Shane Richie’s son takes a swipe at his ‘drink-drive’ arrest as he reveals why he dropped his surname

Shane Richie’s son made sure to take a swipe at his famous father after his drink drive arrest last week. It emerged on Friday the EastEnders star, 62, has been charged with drink-driving after police were called following a row with petrol station staff when he was challenged at the Tesco petrol station in Harlow, Essex.And his son Shane Jr, 37, wasn’t afraid to poke fun at the incident during his show with his mum Coleen Nolan, called This Is Me, at Bush Hall in Shepherd’s Bush on Sunday. Before his famous mum took to the stage, he reportedly joked with the audience: ‘The more you drink the funnier I get. Is anyone having a drink tonight? But remember don’t drink and drive. Don’t do it.’The Sun revealed that as the crowd heckled him, he continued: ‘What? What? I am driving home… there is lots to talk about. What am I doing after the show? I am taking my eight month old baby and my beautiful girlfriend back to Staffordshire. ‘That is what I am doing. I won’t be driving. I am drinking tonight.’  Shane Richie’s son Shane Jr has taken a swipe at his dad’s ‘drink-drive’ arrest and revealed why he dropped his surname at his show on Sunday night (pictured with mum Coleen in 2017) Shane also addressed his choice to drop his dad’s surname, after switching his surname to Nolan back in 2017 when Coleen took part in Celebrity Big Brother. Coleen married Shane Richie in 1990, and they had two sons before splitting up in 1997 and divorcing in 1999. Shane Snr and Coleen married in 1990. Their relationship lasted for seven years before Shane cheated, leading to their divorce in 1999.He joked: ‘I used to be called Shane Richie Jnr and I changed it to Shane Nolan. A lot of people have asked me why and it is because I just go with the parent who is most famous to get paid more. I have to admit my mum is smashing it.’Shane Richie, 62, who plays Alfie Moon on the BBC soap, was challenged after he was seen vaping at the Tesco petrol station in Harlow, Essex last Wednesday.Footage of the incident, which unfolded just after 11pm, saw the actor being told he could not smoke on the premises.Brandishing the vape, he replied: ‘It’s not smoking.’ Upon realising he was being filmed, the EastEnders star then claimed: ‘This is not a vape.’After staff told him the vape ‘is a risk’, the actor, while reaching back inside his car and with his back to the employee, said: ‘I don’t give a f***.’As the manager of the petrol station phoned police, claiming Richie was being ‘aggressive’, the TV soap star told the man filming: ‘Someone’s coming to change my tyre.’ Shane Jr joked with the audience: ‘The more you drink the funnier I get. Is anyone having a drink tonight? But remember don’t drink and drive. Don’t do it’ (Shane pictured last week) Police were later seen arriving at the forecourt.He was arrested and later charged with drink-driving. He is set to appear in court next month. It is a criminal offence to smoke a cigarette at a petrol station due to the danger posed by sparks in the proximity of fuel, which is highly flammable.It is not a specific offence to vape on forecourts, but petrol station companies strictly prohibit it over concerns about the same risk.A report in The Sun has claimed those close to Shane think he could be ‘spiralling’ and could end up being let go from the soap.A source told the publication: ‘This has been a long time coming. Shane has been struggling to keep up with the demands of his workload and it appears it has all got a bit much. Everyone is so concerned about him.’Since his character Alfie took over as landlord of the Queen Vic, he has been filming all the time because he is at the centre of the show.”It is a pretty gruelling schedule. Plus he’s got a big tour in September which he has been rehearsing for. When Shane gets stressed he does like a drink, he has made no secret of that.’The source went on to claim that BBC bosses ‘won’t take the incident lightly’, adding: ‘It wouldn’t be a surprise if they suspended him.’