BBC EastEnders stars’ forgotten music careers – Simon Cowell link and Eurovision snub
It's no secret that some EastEnders stars have a number of secret talents from dancing to singing and Daily Star has taken a look back at some of their music career moments
Plenty of EastEnders stars have had a go at making it in the world of music away from Albert Square.
It’s no secret that some stars of the BBC One soap also have a number of secret talents from dancing to singing. Some of Walford’s leading actors and actress from a bygone era were already well-established musicians like Martin Kemp. who was part of the pop band Spandau Ballet long before he joined the soap as Steve Owen in 2001.
Blue frontman Lee Ryan had also been successful in the music industry before a stint in the square between 2017 and 2018 as Woody Woodward. There’s also a long list of other soap stars decided to leave Albert Square in turn to launch a career in the music industry following their soap success.
Daily Star has taken a look at the EastEnders stars who have tried to break into the pop business, with some more successful than others.
EastEnders airs Monday to Friday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm
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Martine McCutcheon
Tiffany Butcher actress Martine McCutheon released Perfect Moment in 199 which charted on the number one spot in the UK and went platinum (Image: Getty Images)1 of 9
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John Altman
Nasty Nick actor John Altman joined Heavy Metal Kids as a singer in 2010 and released one song called Uncontrollable (Image: Redferns)2 of 9
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Anita Dobson
Anita Dobson, who played the Queen Vic’s first-ever landlady Angie Watts, put out single Anyone Can Fall in Love, which is based on the EastEnders theme tune, which reached number four in the charts
