EastEnders star Ross Kemp has hit out at far-right activists 'hijacking' the Union Jack and St George's flags 'for their means'.
The 61-year-old - who is best known for playing Grant Mitchell in the long-running soap - spoke his mind about the rising prevalence of the flags, which have been hung from lampposts and painted onto roundabouts, at the same time as protests over migrants being housed in hotels have soared.
He expressed his concerns that those with an agenda might display the flag for reasons other than feeling 'pride' at being English.
Speaking to The Mirror, he said: 'If its's hijacked by other people for their means, then that's entirely up to them, but that's not what it means to me.
'It just means being English. I'm very proud of being English.'
