Dreamboys stripper faces months off work after injuring himself and audience member in pole snap mishap

The dancer was rushed to hospital after the incident
Jacob Jarvis24 February 2020

A Dreamboys stripper faces four months off work after injuring himself and an audience member during a dance routine mishap.

Lewis Riches, 32, was performing as part of a strip show on Saturday in Shoreditch, east London, when the dance pole snapped.

Mr Riches fell onto the stage while the pole fell into the crowd, injuring a woman who was at the event as part of a hen do.

A Dreamboys spokeswoman said the dancer is set for an operation later this week having suffered a "debilitating injury to both his ankle and leg".

The incident happened at For Your Eyes Only in Shoreditch
Google StreetView

"Lewis will be out of action for the next four months - possibly longer," she told the Standard.

London Ambulance Service confirmed it attended the incident and took a woman with a head injury to hospital for treatment.

Lewis Riches, 32, will have to take a break from performing due to his injuries 

Mr Riches was treated by paramedics for his leg injury before they also transported him for further care.

A report from the Sun said that the woman, 75, was knocked out as the pole hit her "bang on the head".

The spokeswoman said the woman had since recovered, while she was hopeful Mr Riches would also be back to full health eventually.

"The Hen and her party have been invited back for her own very private Dreamboys show," she said, due to their evening being cut short.

The incident occurred at For Your Eyes Only in Shoreditch, which the Dreamboys hire to perform in weekly each Saturday. The Standard has contacted the venue for comment.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in