EastEnders icon Natalie Cassidy has been left devastated after two of her new roles have been axed inside six months of her leaving the BBC cleaning soap after 32 years
Natalie Cassidy has seen two of her recent ventures cancelled inside half a 12 months of departing EastEnders.
The star, recognized for her portrayal of Sonia Fowler within the long-running drama, revealed to supporters that her shopper programme What’s The Huge Deal? seems unlikely to return after disappointing Channel 4 bosses.
In the meantime, her BBC podcast alongside Gavin and Stacey favorite Joanna Web page has additionally been delivered to an surprising halt.
Discussing the prospects for What’s The Huge Deal?, the 42 12 months outdated admitted: “I do not assume it went down very properly, if I am sincere. I do not assume it is going to come again. For the time being there isn’t any discuss of it. However I cherished it and it was a fantastic expertise for me to do.”
The Channel 4 present featured Natalie, a mum-of-two, placing trending merchandise by their paces to find out whether or not they delivered on their guarantees – marking her debut main enterprise past performing.
In the meantime, the podcast Off The Telly noticed her chatting about tv with Joanna, beloved for her function as Stacey within the hit comedy collection , experiences the Mirror.
These recent endeavours got here after Natalie’s three-decade stint enjoying Sonia in EastEnders, having portrayed the beloved character intermittently for 32 years.
The memorable determine made her exit in April alongside her two daughters following intense drama, together with the heartbreak surrounding Martin Fowler, father to her daughter Bex, who perished within the devastating fortieth anniversary Queen Vic blast.
Nevertheless, these new paths have proved difficult for Natalie, who knowledgeable audiences at a literary competition in Somerset that the BBC had reconsidered the podcast. She revealed: “We had fun doing it and it’s a disgrace the pod ended. I do not assume it is going to be again.
“With the BBC generally, what occurs is, by no fault of their very own, they love exploring new stuff they usually do chop and alter. If one thing is not massively, massively widespread, then they may simply get rid and check out new materials. That’s sort of what the BBC is for. The cash is from you guys, in order that they do want to alter issues and make issues new.”
The star was on the occasion to advertise her new e book Joyful Days, which chronicles her life each on and off display. Within the memoir, she appears to be like again on her intensive time at EastEnders, which kicked off in 1993 when Natalie was merely 10 years outdated.
As a teenager, she scooped the Finest Dramatic Efficiency from a Younger Actor or Actress award on the British Cleaning soap Awards in 2004, earlier than occurring to painting Sonia for one more 21 years.
The character endured a troubled marriage with Martin, which got here to an finish in 2006 when Sonia launched into an affair with Naomi Julien. The pair later reunited, and Sonia was left heartbroken when he handed away in February this 12 months.
