When Rusty Goffe, one of only two surviving Oompa Loompas from the original Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory film, wandered onto the set of 2026 Netflix reality show Wonka’s The Golden Ticket, there was one striking difference – the smell wasn’t atrocious.
The famous chocolate river that ribboned through the factory – captivating grown-ups and children alike, in Mel Stuart’s 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s eccentric children’s novel, was – thankfully – far more ambrosial this time around.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Goffe, now 77 but very much still acting, says: ’55 years ago, it was just dirty water. The
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