Whenever 46-year-old Melo Masi steps out of his front door in Berkshire, he risks being mobbed by strangers desperate for a selfie - all because of his incredible likeness to Hollywood megastar, Johnny Depp. With his chiselled jaw and smouldering good looks, it’s easy to see why the dad-of-two provokes mass hysteria. Often chased by hordes of screaming women, for Melo and his wife Mary, 43, even a walk to the shops can end up being a red carpet event. Mary, a medical secretary, says: “There have been so many occasions when people would just not accept that he wasn’t the real Johnny Depp.
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