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Jessie Wallace has been warned by BBC chiefs and reportedly urged to 'slow down' by her friends after she was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
The EastEnders actress, 50, has 'expressed her deep regret' after she allegedly told a police officer to 'f*** off you fat c***' during 'five minutes of carnage' outside a nightclub.
Wallace, who plays barmaid Kat Slater in the BBC soap, allegedly kneed the officer in the groin before she was arrested and placed into a police van, but she was later released without charge.
Warnings: Jessie Wallace has reportedly been urged to 'slow down' by her friends and warned by BBC chiefs after she was arrested (pictured) for allegedly assaulting a police officer
She has since been warned by BBC chiefs that her behaviour was 'unacceptable' after the incident, with Wallace expressing her 'deep regret'.
A BBC spokesman told MailOnline: 'Senior bosses have spoken to Jessie Wallace about the incident and issued a clear warning that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable. Jessie has expressed her deep regret.'
And her friends are believed to have urged the star to 'step back and slow down' after the 'unprofessional' incident.
One friend told The Mirror: 'She needs to step back, slow down and try to sort her head out. It goes without saying this behaviour is deeply unprofessional.'
'Step back': Her friends are believed to have urged the star, 50, who plays barmaid Kat Slater in the BBC soap, to 'slow down' after the 'unprofessional' incident
MailOnline has contacted Wallace's representatives for comment.
It comes after Wallace allegedly left a police officer on his knees following an incident in the early hours of Sunday.
Footage showed the moment Wallace was arrested following a 'drunken' night out, with witnesses claiming she had been kicked out of Flex nightclub for being 'gobby'.
Eastenders bosses were said to have been in talks on Monday night over Wallace's future on the soap, The Sun reports.
Shock: Footage showed the moment Wallace was arrested following a 'drunken' night out, with witnesses claiming she had been kicked out of Flex nightclub for being 'gobby'
Nightclub: The EastEnders actress, 50, allegedly told a police officer to 'f*** off you fat c***' during 'five minutes of carnage' outside a nightclub
It is claimed she kneed the officer in the groin before she was arrested and placed into a police van.
Earlier in the day Wallace had been with her new builder boyfriend watching a Madness gig at Thetford Forest, Brandon - where she posed for photographs with fans.
The star was later detained on suspicion of assaulting a police officer as well as drunk and disorderly conduct in Bury St Edmunds.
A witness said: 'It was truly shocking behaviour. She was out of control. It was worse than anything Kat Slater has done.
Night out: Wallace was out at Flex nightclub at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk on Saturday night (file picture)
'She was a one-woman rampage. It was five minutes of carnage. The police dealt with it very well.'
But she was later released without charge by Suffolk Police after receiving a conditional caution.
