EastEnders star branded ‘naughty’ by fans as they spot him in X-rated Netflix series
EastEnders’ Colin Salmon has become a firm favourite playing George Knight - but soap fans have recently spotted him in a rather racy 2000s TV show starring Billie Piper
EastEnders fans were gobsmacked after spotting George Knight star in a rather racy series on Netflix.
The character, played by Colin Salmon, rocked up the famous square last year, with the rest of his Knight clan. Since then, he’s become a firm favourite and has been involved in some dramatic storylines so far.
He was left heartbroken after finding out the truth about his adoption and heritage. It was revealed that parents Gloria and Eddie bought George as a youngster through a process known as baby farming back in the day.
George’s world was then turned upside even more when he found out Eddie had murdered his birth father. Eddie was sent down for the murder of George’s father, meanwhile adopted mum Gloria sadly passed away.
Actor Colin is no stranger to appearing on screens. The 62-year-old found fame in the Hollywood film series, Resident Evil back in the 2000s. He’s also starred in the likes of Doctor Who, Bad Girls and Merlin.
And in 2007, he had a role in the rather raunchy TV series, Secret Diary Of A Call Girl. The show, followed sex worker Hannah Baxter also known as Belle de Jour, played Billie Piper.
And during episode eight of its first series, Colin made an appearance – which has sent EastEnders fans into a frenzy. In the show, Colin played a rich American businessman who hires Belle for the week.
Secret Diary Of A Call Girl recently made its way to Netflix – and soap fans have been left shocked to spot Colin getting down and dirty with Belle.
Over on X, one stunned fan said: “I feel very differently about George since watching reruns of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. What he got upto with Billie Piper is very surprising!” Someone else said: “Naughty George.”
In April, Colin opened up about which EastEnders stars he’s struggled with the most during his stint. He told What to Watch: “There was a scene that I did with Francesca [Henry] in the café on Gina’s birthday, and George denies Eddie’s racism.
“That was the hardest thing, to say, ‘I was grateful. It was wrong, but they gave me a chance’.
“And I found it really hard to say to Eddie, ‘I wish it had been you that died’. That was horrible, I hated that. With respect to Chris Fairbank [who played Eddie], I’ve got to say that he did not in any way shirk away from the responsibility of being horrible, complex, broken – he just played it, which meant everything else can work. I take that as a mantra now – I have to play through it,” he added.
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