Shane Richie’s wild life laid bare – from chalet orgies to cheating on Coleen… as 2nd wife divorces him over behaviour

SHANE Richie hit headlines this weekend after it was revealed that he has divorced from his wife after 19 years of marriage after she grew ‘fed up’ with the EastEnders star’s behaviour. Just a day ago The Sun exclusively revealed that the actor, 62, best known for playing Alfie Moon in the BBC soap, and Christie, 47, called things off last month. Shane Richie’s wild life laid bare – from chalet orgies to cheating on Coleen… as his second wife divorces him over his behaviour Credit: Getty Shane was arrested for ‘drink driving’ after telling staff to ‘f*** off’ in petrol station row last month Credit: SWNS The pair tied the knot in 2007 after six years of dating. But the former couple, who share three children together, had their divorce finalised on July 23. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! A source told us that “there was not one specific incident that led to the end”, but “Christie was at the end of her tether with Shane and had had enough“. Shane has been in a number of scandals over the years, including chalet orgies and cheating on his ex wife Coleen Nolan, who he shares Shane Jr. and Jake with. Shane pictured with his ex wife Coleen in 1997 Credit: Getty Shane previously hosted Love Me Do – which he spoke about when he admitted to cheating on wife Coleen Credit: ITV Drink/drive arrest Last month Shane was arrested for ‘drink driving’ after telling staff to ‘f*** off’ in a petrol station row. The Sun exclusively revealed footage of the star arguing with workers who challenged him about an e-cigarette after he arrived at the Tesco garage just after 11pm. In footage obtained by The Sun, Shane can be heard on camera saying “f*** off” and “I don’t give a “f***” after being told vaping there was dangerous. The manager called police, who arrived and arrested the actor for drink-driving. Most read in Showbiz He faces court next month. The star has since been pictured back behind wheel leaving the EastEnders studio. Cheating on ex wife Coleen Nolan Shane and ex wife Coleen started dating back in 1986 after meeting while working in theatre. Two years later the former couple welcomed their first son Shane Jr. into the world, followed by Jake in 1992. They tied the knot in 1990, but by 1999 they had divorced after his affair with actress Claire Tyler came to light. Speaking with The Guardian, Shane said in 2003: “What I did to Coleen was unforgivable and I could never apologise enough. “And I was pulling the wool over the public’s eyes. “There I was promoting monogamy [as host of the Wedding Show, later renamed Love Me Do], and having an affair, so what do you think was going to happen?” Shane has previously spoken about how a ‘bottle of Jack’ habit led to his split from Coleen Credit: Alamy The star is best known for playing Alfie Moon in EastEnders Credit: Getty Drinking Back in 2017, Shane revealed how his ‘bottle of Jack’ habit led to split from Coleen. Chatting with Daily Mail’s Event Magazine: “I lost my first wife through my drinking. A bottle of Jack [Daniel’s] and I was off. “By 1996 my ego had taken over. I was getting a police escort to nightclubs. “I’d be thinking, I’m 30, I’ve got bad skin but all these girls are screaming for me outside.” Shane continued: “It went to my head and I was a bit out of control. “I’d just had a Daz ad where they paid me a load of money and I thought I was sorted for life, that it was going to last for ever. I believed the hype and I do regret that now. “I was lying to myself about the drinking and the women, thinking I was pulling the wool over the public’s eyes. I’d be on TV advocating monogamy (on his marital game show ‘Love Me Do’) while I was having an affair, for God’s sake.” Drug-fuelled orgy with six Essex girls In his 2004 autobiography Rags to Richie: The Story So Far, Shane opened up about his sex life. He got up to a lot of fun while working at Pontins Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight when he was in his late teens. Recalling what happened during his orgy, he said in his book: “One week in July a group of six girls came down from Chelmsford they called themselves the Sexy Six and they were all blonde. “They invited me to a club. I said I’d bring some mates along, but they told me I should come on my own.” At the club he was offered a tab and at the end of the night, ended up in a room alone with one of the girls. After kissing her, he ended up snogging the two of them in bed, which soon resulted in being “passed around from girl to girl”. He made various other claims including having a threesome with a mother and her daughter, as well as bedding a different woman every day if he wanted to. Comment now