I think I must be one of the only actors I know who has never even auditioned for a small part in 'Eastenders.'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't miss 'EastEnders.' I did a two-stretch. That was enough.
I remember watching 'EastEnders' as a kid with my mum, and even my dad would be gripped by the odd episode. So to think I would be part of the show was a strange feeling at first.
'EastEnders' keeps me so busy - that is where I'm at and I can't see that changing too soon. There's nothing that has quite got the punch of an 'EastEnders' script.
I've auditioned for normal characters. But I never get cast.
I haven't been watching any TV recently because I've been on the road, but I am an avid 'EastEnders' fan. I've watched it all my life, and so have my family.
I've never been out with any of the cast of Coronation Street. We're all very close friends so it's very much a professional attitude.
All you can hope for when you get a book adapted for TV is that you get a good actor and not some muppet off 'EastEnders.'
I never thought I was much of an actor anyway.
On stage, you rehearse for five weeks, and it goes out to 300 people. In 'EastEnders,' you get ten minutes to rehearse, and seven million people watch it!
I'm really excited to be joining the fantastic cast of 'EastEnders' - a show which my family have watched for years.