Celia Imrie has revealed she was mistaken for a prostitute and ‘very nearly’ arrested by U.S. police after a hotel mix-up left her wandering the streets at night.The actress, 74, told how she was pushed into the back of a patrol car after two men thought she was trying to pick them up while asking for directions.Celia said she and her friend, actress and writer Fidelis Morgan, had arranged to meet in a city in California, only to find that their pre-booked hotel was boarded up.’If I tell you that I was in a place called Fresno – ever been? Don’t bother. Fresno. No, seriously, don’t bother,’ Celia said on the Joe Marler Will See You Now podcast.’I was in Los Angeles and my friend Fidelis was in Davis and we decided one weekend to meet in the middle.’We got there about half past six at night looking for the hotel that we’d booked, which was the Radisson. And it was all boarded up.’ Celia Imrie has revealed she was mistaken for a prostitute and ‘very nearly’ arrested by U.S. police after a hotel mix-up left her wandering the streets at night The former Celebrity Traitors star, who met host Joe on last year’s series, did not disclose exactly when this happened, but the hotel she was referring to closed down to move location in 2014The former Celebrity Traitors star, who met host Joe on last year’s series, did not disclose exactly when this happened, but the hotel she was referring to closed down to move location in 2014.’We noticed the casino was open, so we went down there and it was jam-packed,’ Celia continued. After asking around, they were told the hotel had moved to the other side of town, leaving them to make their way there on foot.She said: ‘By this time, it was getting dark, and we walked around and found somewhere with a bit more lights. Two gentlemen were coming towards me. And I said, “Excuse me, can you tell me where I’m looking for my hotel?”‘And they took terrible fright and thought I was trying to pick them up and sort of scarpered.’Not long after, she said, a police car pulled up alongside them.Celia recalled: ‘The next minute, this police car drew up and said, are you two street walking?’We said, no, we’re looking for a hotel. She said, get in. And she put the flat of her hand on my head and shoved me down into this back of her police car, you know, black and white, real flashing and everything.’She added they were ‘very, very nearly’ arrested but the officer eventually believed that they were lost.Celia explained: ‘She realised we were serious… She said, you know, where are you trying to go? We said, the Radisson, and she went on her walkie-talkie and found out that actually it had moved. It was the other side of the town.’ ‘If I tell you that I was in a place called Fresno – ever been? Don’t bother. Fresno. No, seriously, don’t bother,’ Celia said on the Joe Marler Will See You Now podcastAfter warning them that the area was unsafe for them to be walking around, the officer took them to their destination.Celia said: ‘And I got a free ride in a police car all the way to the front door of the Radisson. And I don’t think the receptionist was very pleased. They wondered who on earth was arriving.’Recalling the back seat of the patrol car, Celia said: ‘You absolutely can’t move once you’re in.’She has a long history of travelling with Fidelis after the pair first met in 1975 while touring with actress Glenda Jackson.Explaining her attitude to new experiences, Celia said: ‘I want to make the most of every single day, every moment.’Asked whether she had enjoyed the unexpected police ride, she replied: ‘I loved it. I loved it.’