Michael Barrymore in row with shopkeeper over cigarettes

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Michael Barrymore got into a heated row with shop staff over cigarettes. The TV legend - once one of Britain’s highest-paid stars - posted a video of himself asking a man behind the counter for four packets of Silk Cut Purple.

The staff member returned with just two and said: “The law says we can only sell maximum two.” Michael asked how long the rule had been in place, and the man insisted “a long time”.

Confused, Michael bought the two and left - only to storm back into the shop and speak to another staff member moments later. The pair again told him he could only have two packets and claimed he was “not allowed” to buy four.

Locals could be seen siding with Michael, saying they had never heard of the rule. Mich