ANGRY EastEnders actor Scott Maslen repeatedly shouted “You’re a mug” at a disabled dog-walker who had failed to clear up his pet’s mess, it was claimed last night.
MS sufferer Michael Kelly said he and the Jack Branning star, 53, both ended up on the floor in Regent’s Park as the row turned into a brawl.
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Mr Kelly, who owns a four-year-old labradoodle called Ned, claims he was on the phone when he became aware of a man shouting behind him.
He had apparently failed to pick up his dog’s poo in the London park when the actor confronted him.
Mr Kelly, 55, told The Sun: “He shouted, ‘Who do you think you are?’.
“He kept calling me a mug. ‘You mug, you’re such a mug, you’re a f***ing mug’.”
Mr Kelly has now spoken to cops after accusing the soap star of fracturing his eye socket.
He says he was left with whiplash and needed hospital treatment.
The former charity worker has multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the central nervous system which affects his balance.
But Mr Maslen insisted he did not start it while walking his labrador Chewbacca.
Mr Kelly continued: “I sometimes use a wheelchair and need a stick, but try to keep active.
“Walking my dog gets me out of the house, and is good for me. On this occasion I took Ned to Regent’s Park.
“He was running around and I was on the phone when I became aware of a man shouting behind me.
“I didn’t take much notice, and carried on chatting to my son-in-law. Suddenly it was unavoidable to ignore the man.
“Ned had gone to the toilet. I hadn’t picked the poo up quickly enough, because I was on the phone, and this man was furious.
“He was wearing headphones, a shooting jacket and matching green cap, waterproof wellies and trousers.
His Big Hits
TOUGH nut Jack Branning has had 20 fights in Albert Square since 2007 — throwing 39 punches, as well as two knees and a slap, at 16 characters.
He was half-paralysed in a hospital bed when he gave Dr Matt Steele a right hook for kissing Ronnie Mitchell in 2010.b
Ex-cop Jack’s favourite punch- bag was villain Michael Moon, who he thumped four times in 2011 — in more rows over Ronnie.
He has punched brother Max twice, and knocked Phil Mitchell unconscious in 2013.
This year has seen Jack pummel Martin Fowler four times in a rivalry over Stacey Slater.
In October 17’s episode Jack laid into daughter Penny’s lover Harry Mitchell over a blackmail plot.
“Of course I was going to pick up the dog poo but he didn’t give me a chance.
“He was shouting obscenities. I told him I’d pick it up when I was ready. It was unbelievable.”
Mr Kelly claimed the argument then turned into a brawl with both men on the floor.
He went on: “A woman dog-walker screamed and said she was ringing the police.
“As I struggled to get up I recognised the man and said, ‘You’re in EastEnders’.
“I gathered my thoughts and said, ‘You’re not in EastEnders now. This is real life’.
“I managed to take two photographs at the scene.”
Mr Kelly said he was dripping in blood from his face and head as he drove back to his daughter’s home in Islington, North London.
He said: “I went to the hospital and needed stitches in my nose, and they cleaned up cuts to my head. I had whiplash.
“They said I’d fractured my eye socket. It’s unbelievable. I have had to see the eye specialist for ongoing treatment.
“I have another appointment in eight weeks.”
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Last night the Metropolitan Police confirmed they were investigating the park brawl.
Mr Maslen was approached for comment.
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