Former EastEnders star Dean Gaffney has been fined and slapped with three penalty points after he was caught speeding in his £45,000 Audi.
The soap legend, 47, was clocked travelling over a 50mph limit in his Audi A7 in Ockham, Surrey.
Gaffney, who played Albert Square road sweeper Robbie Jackson from 1993 to 2015, received a £146 fine for exceeding a temporary 50 mph restriction at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on January 7.
The Watford-born actor spends large portions of the year in partying locations including Ibiza and Dubai, but still has prominent ties to the UK, namely his twin daughters Charlotte and Chloe.
He became a grandad in 2021 aged 43 when the latter welcomed daughter Mimi. Chloe gave birth to a second daughter Penelope in 2023.
Gaffney split from his daughter’s mum Sarah Burge in 2015 following cheating claims.
In October last year, it was reported Gaffney had fallen for ex-Harvard graduate Kate Black, 31, who studied international relations at the top US university.
Former EastEnders star Dean Gaffney has been fined and slapped with three penalty points after he was caught speeding in his £45,000 Audi
Gaffney played Albert Square road sweeper Robbie Jackson in EastEnders from 1993 to 2015 (pictured with his beloved pet dog, Wellard)
They were introduced by mutual friends and started dating in April, a month after she split from her long-term boyfriend.
Two months later, they were spotted together on holiday in Ibiza.
Gaffney’s colourful love life has overshadowed his acting and his off-screen antics with the opposite sex has also landed him in trouble.
In 2019, he was axed from EastEnders after reportedly begging a stranger for X-rated pictures of her breasts and backside.
The actor, who had just come out of a relationship with model girlfriend Rebekah Rose-Ward who was allegedly sick of feeling like a “trophy on his arm”, is said to have reached out to dental nurse Theresa Hayman in the middle of the night on Facebook asking her for intimate snaps.
She told The Daily Star: ‘He’s old enough to be my dad. He just went straight in with talking about my boobs. There was no effort to strike up an intellectual conversation. I just don’t know how he came across me but looking back it’s quite clear why he started talking.
‘When I got the friend request I thought it was a fake account as there’s so many weirdos on Facebook. I asked him about the random add and he said I came up as a suggested friend, which I find hard to believe.’
Gaffney split from his daughter’s mum Sarah Burge (pictured) in 2015 following cheating claims
In October last year, it was reported Gaffney had fallen for ex-Harvard graduate Kate Black (pictured), who studied international relations at the top US university
The actor had just come out of a relationship with Rebekah Rose-Ward (pictured) when he was axed from EastEnders for asking a complete stranger for intimate snaps on Facebook
In 2023, he appeared in the spin-off series I’m a Celebrity… South Africa, 17 years after his first appearance in the original ITV jungle show
After leaving EastEnders, Gaffney was thrown a career lifeline last year when he was offered a part alongside Vinnie Jones in new British movie Reckless, his first acting role in six years.
His previous acting credits include a stint in The Bill in 2006 and the following year, he toured with the Agatha Christie Theatre Company, performing The Unexpected Guest.
Plus, he’s also no stranger to Panto, appearing as Wishee Washee in Aladdin at the Thurrock Thameside Theatre in Grays, Essex in 2011 and in 2015, he took on the same role in a pantomime in Runcorn.
But away from acting, he’s perhaps better known these days for his stints in reality TV.
In 2023, he appeared in the spin-off series I’m a Celebrity… South Africa, 17 years after his first appearance in the original ITV jungle show.
He also appeared in E4 dating series Celebs Go Dating in 2020, returning five years later to give dating advice to new contestant, his pal Wayne Lineker.
Dean’s brother Gary once claimed the soap star slept with “over 1,000 women” during his EastEnders heyday and he had an “obsession” with the opposite sex, which the star later denied.
