Shaun Williamson, 54, has admitted that his exit from EastEnders back in 2004 was so he could explore new ventures, claiming BBC bosses "wouldn't really let you do much".
The comedian, who played show favourite Barry Evans for ten years, explained that it is very different for the soap’s actors today, who are often able to join reality programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing On Ice.Shaun exclusively told Express.co.uk: “The reason why I had left [EastEnders)] was because I had done ten years of it and it was all I had done. “It’s not like now where they let people go off and do Strictly Come Dancing whilst they’re still in the show. “They wouldn’t really let you do much, so I just wanted to do something different.”Shaun is.
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