It would seem that soap actors are going to pot these days, because not only is former Emmerdale star Seamus Gubbins possibly facing jail for cultivating marijuana plants, former EastEnder – and Shameless – actor Jody Latham has also allegedly been caught growing cannabis.

Maybe they can be jointly charged. Joint… get it? Ahh gotta love a good play on words, and yes, I realise that wasn’t in fact a good play on words.

However, the Daily Mail reports that Jody – who played evil pimp Rob Grayson in ‘Enders and wide boy Lip in Shameless – was arrested after 25 cannabis plants were discovered on property he owns in Bacup, Lancs.

It seems police made the discovery having been called to the property over a report of a possible affray in which one man sustained a black eye. No further action was taken over that incident…

30 year old Jody – who made his television debut in The Cops and who went on to star in Big Meg, Little Meg, When I Was 12m Clocking Off, The Cops, The Street, and as mentioned above, Shameless and EastEnders – and his girlfriend Sarah Melia, are set to appear before Magistrates’ Court next week for a preliminary hearing with regard to the discovery of the plants.

We’ll keep you posted on any further news about the case, but for now, here’s a reminder of Jody as nasty pimp Rob in EastEnders…