In the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory text, the eccentric Willy Wonka discovered Oompa Loompas and invited them to live and work at his wondrous chocolate factory. The three film ...

LOS ANGELES — Two months after a Willy Wonka-inspired “Chocolate Experience” in Scotland failed so spectacularly that it cemented itself in internet meme history, a similar event in Los Angeles ...

The Willy Wonka experience in Scotland went viral for all the wrong reasons. It's having an unlikely comeback in LA. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks about it with Kirsty Paterson, who plays an Oompa Loompa.

Left: Hugh Grant at the world premiere of "Wonka" in November 2023. Right: Grant as an Oompa Loompa in "Wonka."Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP; Warner Bros. Hugh Grant stars as an Oompa Loompa in Paul ...

Kirsty Paterson said she hopes "everyone gets their money back" after the disastrous experience at the Box Hub Warehouse in Glasgow Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE.

She turned a fiasco into a golden ticket to online fame. The “meth lab” Oompa Loompa actress who went viral during Scotland’s “embarrassing” Willy Wonka “experience” might have the last laugh. After ...

The Oompa Loompa who went viral after doomed Willy Wonka Experience has moved to Australia - and says she still gets recognised. Kirsty Paterson, 31, found accidental fame after dressing up as the ...

ICYMI (in which case…how?), an event touted as an immersive “Willy Wonka experience” in Glasgow has been all over the news (and newsfeed) as of late thanks to its absolute absurdity. The experience, ...

Hugh Grant said he "hated" playing an Oompa-Loompa in the new movie, "Wonka." Grant said he found the filming process "very uncomfortable." "Wonka" arrives in theaters on December 15. Hugh Grant is ...

A Willy Wonka-inspired (definitely not officially affiliated!) “immersive” exhibit hosted in a warehouse in Glasgow, Scotland last weekend went horribly wrong, left children in tears, and ended with ...

An Oompa Loompa performer who went viral after the bungled Willy Wonka Experience has unveiled a striking glow up since ...