Jamie Foreman has printed that EastEnders is ‘nowhere close to the spotlight’ of his performing occupation as he accused display bosses of failing to stay guarantees made earlier than he joined the cleaning soap.
The actor, 67, performed Derek Branning from November 2011 till the nature’s loss of life within the dramatic Christmas Day episode of 2012.
Despite his position in one in all Walford’s maximum notorious households, Jamie mentioned he does not imagine the section a standout second in his occupation – although it gave him the chance to paintings along icons like Dame Barbara Windsor.
Speaking at the Lewis Nicholls display, Jamie admitted: ‘I’m going to be a bit bit debatable right here.
‘I do not see EastEnders as any place close to the spotlight of my occupation.
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Jamie Foreman has printed that EastEnders is ‘nowhere close to the spotlight’ of his performing occupation as he accused display bosses of failing to stay guarantees made earlier than he joined the cleaning soap

The actor, 67, performed Derek Branning from November 2011 till the nature’s loss of life within the dramatic Christmas Day episode of 2012 (pictured in 2011)
‘It used to be a beautiful process and I recognize it. But for me… they would requested me such a lot of instances earlier than.’
He went on to provide an explanation for that manufacturers promised him flexibility and beneficial operating stipulations earlier than he signed on.
He persevered: ‘They mentioned, “it’s with the best family, it’s full on, you can do as long as you want”. I mentioned, “I only want to do it for a year.”
‘I went and met with them and so they made me all method of guarantees that they by no means saved, like “you’ll never work a Saturday”. I did each Saturday. I used to be the primary in, final out each day.’
The BBC declined to remark, and Jamie’s consultant has additionally been approached.
During his quick tenure at the display, Derek Branning made an important affect. He had an affair with Kat Slater, tormented Pat Butcher on her deathbed, and printed the reality about Dennis Rickman to his son, Denny Watts.
This is not the primary time Jamie has voiced grievance of his time on EastEnders.
In a 2013 look on Daybreak, he mentioned: ‘I hated the scenes within the Queen Vic, I’m extraordinarily sorry to everyone!

Despite his position in one in all Walford’s maximum notorious households, Jamie mentioned he does not imagine the section a standout second in his occupation – although it gave him the chance to paintings along icons like Dame Barbara Windsor (each pictured 2016)

Speaking at the Lewis Nicholls display, Jamie admitted: ‘I’m going to be a bit bit debatable right here. I do not see EastEnders as any place close to the spotlight of my occupation’

He went on to provide an explanation for that manufacturers additionally promised him he would ‘by no means paintings a Saturday’, alternatively, they broke their promise as he claimed: ‘I did each Saturday. I used to be the primary in, final out each day’
‘I’m certain numerous the solid will say the similar factor – they are see you later and hard.
‘You’ve were given to face there and stay up for any individual over there to forestall speaking, so you might be taking note of that dialog, then it cuts to any individual else. You by no means shoot a scene briefly in there.’
In 2020, Jamie printed he suffered a center assault, similar to his persona did within the BBC cleaning soap.
Speaking to The Sun about his well being scare, Jamie mentioned: ‘I had a large center assault a few years again and just about pegged it.
‘That put the whole thing in viewpoint. All the years and effort I’d spent stressing about paintings and now I feel “I’ve been there, done that”.’
Jamie has had an illustrious movie and TV occupation, starring in motion pictures akin to Layer Cake, Oliver Twist and Nil By Mouth.
Despite his a hit occupation, he has been candid concerning the demanding situations he is confronted to find paintings.

In 2020, Jamie printed he suffered a center assault, similar to his persona did within the BBC cleaning soap (pictured in 2018)

Speaking to The Sun about his well being scare, Jamie mentioned: ‘I had a large center assault a few years again and just about pegged it,’ (pictured in persona as Derek)
He advised the Business & Money complement in The Sunday Times: ‘I’ve been type of suffering at the paintings entrance.
‘I wasn’t extraordinarily smartly a couple of years in the past and it made me truly reappraise issues, so I’m in a transitional length. I’m most effective operating if one thing great is available in.
‘My spouse and I arrange a bit style trade, Jules Boutique, in Surrey some time in the past, which is her store truly and it is nonetheless burgeoning.’
Jamie used to be prior to now married to EastEnders actress Carol Harrison, who performed Louise Raymond. They percentage a son, Alfie.