Brian Conley to join EastEnders as Sonia’s long-lost father after turning down soap

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Natalie Cassidy has told that she has to use a layer of makeup every day on set to cover up a tattoo on her wrist.

EASTENDERS' Natalie Cassidy showed off the "secret tattoo" that she has to cover up to play Sonia on the BBC One soap.

EastEnders star Brian Conley took the role after a string of money-spinning gigs went down the pan.He can bag up to £25,000 for a corporate engagement, earns around £120,000 from a yearly panto performance and had been due to star in Dolly Parton’s 9-5 Musical in London’s West End.But the pandemic has meant he’s lost out on hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of work.In 2019, he bagged six figures for appearing in Cinderella in Plymouth and would have been in line for another panto pay day last Christmas before the pandemic closed theatres.And he was due to appear in 9-5 last year from March to May as Franklin Hart Jnr alongside Louise Redknapp as Violet Newstead.Brian once said that he’d never join the soap because BBC bosses wouldn’t

Brian Conley has explained why he is so happy to have joined EastEnders.

NEW EastEnders star Brian Conley signed up to the BBC soap after a string of money-spinning gigs were cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The 59-year-old can bag up to £25,000 for a corporate engagement and has previously earned around £120,000 from a yearly panto performance.

EASTENDERS fans are convinced Sonia Fowler's long-lost dad Terry Cant will be a villain. Actor and comedian Brian Conley will play the never before seen character when he arrives later this year after Sonia goes searching for him.

Watford Square is getting a new resident and Eastenders bosses have promised that his arrival will cause a ‘huge shock.’

EastEnders because it was his late dad's favourite show.The TV funnyman, 59, has been cast in the role of Sonia Fowler's long-lost father Terry Cant.He joked on Tuesday's edition of This Morning that he will probably be the only person walking around Albert Square with a smile on his face after signing up.Brian later shared that had an important reason for agreeing to join the BBC soap.The TV presenter and comedian fell into a depression when his cabbie dad Colin died more than 20 years ago.He says EastEnders was his father's favourite show – and he would be proud to see him walking around Walford if he was still with us.Cheeky Brian said: "It's a dream come true for me, I'll be walking around Albert Square with a big smile on my face.

Brian Conley opened up about his "silver fox" makeover ahead of his debut on EastEnders as Sonia Fowler's dad.

BRIAN Conley has joined the cast of EastEnders, despite previously insisting the soap would stop him from taking on lucrative gigs. The stage and screen star, 59, will join Albert Square as Sonia’s long lost father Terry Cant, having previously said he had turned down the BBC1 soap twice.

EastEnders. The telly legend, 59, has landed a role as charmer Terry Cant, who is the long-lost dad of show favourite Sonia Fowler, played by Natalie Cassidy, 37.