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Graffiti artist arrested for daubing celebrity-inspired messages on walls including 'Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet Vapes'

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Mann, E. (2026, October 15). Graffiti artist arrested for daubing celebrity-inspired messages on walls including 'Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet Vapes'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16212059/Graffiti-artist-arrested-daubing-celebrity-messages.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-15 · by Eleanor Mann

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Northumbria Police arrested a 33-year-old man who admitted to vandalizing walls in West Denton, Newcastle with humorous graffiti about celebrities like Danny Dyer, Ross Kemp, Anneka Rice, and Jade Thirlwall. The messages included nonsensical statements such as "Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet Vapes" and "Anneka Rice builds forts with cushions from B&M." Newcastle City Council cleaned the graffiti after it was reported, and the man has been referred for an out-of-court disposal for criminal damage.
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A 33-year-old man has been arrested by Northumbria Police for vandalizing walls in the West Denton area of Newcastle with surreal graffiti messages targeting British celebrities. The messages included claims like "Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet Vapes" and "Anneka Rice builds forts with cushions." Other targets were actors Ross Kemp, Stacey Solomon, radio host Dermot O'Leary, and Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall. Police stated that the individual has admitted to criminal damage but did not provide further details on any sentencing or legal proceedings beyond the arrest.

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British Little Mix's Newcastle Northumbria Parma Violet Vapes

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Anneka Rice PERSON · 4× Danny Dyer PERSON · 3× Jade Thirlwall PERSON · 3× British NORP · 2× Dermot O'Leary PERSON · 2× Newcastle ORG · 2× Rochelle Humes PERSON · 2× Ross Kemp PERSON · 2× Stacey Solomon PERSON · 2× Little Mix's ORG · 1×

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One message was targeted at actor Danny Dyer Another took aim at British presenter Anneka Rice One bizarre message claimed that radio host and This Morning Star Dermot O'Leary 'makes a jigsaw with his sandwiches'
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🔮 'Anti-social behaviour of this nature is completely unacceptable and alongside our partners we will always look to take action when we are made aware of it.'

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Police have arrested a man after he admitted scrawling a series of surreal TV celebrity-inspired graffiti messages on walls. asserted
he → arrest → walls
Targets for the vandalism in the West Denton area of Newcastle included actors Danny Dyer and Ross Kemp, TV presenter Anneka Rice and Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall. asserted
Targets → include → actors
Northumbria Police said a 33-year-old man has admitted criminal damage. asserted
man → say → damage
The messages, daubed on the wall in neat handwriting on an underpass, included: 'Ross Kemp dabs Zoflora behind his ears' and 'Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet Vapes'. asserted
Dyer → daub → Vapes
Another was aimed at British presenter Anneka Rice, reading: 'Anneka Rice builds forts with the cushions in B&M'. asserted
Rice → aim → B&M
Other Brit-based celebrities who were slandered included former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon, of which the following message was written: 'Stacey Solomon gives Joe a sticker for helping with the dishes'. asserted
Solomon → base → dishes
One message was targeted at actor Danny Dyer Another took aim at British presenter Anneka Rice One bizarre message claimed that radio host and This Morning Star Dermot O'Leary 'makes a jigsaw with his sandwiches' asserted
O'Leary → target → sandwiches
While one read that Rochelle Humes allows her husband to have the iPad if he eats his vegetables asserted
he → read → vegetables
Another, written about the girl band star Jade Thirlwall, read: 'Jade Thirlwall buys make-up from Poundland.' asserted
Thirlwall → write → Poundland
The artist also wrote that presenter and singer Rochelle Humes 'lets Marvin have the iPad if he finishes his vegetables' and presenter and radio host Dermot O'Leary 'makes a jigsaw with his sandwiches'. asserted
O'Leary → write → sandwiches
Other messages about famous names were more sexual. Newcastle City Council has since cleaned off the graffiti. asserted
Council → clean → graffiti
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: 'On Monday we arrested a man on suspicion of criminal damage in relation to graffiti in the West Denton area of Newcastle. asserted
we → say → Newcastle
In interview the man, aged 33, admitted carrying out the vandalism and he has now been referred for an out-of-court disposal. asserted
he → age → disposal
'Anti-social behaviour of this nature is completely unacceptable and alongside our partners we will always look to take action when we are made aware of it.' asserted
we → look → it
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