Lee Ryan has reportedly been arrested for being disruptive during a flight from Glasgow to London after staff refused to serve him alcohol
(Picture: E4)Blue star Lee Ryan was reportedly arrested at London City Airport on Sunday.
It’s claimed the singer, 39, became disruptive on the flight from Glasgow to London when he wasn’t served alcohol.
According to The Sun, concerned crew members contacted the authorities mid-air and the All Rise hit-maker was arrested when the plane touched down in the capital.
He is thought to have spent more than 12 hours in custody and was released on Monday pending further investigations.
A Met Police spokesperson told the Standard: “At around 1640hrs on Sunday, 31 July, officers met a flight that had arrived at London City Airport from Glasgow.
“A 39-year-old man was arrested for a public order offence. He was taken into custody at an East London police station and was released under investigation the following day.”
The Standard contacted a representative for Lee Ryan who declined to comment.
Ryan shot to fame as part of boyband Blue back in 2000.
The group, which also includes members Duncan James, Anthony Costa and Simon Webb, released three studio albums before announcing a hiatus In late 2004.
They reformed in 2011 and represented the United Kingdom at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf where they finished in 11th place.
Earlier this year, they announced their first album in seven years and a comeback tour including a date at London’s O2 Arena in December.
The Chatham-born star also competed in the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
He was partnered with professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova and finished fourteenth in the BBC dance competition.
That same year, he also left soap EastEnders where he enjoyed a one-year stint as barman Woody Woodward.
