Death in Paradise’s Ralf Little leaves Coronation Street star ‘traumatised’ after bizarre on-stage stunt
FORMER Death in Paradise star Ralf Little “traumatised” Coronation Street star Will Mellor with a bizarre electrocution stunt.
Since leaving Death in Paradise, Ralf, 44, has been turning his attention to another of his projects; his podcast Two Pints.
The podcast is a joint endeavour between Ralf and Coronation Street star Will.
The long-standing friends recently took their double act on the road, though.
Many will remember the duo on BBC Three’s sitcom, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, between 2001 and 2006, where they played the roles of wayward teens Gaz and Jonny.
They set off on a U.K. tour following the success of their first Two Pints Live! tour back in 2022.
Their second tour was titled April Fools’ Live Tour! and it stopped at a total of six cities, including Nottingham, where Will got more than he bargained for.
Ralf Little electrocuted Will Mellor
Ralf and Will have been doing their best to deliver comedy to the masses, but their Nottingham Royal Concert Hall show ended with a bizarre stunt that left the Corrie star in serious pain.
The pair were playing an on-stage version of Catchphrase, which they’d playfully branded “Snatchphrase” in a nod to the sexual content of some of that evening’s jokes, when Ralf started electrocuting his partner.
Will was dressed up in a bright yellow jumpsuit for the show, which secretly concealed an electrode patch on his skin which Ralf could activate remotely via a device.
He explained that if the audience were unable to guess who or what Will was doing an impression of within 20 seconds, he would get zapped.
When they couldn’t guess, Ralf delivered multiple electric shocks to Will, who begged him to stop and howled in pain.
“If you don’t get it, it’s [Will’s] fault, so I think he should be electrocuted!” he explained.
He also reassured the audience that the device he was using was completely real and Will wasn’t just putting on an act.
Yelling through the pain, Will begged: “Turn it off! It’s tingling, man! Snot’s coming out of my lungs!”
He added: “I’m not okay – I’m traumatised!” before pleading with the audience to quickly guess correctly so Ralf would end the shocking punishments.
But the shocks did happen again and Will swore at Ralf. “Don’t you dare! I’ve had enough. You’ve gone too far tonight, you f*****g knob!” he yelled.
All’s well that ends well
Despite the shocking events of the show, Ralf and Will were all smiles when they wrapped up their U.K. tour.
A statement from their official Instagram account, @thetwopintspod, even teased that they’d be back at it again soon.
“To every single person who came out to see us, bought tickets, bought some merch, spent this hard earned money on a bit of fun with our little pod, thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” the post read.
“We’ve had the best time this month, so much so that we might just do it again sometime soon!
“A big shout out to your hosts Will Mellor and Ralf Little, and also all the team who put everything into these shows so you can have a fun night to remember,” the statement concluded.
Despite all the electric shocks, Will and Ralf were all smiles as they posed for a photo at the end of their show.
