Snoop’s a high roller
EXCLUSIVE FELICITY CROSS AN actor who plays Aladdin in a Disney stage musical made his name as a stripper.
Hunky Ethan Le Phong appears in the West End in the story of the street boy-turnedprince.
The show has had rave reviews but we can reveal Ethan’s back catalogue is far more colourful.
The actor has performed as part of a striptease act and his social media feeds are littered with raunchy uploads of him naked and in bed.
But it has sparked concern among parents whose children have found adult content online after making internet searches for their stage hero.
One mum, who took her two daughters aged nine and 12 to see the show in London’s West End, told the Daily Star Sunday: “The stuff on Ethan’s Instagram especially is enough to make even me blush!
“The girls love the film so we treated them to tickets for the musical and it was just amazing.
“They found out who was playing Aladdin on the night and looked for him online.
“My eldest showed me his page and I was shocked that a Disney performer was putting up photos like that.
“I had to tell the girls to unfollow because they’re just too young to see such saucy stuff.”
One photo shows Ethan flashing his bottom while holding a sheet.
Another sees him lying in bed, seemingly with a partner. And a third shows him suggestively licking a lollipop.
Snaps from Ethan’s time as an on-stage stripper also feature.
He is part of the West End Bares stripathon, a charity event for the Make A Difference Trust which is hosted by TV’s Graham Norton, 53.
Away from the stage, his film roles included flicks called Naked Boys Singing and Big Gay Love.
Ethan is part of the Aladdin stage ensemble but as understudy for the title role he regularly steps up to take on the lead, playing opposite former Sugababes hottie Jade Ewen, 28, as Princess Jasmine.
He has spoken proudly of being the first Vietnamese actor to take on the role of Aladdin, a tale which tells of a poor street lad in the city of Agrabah. He rubs a magic lamp and has his life transformed by a genie.
Aladdin has had rave reviews since opening at the Prince Edward Theatre in June.
Critics have called it “sheer Genie-us” and described it as a “shining, shimmering spectacle”. POT-PUFFING Snoop Dogg saved himself from embarrassment at a charity event by selling one of his marijuana joints to a fan.
He told bosses of Hilarity for Charity – fronted by actor Seth Rogen – he had forgotten to bring any souvenirs to auction off.
Instead, he reached in his pocket and said: “We could raffle one of these blunts that I handrolled earlier.”
A woman who overheard him offered $1,000 – about £800 – on the spot at the LA Halloween fundraiser.
Snoop, 45, who launched his own range of medical marijuana products – Leafs by Snoop – a year ago, said: “I was glad I could help.”
He also autographed a card for the woman “so she can frame it if she doesn’t want to smoke it”.