One of the five Celebrity Traitors finalists told the odd story about how they were kissed on the bus by a man who was on the run from the police for murdering his wife
A Celebrity Traitors finalist revealed they were “kissed on the bus by a murderer” in a bizarre turn of events.
Former England rugby star Joe Marler, 35, lost out to comedian Alan Carr in the dramatic conclusion to the BBC series last night (Thursday, November 6).
He told the disturbing story about how he was kissed on the bus by a stranger as a child. It later transpired that the perpetrator was on the run from police for murdering his wife, leaving Joe astonished.
The ex-sportsman told the Happy Hour podcast that the incident happened on a bus heading to Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Joe told the hosts that he was “gobbing off” with a couple of his mates when he 12 or 13 before a man who liked the iconic actor Oliver Reed took exception to their behaviour.
The Celebrity Traitors star said: “I was gobbing off then he turned round and was like: ‘Shut up will you.’
“And I was like ‘f*** off mate,’ thinking I was hard. And then he got up and came towards the back of the bus. And I was like s***ing it, ‘what the f*** are you going to do?’
“Then he grabbed me by the throat, by the collar, and I thought: ‘Oh f***.’ Then out of nowhere, just plonked a kiss on my face, on the lips.”
Joe revealed that the ‘mental’ turn of events left him stunned. He went on to say that the bus driver slammed on the brakes and kicked the man off the bus having seen the incident unfold on the bus’s camera.
The former rugby player, who retired last year, reported what happened to the police but it wasn’t until a couple of weeks later that it took an unbelievable twist.
Joe said: “I’d gone in (to the police station), given an interview and then a couple of weeks later the police called home and told my dad: ‘You might want to sit down for this. We’re not going to press charges with the assault’ and he was ready to kick off.
“Then he said: ‘We don’t think it’s going to make a difference to his life sentence for murdering his wife in Basildon.’ And I was like: ‘What the f*** is going on?’ He’d already killed her. He was on the run, in Eastbourne.”
Joe astutely finished the segment by suggesting the killer should not have been “kissing people on buses when they don’t want it” if he’s “trying to get away with a crime”.
Source: Mirror
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