Shane Richie reportedly had a six-year affair with a fan he first met when she was 13 years-old.
The EastEnders actor is said to have first seduced Alison Hall when she was 20, after she was appointed as the head of his online fan club, according to the Sunday Mirror.
Hall alleges that the pair have been having a sexual affair for six years, with Richie often texting her for explicit photos.
Richie apparently ended their relationship last year, Hall confronted the actor's wife Christie with evidence of the affair. Richie convinced his wife to forgive him.
"He seduced me in the spare bedroom when I was working on his website," Hall told the tabloid.
"Like an idiot I went along with him for years. I devoted 17 years of my life to Shane. He knew I would do anything for him and he used me for sex.
"I was completely besotted and he took advantage of that. It broke my heart. He was my life and when he dropped me I felt like I had nothing to live for."
Hall revealed that she first became a fan of Richie after watching him perform in Grease in 1994.
"I used to save my dinner money and live on sweets until I saved enough money to buy a ticket for Grease or Boogie Nights, and sometimes our parents would let us travel around the country to watch his shows on tour," she revealed.
"We'd wait at the stage door and get Shane to sign pictures. At home my room was full of pictures and newspaper cuttings. It was like a shrine. Coleen got to know us and was really nice, and we sometimes played with his children Jake and Shane Jr."
Richie reportedly appointed Hall as his fan club chief after joining EastEnders in 2002.
"Obviously I thought this was fantastic because it meant we'd be seeing more of each other and we'd be in contact by phone all the time.
"We'd exchange texts and sometimes he could be a bit flirtatious, but I thought that was just Shane being cheeky, that's what he was like."
Their relationship allegedly turned from professional to sexual in 2004. "The first time we had sex we were in the spare room and my mum was downstairs," Hall said.
"I remember my head was banging against the door and I was worried she would hear. I had spent years dreaming about being with Shane and now it was actually happening. It wasn't quite how I had imagined it but it was still incredibly exciting.
"He started coming over two or three times a week instead of once a fortnight and we would be all over each other as soon as he arrived. I felt guilty because we both had partners but I adored him so there was no way I could say no."
Hall added that she decided to speak out about the affair after she realised Richie would no longer agree to meet her.
"I deserve to be heard and to have my feelings acknowledged. Shane needs to realise how devastating it is to have wasted so much of my life on him. He must have seen I was vulnerable and had no self-confidence but adored him, and he took advantage of that.
"Now I'm just hoping I can rebuild my life and find someone who will treat me how I deserve to be treated and love me for who I am."
Shane Richie, who has three children with wife Christie, recently revealed that they are considering adopting a fourth baby.
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How come I've been taking my meds"
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
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Don't understand Alison Hall though for not stopping the relationship once he started going out with his now wife, silly girl
