Sacked EastEnder Dean Gaffney complains he can’t get a part in The Crown – because he spent too long in the Queen Vic. Dean’s gripe is that he is offered little serious acting.
And he blames it on the fact he played downtrodden Albert Square road sweeper Robbie Jackson for nearly 30 years. He said: “It is hard for a soap actor, especially when you have played the same role for such a long time. “There is some stigma.
You can’t go from a soap into a role on The Crown or Downton Abbey. “The life of an actor is hard. You are only as good as your last job.
You have to feel fulfilled and there’s nothing worse than being sat at home all day watching TV.” Dean, 42, who left EastEnders in September, added: “It served a purpose and that’s great but
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