He is currently on unpaid leave from the probation services. The second scene we did was a massive seven pager with physical stuff involved. It's the writers' job to throw stuff at you and it's your job to go, watch this, I will make it work.' But honestly, by the second scene, he was in full swing. Its really lovely. Congratulations on your award for Best Actor! [9][10] In 2014, he sued the Metropolitan Police and News of the World after a police officer sold details about him to the newspaper. The 57-year-old scooped the Best Actor prize at last night's Inside Soap Awards, and spoke to the talk show's soap corespondent Sharon Marshall on the star-studded red carpet. The court heard conflicting testimony from McFadden and his ex-spouse on whether the liability was to be split evenly or be McFadden's sole responsibility.1 1 The court found the ex-spouse's explanation credible and that it comported with This. But happy endings are only ever temporary in soaps. 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A bit of fear and a bit of fun.". Revealed in an interview in December 2002 that he keeps all the scripts of Eastenders that he appears in. When Steve's not filming EastEnders, it's quite likely you'll find him fishing or sailing down in Falmouth, Cornwall, as he loves being out on the water. Yeah, therell be a knock at the door and Shirley will come round to talk and take another tack thats different to Sharon. Spencer, 44, grew up in a socialist family in the West Midlands. Interview. He has not touched alcohol for more than three years. You rarely see them act another part: they don't have the time. But in January, the defendants told the court Leitner continued not to provide meaningful answers, and had missed the deadline to pay the attorney fees sanction. EastEnders airs Mondays at 8.05pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.35pm and Fridays at 8.30pm on BBC One - see our TV Guide for full listings. They met on the soap and have been together for 18 months. Starring singer, actor, presenter and entertainer John Barrowman, soap-star Steve McFadden, legendary comedy-duo The Krankies, Matt Slack - who makes a triumphant return to the Hippodrome stage for this fourth panto season - and I'd Do . Actor: EastEnders. He stayed on and got his O levels, then his As, in sociology and politics. (Picture: BBC) He's a legend of the soap world and it has been a particularly harrowing year in EastEnders for Phil Mitchell - which has given Steve McFadden chance to do what he does best and. Everyone on the show is working flat-out trying to fill in the extra half-hour. I think he should have a harem [laughs]. But a much harder thing to achieve. He was born on 20 March 1959, in London's Harlesden, to Barbara and Bob Reid. I'd really like to act.'. Im just really happy. Im hoping hes going to stay sober and all goes well. Steve McFadden makes an excellent Captain Hook. Steve is a huge hit with university students! You've got all that emotion, which is real, but then a bit inside that is stage-managing.'. "I had this really difficult line. There is so much stuff between Lisa and Phil. No one - viewer or reviewer - believes that they're acting. Leitner, in court filings, has accused the defendants of withholding answers to McFadden's questions. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. McFadden then made an appearance in the film Kevin & Perry Go Large in 2000,[4] and starred in an episode of the BBC anthology series Murder in Mind in 2001. He could be a priest, I suppose. What advice would you give the young Steve McFadden starting out on EastEnders? 'I'd learnt it at primary school and just never learnt it properly, it never sunk in. But McFadden was that soul. I just hope good will prevail in the end., Twitter collagist tells how what started as a coping mechanism has led to the cover of Time and a Glastonbury hook-up, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. McFadden's attorney, David Leitner, said in an interview the lawsuits relate to comments on Facebook. The EastEnders actor Steve McFadden has told a court he felt "hunted like a fox" by Mirror journalists whose phone hacking he claimed caused the breakup of his relationship with his partner. It was mind-blowing., Spencer, who usually creates his collages on his phone, often on the bus on his way to work as a probation officer, had never before worked to a detailed brief. "I never really spoke to Jessie Wallace, who plays Kat Slater, or any of the . After first appearing on the streets of Albert Square back in 1990 as Phil Mitchell, EastEnders actor Steve McFadden has become one of the soaps most iconic, and longstanding, faces on our screens. When you meet a soap star, it's not like meeting Robert Carlyle or Jude Law or any actor who has played varying parts in their career. [11], In 1996, McFadden was banned from driving for 18 months and fined 1000 plus 350 in costs after pleading guilty to drink-driving after attending a party at a London nightclub. Away from the BBC One spotlight, 63 year old Steve has a large family and is the father to five children. 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Steve's character Phil is the inspiration behind the genius website that is Utter Philth (opens in new tab) - a collection of animated memes and gifs dedicated to the EastEnders tough guy. Or, worst of all, he'd marry you. Phil hates being taken for a mug; there's the fatherhood thing; the slight suspicion of women (Steve admits to being a 'man's man'); even the alcoholism: Steve's dad had a vodka problem when Steve was a teenager. Kathy, Shirley and Sharon. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) and Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000). Unlike many of the EastEnders ' cast, McFadden wasn't a child actor. I noticed Steve Mcfadden on the front cover of a tv mag for the first time ever with an interview, is it available to read online? Then this email came, asking me if Id be interested in doing an illustration for Time. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. What scam is he trying to pull?' And he was unprepared for the lengthy negotiations with Times editors on the detail of the illustration. Steve McFadden was born on 20 March 1959 in Maida Vale, London, England, UK. We're not actually sure! He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) and Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000). Steve McFadden Wins The Outstanding Achievement Award At The British Soap Awards 2016 soap news 70.2K subscribers Subscribe 2.6K Share 344K views 6 years ago Follow me on Twitter:. Phil Mitchell, played by Steve McFadden, is a fan favourite in BBC soap EastEnders and has been on the show for over 30 years.