2003, Richie released his autobiography Rags to Richie. In the book, he claims to have had sex with six girls in a chalet, during his time as a Pontins Bluecoat and he broke the law by orchestrating ticket touts outside of Grease. Richie also claims to have given free tickets to the touts, who went on to sell them at a large profit for Richie. Charity Richie is patron of Shinfield Players Theatre, an amateur little theatre in Reading, Berkshire, taking the role from Anton Rodgers who died in 2007. He made his first appearance in the audience on 11 July 2009 for the Youth Group production of Disco Inferno. Richie is patron of the UK's Huntington's Disease Association. Richie is also a patron of a charity called Cherry Trees which provides respite care for children with disabilities. In 2019, Richie admitted that he had to live in a squat when a job failed to happen. After the squat was raided by police, he ended up homeless and was cautioned by the police for vagrancy. Of the experience, Richie said "What I learnt almost 40 years ago has had, and will always have, a lasting effect on me." Filmography Film Television Discography 1997 – The Album 2000 – Once Around the Sun 2017 – A Country Soul'' References External links 21st-century English male actors Comedians from London English game show hosts English male singers English male comedians English male film actors English male soap opera actors English male stage actors English people of Irish descent English television presenters People from Kensington 1964 births Living people I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants English Roman Catholics