'Willy’s Chocolate Experience' Oompa Loompa Actors Speak Out

The Glasgow chocolate experience has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, with angry parents, crying children, and even police being called to shut down the event.
Actress Kirsty Paterson who went viral for being an Oompa Loompa at the 'Willy’s Chocolate Experience' talks about working at the now slated event!
Broadcast on 01/03/24
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[@iamnotanuggetblackhart5103]

Actors don't deserve ANY of the hate, they actually TRIED to save the whole thing! Bless em!

[@Project2025WILLRUINYOURLIFE]

not only tried to save it, did this while enduring abuse and a lot of disappointed people and knowing they probably weren't going to get paid.

[@Balletcalvero]

They tried harder than I would've. I couldn't take the faces of those dissappointed children

[@ClarkyWarky]

Who is giving them hate?!?!? 😂

[@coffeelink943]

Like the unknown?

[@newburger]

​@@ClarkyWarkykids and teens on the internet who are still struggling to tell the difference between right and wrong, since kids generation nowadays only see what they see on their screen.

[@NeilRamsay-q4z]

I was actually worried about the girl dressed as the Oompa Loompa… having her picture spread all over the world would have been shocking. I’m glad they both have a good sense of humour about it. And being in Glasgow they can truly see how funny it could be. Love from Canada!

[@ci7210]

Hoping she cashes in on being a meme at least.

[@NeilRamsay-q4z]

She seems to have a good sense of humor about it. I think that's the best part... But making money off of it would be nice. I don't think the even got paid to do it.

[@TurboLight]

​@@ci7210She apparently does

[@Hillers62]

I found her honest and charming...and maybe she will receive a lot of proposals for marriage because of how sweet and loving she is!!!

[@Superfreaky2]

She looks like a middle aged woman not a girl.

[@brandonosullivan2911]

Being described as an Oompa Loompa on national TV is crazy 😂

[@HJules-cw6fb]

Well maybe......

[@suzannel8926]

I thought it was name for orange footballer's girlfriends.

[@gordonaliasme1104]

​@@HJules-cw6fb Nobody is perfect

[@gordonaliasme1104]

Orange president Trump 😅

[@Rosskles]

​@@gordonaliasme1104 Pobodies Nerfect

[@Isaac-cc9tm]

I feel so bad for the actors. At least they tried to pull it together for the kids 😂

[@hansdegeytere]

Exactly, I hope they will get really good offers now ....

[@TheHardys01]

All the actors should've walked when they realized what they were in for.

[@scavengerhuntatlanta8367]

​@@TheHardys01No, they stayed for the kids. Which was the right thing to do.

[@Reaper1722]

@@scavengerhuntatlanta8367Yeah, gotta admire them for trying.

[@BecciBex]

I feel sorry for the kids more than anyone.

[@SecondCitySavior6969]

I got a lot of respect for these ladies, I saw pretty wholesome pictures of them interacting with kids so they have at least something good to remember

[@Selkie7]

Exactly ❤

[@melodybernhardt981]

The fact they went to the trouble of including a demonic entity called 'the unknown' to scare kids is the most insane part to me 🤣

[@dubbled22]

Didn't you read the original Roald Dahl book ?

[@Watch10045]

There is no such this as an Unknown in the book, that book was my childhood and I would’ve known about an Unknown.

[@dubbled22]

@@Watch10045 I'm being sarcastic if that didn't pick up

[@scrow7752]

@@Watch10045 If you knew about it, it wouldnt be unknown! The unknown represents all the people who havent read the book and so dont know what may or may not occur within its pages 😜

[@andybrice2711]

I'm willing to bet they just asked ChatGPT to invent a villain in the style of Roald Dahl.

[@CorporalFriendlyShark]

Grampa Joe would have stayed in bed for this

[@mysterykiddo2167]

LOL

[@mrcritical6751]

“I always knew life would be, nothing but catastrophe”

[@ninogaggi]

Brilliant 😂😂

[@nozominous2956]

HELPPPPPP

[@clonetrooper2003]

The 2005 movie was better than this

[@adamtelsayer]

I can’t wait for the ITV drama about this.

[@shivanigovindia5765]

same 🙈

[@conor188]

Starring Sheridan Smith

[@adamtelsayer]

@@conor188 ha ha

[@addyc86]

Aside from an ITV drama about it the Netflix documentary as well

[@Marylandbrony]

It should actually cast the actually people who were hired as actors to play themselves.

[@rockerseven]

The actors are the ones who deserve a lot of respect for this. They were just as duped as the attendees, but as they had signed a contract, they couldn't really do much other than try and make the best of it.

[@square-on-wheels]

These actors went above and beyond. Cartwheels!🥺

[@Selkie7]

🤸🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️🎉🤸🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️

[@vk3crg]

I’m Australian and this event has been all over the news and TV shows over here too! 😂Well done to the actors trying to hold it all together when clearly it was an embarrassing fiasco. Craig

[@mobiletransportvideo]

This reminds me of the dinosaur events that have happened.

[@thefknzipster9137]

Im scottish but its mental, its all over America tae 😂😂

[@ClownShoes82]

Someone said: It was definitely an imaginative experience. As in, imagine you're not in an empty warehouse with styrofoam props and printed backdrops 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheCatBilbo]

[closes eyes] I'm there! I'm there!..

[@Selkie7]

😂😢😅

[@river8760]

😂 Too funny.

[@EBTS-3]

In a world of pure imagination (literally)

[@MarcioDAstrain]

The proportion of this event worldwide is insane. I don't think something like this has ever happened before.

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

All the stars just seemed to align with this event. The greedy, incompetent organizers, the AI generated script and advertising, the parents who captured pictures and video of the event at the PERFECT moments. It's amazing.

[@josephnarvaez9507]

It has happened before lol Fyre Festival Dashcon Rainfurrest

[@jambon2730]

Dashcon , but it's definitely impressive for a little Glasgow scam

[@chemergency]

​​@@josephnarvaez9507Rainfurrest has more in-common with Woodstock '99 than it does with Dashcon, Glasgow Wonka, or Fyre Festival. Not an outright scam but a very poorly organized event that attracted a lot of unsavory types who created a big mess of the whole thing.

[@irregularrob8301]

@@josephnarvaez9507don’t forget Tanacon! 😂

[@HelpImStuckInATimeLoop]

The Unknown is the best Ronald Dahl character

[@user-saraswatidevi]

Help I'm so obsessed with this

[@naisyjohns]

Its ok, this is what you call ART 😀

[@HJules-cw6fb]

Me too

[@Taylor_magical_centaur]

It’s so good

[@patriciaa65]

Yes, I’m very invested and hoping for a Netflix documentary

[@Selkie7]

​@@naisyjohns this is what you call a Tragic Comedy 😂😭

[@tomdavis3848]

Get the unknown actor on next week please 😂

[@Blue-lagoon186]

😂

[@spider496]

Agree, great performance.

[@jeffreysg]

They tried, but the actor who played that part is unknown.

[@PatBowers313]

The problem is that multiple people are saying online that they played the unknown

[@erikapavedtheway]

​@@jeffreysgshe's a 16 year old girl named felicia

[@philip9566]

Wow this is literally all over the news all over the world. I’m so happy about this because they need to be held accountable even if it’s just by shaming

[@cra_55]

That picture of Paterson working the "lab" is gonna go down as one of the defining pictures of 2024

[@allnamesaretaken]

When you book an event on Wish.

[@thebackyard7661]

not even, this is 10 times worse

[@davegoodwin1848]

​@@thebackyard7661 Temu level.

[@chelseapoet3664]

You'd have more fun at the Craggy Island Fair, where the star attraction was going up a few feet in a forklift 🤣

[@BenStimpsonAuthor]

If anything is remembered from this, it's that the actors really tried their best and that needs to be commended!

[@saiyamoru]

Those actresses deserve like a medal of honor or something. I know everyone on that set probably wanted to walk out and the only thing keeping them there was the attempt to give the kids a good show. Also, that picture does NOT do Kirsty justice - she's so pretty in real life. Of all the photos to go viral, the internet really picked the worst one. That would be driving me up the wall haha

[@MaximCoppensdEeckenbrugge]

Meme of the year

[@jsl151850b]

*The year is still young. It will be hard to top this.*

[@magnabeast88]

This is not a meme,

[@NovaProspekt19]

​@@magnabeast88a meme can be a funny image, an event, topic, or widely talked about phenomenon

[@moderman512]

This should be a lesson on how AI can be used for evil

[@LucyAnna7384]

If he charged a fiver he’d have probably got away with it honestly. But 35 per person that’s crazy, if you went as a family that adds up. You can get an Alton towers ticket for around that price.

[@robg4729]

Most people don't live near Alton towers, so would cost hundreds to get there and back. How would that be cheaper for people who live in Glasgow? Are they going to walk?

[@LucyAnna7384]

@@robg4729 not everyone lives near Glasgow either and people traveled here for this event?? what’s you point😂??? Also Its besdies the point, what I’m saying is you can get a ticket to a theme park for this price and they were charging 35 a ticket for this. Im not saying people should have booked an Alton towers ticket, what im saying is how dare the people putting on this event charge this price and provide this when theres other places out there for family’s that cost similar and you get so much more! Even if it’s not what they intended and were let down last minute they shouldn’t have let it go ahead and should have given refunds asap. I’m simply just showing a comparison and how much these people were let down.

[@robg4729]

Your comparison is nonsense though, how were people from Glasgow or nearby meant to get to alton towers and back and buy a ticket for £35? It's irrelevant to people in Glasgow what you can get 300 miles away, unless you can teleport.

[@LucyAnna7384]

@@robg4729 It’s very obvious that I was just comparing one of the UKs most popular family event parks to this event, there is multiple examples I could have used I just chose Alton towers. They were charging a similar price to a place like that and provided little to nothing.

[@robg4729]

@@LucyAnna7384 wow, what an insight, I'd have never have know unless you pointed that out. It's only been across every news channel for the past week for being a complete rip off. That's the entire reason it's been in the news, but here you are, just making sure we all know that.

[@zenxymes2]

They wanted to walk out, but "stood for the children" 😂

[@FunkieFountainCreator]

But went to pub had a laugh about it 🙈

[@08emily89]

I don’t get why that’s funny?

[@jmckendry84]

​@@Selkie7paid really well? Do some research mate 😂 The guy who set this up and hired them is a con artist who has scammed people before. I guarantee you he would have paid these ladies minimum wage, if he's even paid them at all.

[@oliverskinner8962]

​@@jmckendry84 it was supposed to be £500 each for 2 days work I make less than that for 5 days work 🤷‍♂️ minimum wage is currently £10.42 rising to £11.44 from the first of April. Minimum wage is not enough to live on it's only enough to survive on and only if you are able to work full time or more !

[@Rosskles]

'Stayed'

[@oliversvoice4383]

Fair play to these ladies for doing the best they can, they were hired to do a job (equally duped along with families) and they stayed in characters throughout; troopers through and through.

[@ghostradiodelete]

mad respect for the girl who wasn't at all swayed from being an oompa loompa again. That's pure oompa loompa attitude to me.

[@MoonbeamBase]

Why are the interviewers so dreadfully serious

[@HJules-cw6fb]

Word. It's kind of annoying

[@Amateur_Ambiance]

I thought it was funny and just added to the whole thing so we’ll.

[@Bozebo]

I think because the interviewees were very engaging so they didn't want to take the limelight. They can be a bit cringe when they're trying to be fun so probably for the best anyway.

[@dcflake5645]

One of the them is a barrister who somehow became a TV host. I guess TV pays better than the fees for any legal representation...

[@MartyJackson]

They were lost in pure imagination

[@mistermatix8241]

I love how the banner says "ENCHERINING" is that supposed to say ENRICHING?

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

I knew something's off

[@crywolf07]

i feel sorry for the actors, they truly didn't know what they were signing up for lol

[@josephtafur]

That oompa loompa girl looks so much prettier Whoever took that photo had a awful camera.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

I don't recall the oompa loompa's looking as pretty as those two actors. Little too tall, too.

[@saint-juste1996]

Unflattering pics

[@metasprite5648]

Yeah she looked SUPER old in those pics. Crazy how angles lighting and other factors make it look so different.

[@classicthought266]

I was there they took us outside to see the river of chocolate and I was astonished when they lifted up the manhole lid in the parking area

[@teddytaylor5315]

The things bosses do for money! All the best to the actors though

[@eggymayo3271]

The unknown took me around the back to see a different man hole

[@abbiereynolds8016]

Y'all are too much😅

[@Joekond89]

Gotta say, I didn’t think the oompa loompa lady would be that good looking in real life.

[@thebrutaltruth460]

These are genuinely beautiful women

[@haydomatt]

One in black is a baddie

[@lrtvhighlights3687]

6/10s lets get serious

[@pearlescobar9449]

@lrtvhighlights3687 please be kind…

[@rorz999]

​@@lrtvhighlights3687 I wouldn't kick either of them out of bed tbf

[@BigBoss1292]

@@lrtvhighlights3687I guess your eyes don’t work

[@EzeePosseTV]

I love how this failed event is making world wide news. I just saw ABC7 bay area U.S. cover the story along with SKY news Australia and may other international news outlets.

[@judderman1989]

There's a petition to get it re-opened 😅

[@MadCatPerson1977]

Wait! WHAT?

[@joshslater2426]

I’m sure if you asked a proper event planner to host it you’d get something magical.

[@judderman1989]

@@joshslater2426 Scottish people love the hilariously awful so it'd be kept the same

[@anonview]

I hope the actors get booked for better events that will actually pay them. Better yet, they get scouted for big roles that they will enjoy. They were carrying that whole disaster. They and everyone who got scammed didn't deserve this.

[@humanharddrive1]

i hope the publicity surrounding this event will allow these actress to find new better gigs

[@gundamgunpla4685]

I think she might have one of the most beautiful faces I have ever seen in my life

[@beckscald3855]

I feel like this should be a lesson on not only scammers but how scary AI is becoming. They made the event look so real yet the AI text when promoting was a red flag.

[@trustedroot]

they did not make the event look real. anyone with half a brain should be able to look at those AI generated images and think that MAYBE the actual event wouldn't look quite like that

[@HJules-cw6fb]

​@@trustedrootthank you. It's not scary at all. People are bozos

[@beckscald3855]

@@trustedroot No what I'm saying is the images they used made it look so magical. I knew it was a scam and not everyone has the knowledge or really knows what AI generated images can look like. AI is getting better and better. At some point we really won't know what's real and what's fake.

[@beckscald3855]

@@HJules-cw6fb I think it's going to get to the point where its will become scarily accurate. There's a wider conversation to be had regarding AI. Deep fakes are getting better and better

[@haydomatt]

​@@beckscald3855the images were unbelievable and full of spelling mistakes

[@BenChurchill76]

I hope all of the actors get some exposure and work from all of this, if there can be anything good that comes from this.

[@veneration1]

Something tells me the organisers of this also put on Christmas events in empty warehouses with a bit of cotton wool on the floor for snow.

[@davidrobert4246]

There is no way the organisers would go to the effort of buying a bit of cotton wool for the floor 😂.

[@turnip5359]

​@@davidrobert4246 Can't AI generate cotton wool

[@Drew791]

I’m sure a company will swoop in and create an actual engaging experience for the children.

[@BMarie774]

One October that woman is gonna have people being her for Halloween lol. No doubt about it.

[@LittleMushroomGuy]

Jenny sounds so sweet and kind

[@Coopwoot]

Hope it's not the last we see of these oompa loompa ladies long lasting careers these women deserve not have their career tarnished over this failure of an event

[@PaulMarriott]

The Unknown is now officially known as Felicia 🎉

[@patriciaa65]

“Nooooooo”

[@joerock7657]

They're some looky lookers aren't they 💜💜

[@kennyloggins465]

what an amazing accent Glaswegian is

[@Bozebo]

2 for 1 you get an Irish and Glaswegian accent to listen to!

[@一本のうんち]

kirsty trying soo hard to speak english here, such a ned

[@Dincorta]

Why did they censor the Unknown? 💀💀 Too scary for daytime viewers??

[@Mrimarine]

This girl became a worldwide viral meme, I would be grateful. I love her!

[@fuzzylon]

This was on the TV news in France this morning!

[@KentDonaldson]

The two young ladies are ravishing.

[@jaydee3216]

They sure are. Brunette especially. Something special about her don't you think?

[@sammieg8641]

I don’t understand how the guy wasn’t sued for copyright infringement among other things

[@vinja858]

I'm hoping new promising opportunities open up for these actors with all the exposure after that debacle

[@ScottPerkins-7060]

Well the Oompa lady is beautiful, so hopefully the meme will help her not hurt.

[@MrCandyland89]

I actually want to see the script the actors were given.

[@joshslater2426]

I believe you can find it online as a PDF. I’ve read it, and just as expected it’s a load of sappy AI nonsense.

[@cmdrjanjalani]

God bless these women for trying to make the most out of the situation for the kids. I wouldn't blame them if they chose to walk off.

[@itzkingcringe]

Why didn’t they ask them about The Unknown?! We need the lore !

[@archivedcafeteria]

Found the script online

[@joshslater2426]

If you look at the script (which you can find online), you’ll find that The Unknown has a baffling backstory, monologues like a slick Disney villain, and is defeated by cleanliness.

[@itzkingcringe]

@@archivedcafeteria hand it over.

[@queazy03]

Seen photos of one of those girls in the Oompa Loompa costumes. Sure we've all seen the one where she looks dour, but there's several others where she's smiling & handing out stuff to happy children, and posing to take photos with them

[@Themedusatouch89]

Come with me..and you'll be...in a world of lies and Fabrication🍭🍭🍫🍫🍫

[@abbeauL]

she was doing cartwheels 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@batmanimal5993]

He pictured the indistrial look of the building giving depth to the factory aphetic along with the props and actors all this when he was completely hammered .

[@Shaniya82]

Idc what anyone says she’s an icon

[@terricox3559]

Who????

[@jukio02]

A.I: It's just a prank, bro.

[@nedflanders190]

These girls deserve a good gig i upvote them to be spokeswomen for euro disney

[@benjpope6949]

This should've been given to the company who did the 'awake the tiger' and 'van gogh' experience in Bristol! Now those are what I call immersive experiences! Especially awake the tiger! That was insane!

[@StormX6]

The Jurassic World Exhibition in London, later gone off to the U.S., was really good too. I don’t know if it was the same company though.

[@DarkStryder360]

Secret Cinema is the best experiences

[@BionicPig95]

You might want to consider including subtitles for Scottish guests

[@abnurtharn2927]

When I first saw the picture of he, I just wanted to give her a hug.

[@thepopslice]

These girls need to be casted as duo Oompa Loompas for other events hahaha they have something incredible to tap in to

[@aidenkheelrowe4817]

My god she's such an ICON I love her, this girl tried so hard to make kids enjoy this experience bless her heart

[@ellispaterson5303]

Is that the KZbinr that reviews hotels hosting Good Morning Britain? What the?

[@princebuster93]

@ Ellis, ooh, you mean Timmy 😂😂😊

[@jon_the_guanlong]

I would LOVE to see the actress take them onto Judge Rinder!

[@therichtershow]

At least the actors are getting more publicity

[@davidponseigo8811]

Hopefully the publicity over this will get the actors and actresses more work, they deserve it. They are true professionals.

[@biotic456]

The name of the company should of been your first sign haha

[@willatano1464]

A disgruntled oompa loompa leaving the scene and heading to the pub for a pint is hilarious to think about

[@trevorgordier3938]

I just watched the “60 minutes “ story … what a shame … everyone expects the movie set and gets that … my heart and total props to Kirsty though when she was asked why she stayed and worked when people were telling her to quit and leave … she said she HAD TO STAY AND SEE IT THROUGH … amazing !! … not alot of young people in the world with that dedication to stay when the shows a failure … CONGRATS KIRSTY !!! 💐👏💯… you are truly a beautiful young person !! … I wish you all the success you can get in your acting career !!!

[@nigelcoutts11]

And Jenny aswell lol.

[@jordyb57]

Is this typical of Scotland?

[@rossward]

lets hope the parents get their money back absolute disgusting way for people to be treated like this

[@karenmbbaxter]

The grandma of the 'unknown entity' just called me......She wants her bathroom mirror back.

[@Judegiganti]

Our queens

[@romeblanchard3419]

This was so degrading I hope they’ll have a break

[@HJules-cw6fb]

They are sweet. Someone will remember them and be nice

[@sukamayoutube2323]

I went to the light festival in lancaster back end of last year, i thought that was bad. But this makes it look epic by comparison 😂

[@MartyJackson]

I feel sorry for the people who made the few props - the rainbow, mushroom and gates etc are really well made, it’s not their fault the wrong venue was picked (was way too big) and not dressed (with lighting etc).

[@Binx345me]

apparently the house of illuminati couldn't be bothered to make their own stuff, besides ai posters. Seems most of the props were rented from a party rental company.

[@Horror_N_M3tal]

Kudos to the actors for staying at the venue for the kids. And shame on Daniel Coull for taking advantage of the parents with his false promise of a Charlie and the chocolate factory experience.

[@spiderweenie]

I wish the presenters on this show would let the guests talk a little. Stop butting in. Ffs

[@klingonradar]

Hoping for a south park episode on this

[@mysterionz]

Same

[@denbondombe6640]

This is like that Online Snow White panto by Anton Benson where Wally was singing Pure Imagination and Oompa Loompa to stop Dame Dolly from singing The Candyman.

[@sharpeillusions]

Lack of fire code regulations also

[@Bozebo]

Potentially but the venue likely had most of that covered. Putting random flammable props around could be questionable, but the decorations or soft furnishings bought from normal high street shops should be fire safe already and even if not they were very far apart so good fire breaks xD

[@aarteestmj4958]

Also health and safety violations.

[@kaitiecolbert8597]

This is the childhood version of Fyre festival!

[@dibblerd986]

'Willy’s Chocolate Experience' !!!!!! (recession edition)

[@jewelqueen5949]

Good things will be coming your way!!!

[@travelwell6049]

£35 a ticket isn’t expensive if you’re expecting the movie set. Good job no one fell in the chocolate river.

[@mattveridiano8868]

She’s iconic!

[@BigBoss1292]

She’s actually really cute

[@jackanderson1111]

The interviewer described oompa loompas like a 19th century anthropologist “orange faced little people”

[@wonderingthoughts926]

It looks like an emergency shelter