There were emotional scenes on Strictly Come Dancing last week when hopeful James Bye performed an EastEnders -themed dance in honour of the BBC's 100th anniversary.
The actor - who plays Martin Fowler in the long-running soap - fought back tears as he told how he'd been struggling to make ends meet before landing the role.
"I was scaffolding, I was going a bit of everything really to put food on the table then EastEnders came along and I was so proud, that's all down to EastEnders really," James, 38, said.
