An ex- ITV Coronation Street star became embroiled in a multi-billion pound international bribery scandal, he has told ITV Good Morning Britain today.
Phil Middlemiss, who played Des Barnes in the ITV soap, appeared on the show opposite Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard today.
The soap actor, who spent eight years on the show, which is set in the fictional Weatherfield, was caught up in a scandal in Ghana.
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He has explained more on Mirror Online today.
The 58-year-old told Kate and Ben: "When we got put on red notice - that was the best one.
"We got put on red notice by Interpol."
Ben replied: "Just explain that..."
Ben added: "Andy McNab has written a book on Red Notice - he has called it Red Notice, and it is an international thing that gets sent out globally.
"You essentially become one of the most wanted people in the world."
Phil said: "It printed all my passport details - so where I lived, places I was likely to visit - I had not even been to any of them - and it then said underneath: 'He may be travelling under his alias of Des Barnes.'"
Phil added: "Now, I am not the smartest guy but even I could come up with a better alias to use than Des Barnes if I was on the run!"
Kate joked: "Oh my goodness."
Phil added: "I keep in touch with a few. Charlie Lawson, really. He has been a great friend of mine and we have kept in touch. Simon Gregson too.
"I worried everybody might believe it. I kept quiet because of this investigation. There were a lot of people commenting on it all over the place - on all sorts of social media. You find out who your friends are. That is what you do."
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