A STAR of 1990s children’s ITV amusement Fun House is present pulling pints astatine her section Wetherspoons.
Melanie Grant, 53, changeable to fame arsenic a teen erstwhile she appeared arsenic a cheerleader connected the long-running series.
She was joined by duplicate sister Martina and they featured successful each 11 bid of the show, hosted by Pat Sharp, from 1989 to 1999.
But she has present ditched her pom-poms and ra-ra skirt to service punters astatine the Royal Victoria Pavilion successful her location municipality of Ramsgate, Kent.
The mum of 1 said: “Since Fun House came to an end, Martina and I haven’t been connected TV regularly.
“We inactive get the unusual showbiz jobs present and determination but it’s not my full-time occupation anymore and I needed thing to wage the bills.
“I’ve ever been a existent radical idiosyncratic and I emotion moving with the public, truthful erstwhile the Wetherspoons job came up, I thought it sounded perfect.
“I emotion having a chat with the punters.
“It’s surprising however often I get recognised aft each these years.
“It’s brainsick however galore radical are inactive large fans of Fun House now.”
Melanie and her twin — who present works for cosmetics institution Clarins — inactive prime up the occasional firm gig with Pat astatine vacation resorts and get requests to film video messages for fans.
But she said: “It would beryllium large to marque a TV comeback — I’d emotion to bash Strictly oregon I’m A Celeb.
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“I’m conscionable waiting connected a telephone from the producers.”
Melanie’s boss, Chris Whitbourn, said: “To person Mel present is superb.
“I utilized to ticker Fun House arsenic a kid and past recovered myself interviewing her for a occupation here.
“She is simply a large unit subordinate and an plus to the pub.”