Peter Andre has admitted to an awkward blunder in which he accidentally texted his son Junior's former drama teacher instead of a Grease co-star to invite her for coffee. The singer and actor, 53, revealed the mix-up during a recent episode of the podcast he presents with his wife Emily MacDonagh.
Peter, who played Vince Fontaine in the stage adaptation of the 1978 film across two runs in 2022 and 2023, said he wanted to get to know one of his co-stars better. The actress in question was Corinna Powlesland, who played Ms Lynch.
Mistaken message to wrong Karina
Peter explained that he intended to invite Corinna for coffee while performing in the West End. He said: "Honestly, I don't know what is wrong with me. This happens all the time. I used to do Grease in the West End, which I absolutely loved."
He added: "There was a lady in there playing Ms Lynch, she's the headmistress. So Corinna was playing Miss Lynch. Lovely lady Corinna. We became really good friends. And one day I thought, you know, I'm going to get to London early and I'm going to text her and say, 'Corinna, meet me for a coffee, we'll go for a coffee'."
Instead, Peter mistakenly messaged the former drama teacher of Junior, his son with ex-wife Katie Price, who coincidentally shares the same first name as his colleague. He received a reply saying: "Hi Pete. I'd love to meet for a coffee, but just to let you know I'm Junior's drama teacher, Karina. Are you sure you meant to send this to me?"
Repeat blunder and family appearance
Peter noted that Junior is now an adult, and the teacher was "lovely enough" to say she would still meet for a coffee. Emily responded teasingly: "Let's do it!"
However, the saga did not end there, as Peter repeated the same mistake more than once. He said: "So that was the first time. It happened more than once, I messaged her two or three times, she goes, 'Wrong Karina again?'. I went, 'Oh damn. I'm so sorry'."
Peter's comments were made ahead of Junior joining his sister Princess in Celebrity Race Across The World on November 11 on BBC One at 8pm.
