me and began to march me out of my room when I shouted 'but I'm in my kegs!'
— Chris Ramsey (@IAmChrisRamsey) February 29, 2016
I love the idea that someone who was in earlier threatening staff with a knife, would then check in later for a kip!!
— Chris Ramsey (@IAmChrisRamsey) February 29, 2016
He later tweeted that he thought “it was Ant and Dec or Keith Lemon” playing a joke.
After the police left, he wrote: “Just had an interesting chat with the night manager … Currently drinking beers from the minibar … I doubt they’ll be on the bill when I leave.”
But later he saw the funny side, adding: “About to go down for hotel breakfast … I’m wearing a black T-shirt and a cap. Just in case I get mistaken for a murderer or something.”
About to go down for hotel breakfast… I'm wearing a black t shirt and a cap. Just in case I get mistaken for a murdered or something
— Chris Ramsey (@IAmChrisRamsey) February 29, 2016
A spokeswoman for the comedian confirmed that four officers were involved in the incident, in which Ramsey was forcibly detained.
A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a “racially aggravated” incident involving a man threatening hotel staff with a knife.
She added that officers returned at 12.36am, when they mistakenly detained – and later released – Ramsey.
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