EastEnders' Danny Hatchard says he's found 'new respect' for soap actors on BBC set

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EastEnders.The ex-EastEnders star, 30, played Lee Carter in the iconic BBC soap on and off between 2014 and 2020.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star at the Daily Mirror's People's Pet Awards, Danny said his time on EastEnders changed the way he saw soap actors forever.The star spilled on the soap ahead of its 37th anniversary today (February 19) - with almost 40 years since its first episode aired on February 19, 1985.Danny said: "I grew up watching soaps, my mum's a big fan.

A lot of my family are. I've just got a whole newfound respect for actors in soaps."Whenever I work on other projects outside soaps and I'm working with someone who has been on a soap, I know they're going to deliver."He later praised his EastEnders co-stars - saying they're the best in the business when it comes to work ethic.Danny said: "It's a wonderful place [set], but you really have to work.

I believe firmly, having gone out and experienced different film sets and having worked with incredible actors on different shows, that EastEnders, the work ethic there is second to none.""I've never known anything life it, I don't think I ever will experience anything similar."He added: "It's a magical place to work among, I would say, the best actors that this industry has to offer."The actor went on to dish on the biggest challenges of acting on the EastEnders set - revealing that you have to "think on your feet" like being on stage and you don't get many chances to shoot a scene again."You really have to think on your feet, you know?