More than five decades after Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory first opened its doors, the surviving child stars have followed remarkably different paths
Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket, left acting behind and became a respected vet specialising in cattle and horses
Julie Dawn Cole turned Veruca Salt’s outrageous demands into a career in television before qualifying as a psychotherapist
Paris Themmen still works in entertainment, alongside photography and film conventions
Michael Bollner swapped Augustus Gloop for accountancy in Munich
Meanwhile, Rusty Goffe returns as an Oompa Loompa in Netflix’s new Golden Ticket series.