Celebrity chef Worrall Thompson cautioned for shoplifting
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has been arrested for shoplifting cheese and wine at a supermarket, police said today.
The 'Ready Steady Cook' star, 60, was cautioned by police after he was caught stealing from the Tesco store in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
The former I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! contestant, whose restaurant business has been hit by the recession, was caught while using a self-scanning till on Friday, January 6.
According to The Sun, a camera had been set up after he was spotted by staff not paying for some low-value items on a total of five occasions.
He was stopped by guards leaving the store in front of shocked shoppers, The Sun reports.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: “Thames Valley Police arrested a 60-year-old man from High Wycombe following a report of shoplifting offences in Tesco, Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames.
“The man has been issued with a formal caution for these offences.”
A Tesco spokesman said: “It’s a matter for police.”
