Fun House twin Melanie Grant is now working…behind the bar in a Wetherspoons.
The 51-year-old is pulling pints in one of the budget boozers in her hometown.
She said that lots of punters recognise her from her 90s kids TV heyday.
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Her boss was a fan of the kids programme and was starstruck when he got her CV.
Melanie is team leader at the Royal Victoria Pavilion pub – the biggest Spoons in the UK – in Ramsgate, Kent.
Melanie rose to fame on the ITV show alongside twin sister Martina when they were just 16.
Child contestants on the programme hosted by mullet-haired Pat Sharp had to complete challenges in the soft play house.
The cult gameshow ran for a decade from 1989 to 1999.
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Melanie decided to swap the Funhouse for Wetherspoons because she loves chatting to the locals.
Melanie said: “I love working at the pub.
“It’s perfect for me as I grew up around here and I’m a real people person and always love a chat with the customers here.
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“A lot of customers know me and recognise me from the show, and we have a lot of laughs and memories about it.”
Before Wetherspoons bought the pub – which opened in 2017 – it was used as a nightclub under two different names
It was called Peggy Sue’s then Nero’s and local girl Melanie used to go there.
Melanie added: “I used to come here in those days, so I have a great connection with the building.”
Pub manager Chris Whitbourn said: “To have Mel here is superb.
“I used to watch Fun House as a kid and then found myself interviewing her for a job here.
“She is a great staff member and an asset to the pub.”
The Royal Victoria Pavilion is on the seafront in the Kent town and has a capacity of 1,400 customers, as reported on What’s The Jam.
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