Shamed Ex On The Beach stars Josh Ritchie and Jordan Davies hired TV cop from Little Boy Blue to stage fake arrest
Reality regulars pranked the public on Saturday when they pretended they'd been busted for 'indecent exposure' in Birmingham
JOSHUA Ritchie and Jordan Davies were "arrested" by a TV police officer who previously appeared on Little Boy Blue.
The duo - who have both appeared on MTV show Ex On The Beach - were pictured being escorted through Birmingham in handcuffs on Saturday afternoon.
But fans of the ITV drama, which tells the real life story of the shooting of schoolboy Rhys Jones in Liverpool in 2007, might have recognised the lawmen busting them for "acting indecently in public".
The Sun Online can reveal that Josh, 22, and Jordan, 24, called upon professional police actors Policelot to help them set up the pictures, which were part of an as yet unexplained prank.
The Doncaster-based company claim on their website that they "provide police prop hire, police costume hire, police trained supporting artists and related equipment to the TV and Film industry.
"Our retired police officers all attend refresher training to keep them up to date with police procedures so you can rely on their technical advice to be correct on set.
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"All our uniforms and equipment are sauced from the exact manufacturers as the UK Police use themselves, no cheap copies or corners cut, just reliable quality and 100% genuine police equipment."
Their methods and uniforms certainly convinced onlookers, who seemed shocked to see the two Lotharios - and Geordie Shore newbie Sarah Goodhart - being paraded through the city centre.
However, their ruse was up when local police confirmed that the incident was part of a stunt not involving real officers, and neither of the lads were arrested.
It was previously believed they had been busted for "shaking their phones in public" after Sarah posted an enraged statement online.
She also posted: "Honestly you couldn't write it, I don't even know where to start.
"F****n absolute joke this. Just been to the station with @JordanWeekender and @ritchie_joshua poor b*****ds still in there!! Fuming"
Members of the Policelot team have also appeared in Hollyoaks, The Moorside, Emmerdale and Peter Kay's Carshare.
A representative for Policelot declined to comment.
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