Hi-de-Hi star Su Pollard in 'foul-mouthed rant' at blue badge motorist after crash in disabled parking spot
She is best-known for her role as a sweet-natured - if somewhat scatty - chalet maid.
But, as she prepares to play the Wicked Witch in panto, it appears Su Pollard may be getting a little too much into character.
The 60-year-old actress - known to millions as Peggy Ollerenshaw from Hi-de-Hi! - is being investigated by police after she allegedly launched into a foul-mouthed tirade at a disabled motorist.
The eccentric star is said to have 'lost the plot' after the taxi she was travelling in was hit by Sue Sanderson's car.
As Mrs Sanderson exchanged details with the cabbie, Miss Pollard - who was dressed in one of her trademark colourful outfits made up of striped leggings and a bright pink pillbox hat - walked across the road to a cashpoint and then came back and allegedly demanded: 'You know who I am, I'm an actress.'
The taxi Miss Pollard was travelling in was hit by Sue Sanderson's car
Officers were then called to the scene in Bournemouth, Dorset, where Miss Pollard is appearing in Snow White.
Mrs Sanderson, from Poole, claimed: 'I was in a disabled parking space. I suffer from acute osteoarthritis and have difficulty walking. I have a blue badge and was entitled to be there but the taxi driver wasn't.
'There was a collision and while I was talking to him amicably Su Pollard started swearing.
'She had gone across the road to the cashpoint and was waving her arms around.
'She really lost the plot, and was ranting and raving. She brought the traffic to a complete standstill and then stormed back across the road.
'She was quite a spectacle in her pink and black striped leggings, a short black skirt and bright pink pillbox hat.
'She looked so funny all I could do was laugh. But she was ranting and raving, and everybody was watching.
'When I told her I'd phoned the police she stormed off, saying, "You know who I am, I'm an actress. I'm not waiting for the police".'
Miss Pollard admitted there had been a disagreement but added: 'I don't know what happened.
Hi-de-Hi: Miss Pollard as maid Peggy
'I think this lady thought we were being rude because we went in a disabled bay.'
A spokesman for Dorset police said: 'Officers attended an address on Poole Road following a complaint of a public order offence.
'Inquiries are ongoing. There have been no arrests.'
Miss Pollard is the latest in a long line of people to allegedly use the ‘Do you know who I am?’ defence.
Last month, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman was informed she would be prosecuted with two offences of driving without due care and attention and driving whilst using a hand-held mobile phone.
She allegedly left the scene of an accident in which she drove into a parked car while talking on her mobile phone in July.
Miss Harman is said to have stopped briefly after the crash in Dulwich, South East London, but witnesses say she drove off without leaving her insurance or registration details.
When a witness approached her car, the MP is said to have wound down her window and said simply: 'I'm Harriet Harman - you know where you can get hold of me.'
The MP, who is also Leader of the Commons, has previously been convicted twice for speeding, but is denying the latest allegations.
She faces a maximum penalty of £6,000 in fines and being disqualified from driving if convicted.
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