The Unknown star of Glasgow Willy Wonka expertise unmasked as teen actress on first job | EUROtoday

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The actor behind the enduring ‘The Unknown’ character within the Willy Wonka expertise in Glasgow has been unmasked as a 16-year-old lady on her first appearing job.

Glaswegian teenager Felicia took to TikTok to disclose her id after her function within the comically horrible expertise went viral.

Furious dad and mom demanded refunds for the occasion, which charged £35 per individual for what was marketed to be an immersive chocolate manufacturing facility expertise.

However, when the kids turned up, they had been met with a near-empty warehouse.

While there was no chocolate in sight, a brand new weird character named The Unknown was launched into the plot of the expertise.

The story behind the disconcerting character claims they’re an evil chocolate maker that hides within the partitions of the manufacturing facility.

A viral video reveals the character, donned in a black cloak and silver masks, revealing itself from behind a mirror as a bunch of youngsters groan in horror.

One mum or dad who attended the occasion described The Unknown as “a terrifying chrome-masked character that scared many of the kids to tears”.

After days of social media customers debating the true id of The Unknown, 16-year-old Felicia got here ahead on TikTok.

“When I first read the script, I really did not like it,” she stated. “As most of you guys know, I am 16 and it was my first ever paid acting job.

“I was quite nervous but the actors were so so lovely and they took me under their wing.”

She added that she was approached by the occasion organisers, the House of Illuminati, to play Wonka initially however was then forged as The Unknown on Saturday morning.

“So on the day of the actual event, we just got told to patch the script and improvise it and the only direction I got given was to act creepy.

“So I tried to imagine what a man living in the walls should be like.”

Referring to the viral video, Felicia added: “Some people loved it, some people hated it, some were left traumatised. Some people had no clue what was going on, including myself.”

Stuart Sinclair, who travelled two hours to attend the expertise along with his household, instructed The Independent: “It was nothing short of shocking.

“But all the cast that were there did their absolute best. Unfortunately, they were all sub-contractor actors hired by Illuminati and haven’t been paid either.

“They were in as much shock as us. But it was probably worse for them because this is their job and made them look bad when it wasn’t their fault.”

Organiser Billy Coull, the director of immersive occasions firm House of Illuminati, instructed STV News: “I’m really shocked that the event had fallen short of the expectations of people on paper.

“My vision of the artistic rendition of a well-known book didn’t come to fruition. For that, I am absolutely truly and utterly sorry.”