Emmak2005
20-06-2006, 14:27
His curly hair is matted with sweat and areas of his face appear to have been singed by the fumes.
In all, has smoked an incredible 60 hits of deadly crack cocaine in just over four hours.
Finally the car pulls up at a rented Manchester flat - the bolthole he uses to idulge his drug habit away from his family home in Camden, North London.
The end-of-terrace flat is in a fashionable area of the city just 200 yards from the Coronation Street set.
But inside it looks disgusting - like a scene from the junkie movie Trainspotting.
Blinds are drawn across the front windows and green-painted door of the flat to ensure passers-by get no glimpse of the sordid world within.
Charles uses the flat to get high away from his wife Jackie, 42, and their daughters Anna-Jo, eight, and threeyear- old Nellie.
Blinds are drawn across the front windows and green-painted door of the flat to ensure passers-by get no glimpse of the ordid world within.
Charles uses the flat to get high away from his wife Jackie, 42, and their daughters Anna-Jo, eight, and threeyear- old Nellie.
Charles, who has a 17-year-old son Jack from his previous marriage to Band of Gold star Cathy Tyson, has earned a fortune from TV.
He boasts of pocketing up to £500,000 a year through his Coronation Street salary and BBC Six Music radio contract.
But despite his wealth the flat has been recently repossessed because of rent arrears.
Several letters and telephone voicemail messages remain, telling Charles that he must pay up.
And two weeks ago British Gas warned he was about to be cut off because of an unpaid bill.
Meanwhile, outside the flat it is 3.15am on Saturday - and Charles is in a terrible state.
He can barely stand upright as he stands by the car attempting to stuff the porn magazines and crack cans into a plastic bag.
For some minutes he staggers back and forth between the flat and the car and in the confusion manages to lock himself out
The driver takes him to the nearby Castlefield Hotel but they tell him they are fully booked
He tries the Victoria and Albert Marriott hotel but is not capable of checking himself in.
]It is left to the driver to pay for his stay using his credit card. He escorts Charles from the hotel reception to his room
Finally, Charles disappears behind the closed door, still clutching his crack cans
And another Naughty Friday draws to a close.
The Mirror will be making its dossier of evidence available to police.
I also recently heard on the news that Corrie bosses have decided to suspend Craig from the show. Whether or not he will be back permanently yet is too soon to say. Let's just hope he's learnt his lesson, and maybe this is just the sort of wake-up call he needed to be finally kicked into touch.
In all, has smoked an incredible 60 hits of deadly crack cocaine in just over four hours.
Finally the car pulls up at a rented Manchester flat - the bolthole he uses to idulge his drug habit away from his family home in Camden, North London.
The end-of-terrace flat is in a fashionable area of the city just 200 yards from the Coronation Street set.
But inside it looks disgusting - like a scene from the junkie movie Trainspotting.
Blinds are drawn across the front windows and green-painted door of the flat to ensure passers-by get no glimpse of the sordid world within.
Charles uses the flat to get high away from his wife Jackie, 42, and their daughters Anna-Jo, eight, and threeyear- old Nellie.
Blinds are drawn across the front windows and green-painted door of the flat to ensure passers-by get no glimpse of the ordid world within.
Charles uses the flat to get high away from his wife Jackie, 42, and their daughters Anna-Jo, eight, and threeyear- old Nellie.
Charles, who has a 17-year-old son Jack from his previous marriage to Band of Gold star Cathy Tyson, has earned a fortune from TV.
He boasts of pocketing up to £500,000 a year through his Coronation Street salary and BBC Six Music radio contract.
But despite his wealth the flat has been recently repossessed because of rent arrears.
Several letters and telephone voicemail messages remain, telling Charles that he must pay up.
And two weeks ago British Gas warned he was about to be cut off because of an unpaid bill.
Meanwhile, outside the flat it is 3.15am on Saturday - and Charles is in a terrible state.
He can barely stand upright as he stands by the car attempting to stuff the porn magazines and crack cans into a plastic bag.
For some minutes he staggers back and forth between the flat and the car and in the confusion manages to lock himself out
The driver takes him to the nearby Castlefield Hotel but they tell him they are fully booked
He tries the Victoria and Albert Marriott hotel but is not capable of checking himself in.
]It is left to the driver to pay for his stay using his credit card. He escorts Charles from the hotel reception to his room
Finally, Charles disappears behind the closed door, still clutching his crack cans
And another Naughty Friday draws to a close.
The Mirror will be making its dossier of evidence available to police.
I also recently heard on the news that Corrie bosses have decided to suspend Craig from the show. Whether or not he will be back permanently yet is too soon to say. Let's just hope he's learnt his lesson, and maybe this is just the sort of wake-up call he needed to be finally kicked into touch.