PANTO CRIME!

Cocaine-mad celeb’s dubbed Snow Queen

A TOP soap star snorted so much cocaine starring in a festive family panto she was dubbed the “Snow Queen”.

The high-as-a-kite star also rowed with

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The star’s cocaine secret was revealed by the friend of a fellow cast member who has herself appeared in several pantos.

The whistleblower said: “I’ve never been in one where drugs have been openly taken but a friend of mine was starring with a soap star who took cocaine all the time and quite openly too. She was dubbed the Snow Queen. She got into rows because she was out of control, which sounded awful.’’

The whistleblower, 23, refused to name the actress involved when she spoke to Closer magazine.

Last night another panto star – who also appeared in a soap – said fellow cast members had taken drugs behind the scenes at a production he had starred in.

He said: “It’s a rock’n’roll lifestyle for a couple of months. People are away from home meeting new friends and it’s a big party. These days with parties come drugs.

“I saw one girl off her trolley on stage. She had a great time but I’m not sure the audience did.

“As well as social drugs some people took speed-type stuff just to keep them awake.

“It’s gruelling working on a show and one guy was popping pills just to get through it – all in the name of family entertainment!”