A former Brookside actor who masterminded a £13.6million fraud operation that conned thousands of would-be models has been jailed. Philip Foster, 49, who played Christian Wright in the Liverpool soap, ran a network of fake modelling agencies for more than eight years.

Philip Foster, a former Brookside actor, has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years behind bars for orchestrating a £13.6 million fraud targeting young hopefuls dreaming of a modelling career.

A FORMER Brookside star who scammed aspiring models out of £13.6million through a fake agency has been jailed. Philip Foster, 49, targeted more than 6,000 young girls and their families across an

A former soap actor who scammed aspiring models out of £13.6 million has been jailed, according to the National Trading Standards (NTS). Former Brookside star Philip Foster, 49, ran the operation involving an extensive network of sham modelling agencies that exploited the dreams of aspiring young models and their parents for more than eight years.

Former Brookside actor Philip Foster has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years' imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud.

Phillip Foster was the ringleader of the operation, defrauding over 6,000 victims for millions while living in luxury in Marbella

York and North Yorkshire based consumer watchdogs have broken up put a former TV soap actor's £13.6 million fraud and put his associates behind bars.