SECOND Willy Wonka event for Glasgow after original fail

Children who were left in tears after attending the Box Hub Warehouse, in the Whiteinch area, will now get a new golden ticket after being let down on Saturday, February 24.

We previously reported how the “immersive” experience was branded a failure by angry families who had forked out around £35 for tickets.

Organisers, House of Illuminati, apologised after families were met by a sparsely decorated room including few plastic props, a little bouncy castle, and small backdrops pinned to walls.

Now the actor who played Willy Wonka has teamed up with frustrated parents to put on a new free event.

Angry crowds couldn't believe what they paid for (Image: Sourced)

Paul Connelly was promised £500 but hasn't been paid a penny yet after being shocked by how unprepared the event was.

The 31-year-old, from Yorkshire but lives in Merchant City, told the Glasgow Times: “We saw people walk in and their faces dropped, the place looked creepy and dystopian.

“It was an empty warehouse with plastic mushrooms and some jelly beans on offer, then me dancing around as Willy Wonka.

“Me and the other actors looked around and thought, it is highly unlikely we are getting paid for this but let's put on a good show for the kids.

“I was working for hours without a break and eventually lost touch with reality. I went full Wonka like Heath Ledger when he played the Joker.

“I was promised £500 but I am not holding my breath as I still haven’t been paid yet.

“Myself and some of the parents are now planning a free event in the future for the kids to make up for their disappointment, details are still to be confirmed but it is happening.”

Paul was shocked to see how under prepared the event was (Image: Sourced)

Since the event has gone viral Paul has been recognised on the street and has been interviewed by the New York Times.

We previously reported how around 850 ticket holders are now being offered full refunds.

He told the Glasgow Times when he first started to fear the event wasn’t going how he had imagined.

Paul said: “It's been an unpredictable few days, I can’t believe how viral it has all gone.

“I was given 15 pages on AI generated gobbledy goo that I had to learn overnight.

“They asked me to suck an entire human up with a vacuum cleaner, I tried to ask questions about how exactly I was supposed to achieve this - but was told to just improvise.

“I thought you either have a giant hoover or you don’t. That is when alarm bells started to ring for me.

“People were promised a world of imagination, I guess they really did need to use their imagination to believe it was anything close to a chocolate factory.

“They didn’t even have chocolate in the building!”

Paul is a stand up comedian and is bringing shows to the city, promising to tell audiences all about his Wonka experience.

Glasgow audiences can enjoy his solo show ‘Ace in the Whole’, which got five stars at the Edinburgh Fringe last year.

He will also take part in comedy battle Eddy vs Paul on Wednesday, March 13 at McChuills.

You can follow Paul’s journey on social media by checking out his Instagram and TikTok for show updates.