Stripper arrested after being booed offstage

They had arrived at Ladies Night expecting to see tanned, muscular stripper Fabio strutting his stuff on the stage.

The popular heart-throb was said to be “made of pure muscle” and the posters showed off his Mediterranean looks and toned physique.

As the lights went down, more than 150 women whispered to each other and giggled as the anticipation mounted.

However, when the booked entertainment finally strolled out onto the stage a deathly silence fell over the room and the women gazed at each other in horror.

Dark-haired Fabio had been forced to pull out at the last minute and he had been replaced by "scruffy" novice Leon Zbudowskyj, wearing grey tracksuit trousers and braces.

"He looked like he had come off the street, he looked dirty, he was unshaven and he didn't have a six pack,” said Debra Jones, the compere.

"He was diabolical, he was disgusting, he just didn't have anything, no music, no dance routine.

"In fact he looked like he had been hit in the face with a wok.

"He just wasn't the sort of person you wanted to see take their kit off.”

Rather than begin a routine, 29-year-old Zbudowskyj simply stood rooted to the spot.

The women, who had paid £10-a-head for the popular event, simply looked at each other and wondered what was going on.

Eventually, they lost patience and started heckling, chanting at him to “get on with it” whilst pelting him with screwed up serviettes.

“He looked like a crazed animal,” said one attendee who did not want to be identified.

“He just stood there, staring at everyone with a vacant look. It was immediately obvious he was no stripper.”

But the night took a distinct turn for the worse, culminating in a large brawl.

Five police cars were sent to break up the scuffle at the Baltic Inn in Pontyates, near Llanelli, South Wales and Cardiff-based Zbudowskyj arrested on suspicion of assault.

Viv Davies, 58, who has owned the country inn for seven years, said the stand-in stripper was unlikely to get further bookings.

"The ladies were not very happy with him and started booing,” he said.

"It is not something that happens all the time and it was really quite unusual.

"But it didn't actually spoil much – it was a good night, everybody enjoyed themselves.

"It was a fantastic night, that's the most important thing, and it will not put us off holding events like that in the future.

"We have even set a date for the next one – although I think we may steer away from firemen next time."

The agency that booked Zbudowskyj said it would not be working with him again and had emailed other agencies warning them to avoid him.

A spokesman for Fantasy Strip said: "It was the first time we used him and he let us down big time.

"We will certainly not be working with him again, we've been doing this for more than 10 years and we've never had an experience like this.

"We have warned other agencies to stay away from him as he will mess up their bookings and damage their reputations."

Zbudowskyj, of Cathays, Cardiff, was unavailable for comment.

A spokeswoman for Dyfed Powys Police said: "A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and bailed pending further inquiries."