Ex-EastEnder Charlie Clements to strip on stage?

Ex-EastEnder Charlie Clements to strip on stage?
Ex-EastEnder Charlie Clements to strip on stage? (Image credit: UK Press/Press Association Image)

Ex-EastEnder Charlie Clements has reportedly auditioned for the role of a gay man in an 'exciting' new play. The actor, whose Walford character Bradley Branning met his maker in the soap's live episode last month, is said to be keen to get the part of lead Tom or his lover Billy in 60s-set Canary. The production kicks off later this year at the Liverpool Playhouse. A source told The Sun: "He really wants to break away from the character - it's been a huge and amazing part of his life but he's ready to move on and he wants to show how versatile he is as an actor." In the play, Tom and Billy get arrested when cops catch them together. It is thought that he would be required to strip off for the role, and he is said to be unfazed by the racier scenes. The source continued: "It's a really exciting new play. Everyone from Daniel Radcliffe to Anna Friel has got their kit off on stage. There is nothing to it - he's a very attractive young man!" Get EastEnders storylines first! Sign up to receive our EastEnders Extra newsletter

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.