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Fatboy (EastEnders)
Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb (also credited as Fat Boy) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its Internet spin-off '' EastEnders: E20'', played by Ricky Norwood. He made his first appearance in ''EastEnders'' on 5 January 2010 before appearing in the spin-off. Fatboy is one of four main characters in the first series of ''E20'' and makes cameo appearances in the second and third series. He was created by the ''EastEnders: E20'' writing team during a BBC summer school in August 2009. He frequently uses London street slang and is described as brash, confident, caring, a hustler and a womaniser. Norwood won the Best Newcomer award at the 2010 ''Inside Soap'' Awards and Most Popular Newcomer at the 2011 National Television Awards for his portrayal of Fatboy, and has been nominated for two further awards. In 2014, Norwood was temporarily suspended from the soap for two months after a tape of improper conduct involving him leaked onto the internet. In November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Norwood
Richard Colin Norwood (born 15 November 1986) is a British actor who played Fatboy in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its online spin-off '' EastEnders: E20''. Ricky appeared on ''Celebrity Big Brother 18'' in 2016, finishing as runner-up behind ''Ex on the Beach'' star Stephen Bear. Early life Norwood was born in Tower Hamlets, London, to a Kenyan Indian mother and English father. He lives in Wanstead. From the age of 12 he attended the Theatre Royal Stratford East's Youth Theatre, and also studied Performing Arts at Barking College. With friends, Norwood started a production company, writing, producing and starring in five original productions which were performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford. Career Norwood's theatre credits include ''Daddy Cool'' (Shaftesbury Theatre), ''Sick'' (Almeida Theatre) and ''The Stones'' (Royal National Theatre). In 2009, Norwood was cast in the ''EastEnders'' internet spin-off series '' EastEnders: E20'' as Fatboy. Norwood said of his cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dot Branning
Dorothy "Dot" Branning (also Cotton) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, '' EastEnders'', played by June Brown. In a special episode entitled ''EastEnders: Dot's Story'' (2003) a young Dot was played by Tallulah Pitt-Brown in flashbacks. A tragicomic character, Dot was known for her devout Christian faith, gossiping, chain smoking, hypochondria, and motherly attitude to those in need. Dot first appeared in ''EastEnders'' in July 1985 as the mother of notorious criminal and original character Nick Cotton ( John Altman). The character worked as a launderette assistant for most of that time, along with original character Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), and was close friends with original characters Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin) and Lou Beale (Anna Wing). Dot moved away with her son and his family in 1993. In reality, Brown left the show in 1993, unhappy with the development of her character. Brown returned to the role in April 1997, and on 28 April 2017, Dot ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Dean
Whitney Dean (also Carter) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Shona McGarty. The character is the ward of long-running character Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and was introduced on 1 April 2008 when Palmer returned to the series after a nine-year absence. Whitney is described by executive producer Diederick Santer as both an equal to, and younger version of Bianca, and is the oldest of Bianca's four children. Whitney was absent from the soap across four weeks in 2012 when McGarty was suspended for repeated lateness. McGarty took a short break in 2017 and Whitney departed on 29 May and returned on 31 July of that year. On 1 June 2018, McGarty filmed her 1000th episode as Whitney. Since her debut on the show, Whitney's storylines have revolved around the fracturing of her family life; her sexual abuse by Bianca's fiancé Tony King (Chris Coghill); her sexual exploitation by local pimp Rob Grayson (Jody Latham); her one-night stand with Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie G
The Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle (, named after ''Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori'' which initially produced it) is a Swedish developed caliber man-portable shoulder-fired recoilless rifle, initially developed by the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration during the second half of the 1940s as a close-range anti-tank and support weapon for infantry, which has seen great export success around the globe and is today a popular multi-purpose support weapon in use by many nations. The Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle is a lightweight, low-cost weapon that uses a wide range of ammunition, which makes it extremely flexible and suitable for a wide variety of roles. Development of the initial model started from 1946 as one of the many recoilless rifle designs of that era, based on the experience from the earlier Carl Gustaf 20 mm recoilless rifle and the success of man-portable rocket launchers during World War II, such as the Bazooka and Panzerschreck. Producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Miller
Darren Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Charlie G. Hawkins. He made his first appearance on 6 September 2004 and departed in the episode broadcast on 20 September 2011. Storylines The Miller family move to Walford in 2004. Darren is presented as a mischievous child who causes trouble for the residents of Walford including the theft of a donkey as a gift for his sister, Demi Miller, taken from Derek Harkinson. In November 2005, Darren finds thousands of pounds belonging to Jake Moon (Joel Beckett), which Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) has accidentally thrown out in the rubbish. Darren uses the money to buy a mobile phone, and spends it mostly on his girlfriend, Kylie, who eventually splits up with Darren because he is unable to buy alcohol. Darren shares the money with his twin sister Demi, but it is found by their older half-sister Dawn's (Kara Tointon) father, Mike Swann (Mark Wingett). Mike steals the money, leaving the Millers with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanstead
Wanstead () is a town in East London, England, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It borders South Woodford to the north, Redbridge, London, Redbridge to the east and Forest Gate to the south, with Leytonstone and Walthamstow to the west. It is located 8 miles northeast of Charing Cross. Historically an ancient parish in the Becontree Hundred, Becontree hundred of Essex, it was granted Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district status in 1894, and formed part of the Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford between 1937 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Redbridge. Wanstead was a key part of the M11 link road protest from 1993 to 1995, which ended with the construction of the A12 road (England), A12 that runs through the town. The area contains a number of open spaces that are part of Epping Forest, including the grasslands of Wanstead Flats and the woodland of Wanstead Park. Wanstead Park was the site of Wanstead Roman Villa, a Roman villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emer Kenny
Emer Gwynne Morganna Kenny (born 10 October 1989) is a British actress and screenwriter. Career Kenny made her professional debut in the 2007 BBC television drama ''Coming Down the Mountain'', and, in 2009, she made her film debut in Phil Claydon's ''Lesbian Vampire Killers''. She played the role of Kate in an improvisational BBC production called ''Freefall'' written and directed by Dominic Savage, which was screened in 2009. In January 2010, Kenny began her role in the ''EastEnders'' spin-off ''EastEnders: E20'' as Zsa Zsa Carter as well as in ''EastEnders'' itself. Kenny was cast in the role of Zsa Zsa after writing the second episode of ''EastEnders: E20''. A second series of ''EastEnders: E20'' was announced in April 2010, with Kenny returning as a writer, although it was announced the following month that Zsa Zsa would be written out of ''EastEnders'' so Kenny could pursue further acting roles. She made her last appearance on 30 September 2010. In 2010, Kenny was painted b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsa Zsa Carter
Zsa Zsa Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' and its internet spin-off '' EastEnders: E20'', played by Emer Kenny. She is the daughter of Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White). She made her first appearance in ''EastEnders'' on 5 January 2010 and appears in all twelve episodes of the first series of ''EastEnders: E20''. The character was created by a team of 13 writers aged between 17 and 22 and is described as bright, sarcastic and a rebel. In May 2010 the character's departure from the show was announced, and her last appearance was on 30 September 2010. Storylines Zsa Zsa arrives in the show's setting of Albert Square, jumping the barriers at the tube station. She sees Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) selling T-shirts and makes up a story about her boyfriend dying in a car crash in order to distract Whitney so she can shoplift. She then heads to the café where she overhears Lauren Branning (Madeline Duggan) breaking up with Peter Beale (Thomas L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Attwater
Samuel Attwater (born 10 April 1986) is an English actor and singer who played Leon Small in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its online spin-off '' EastEnders: E20''. He won the sixth series of '' Dancing on Ice'' in March 2011 and participated in the ' All Stars' series in 2014. He was eliminated 11th, finishing in 4th place. Career Acting Attwater trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and went on to star in musicals such as '' Tonight's the Night'', ''12 Tenors'', ''20th Century Boy'', and ''Our Benny''. He appeared as a dancer in Bollywood film ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' and featured in four episodes of ''Hollyoaks'' in 2009, playing Ricky. In January 2010 he starred in the ''EastEnders'' spin-off '' EastEnders: E20'' as Leon Small and went on to become a regular cast member in ''EastEnders'', but was axed in May 2010, making his last on-screen appearance on 30 September 2010. Singing Attwater's debut EP, ''Breaking Boundaries'', was released on 24 Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Small
Leon Small is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its Internet spin-off ''EastEnders: E20'', played by Sam Attwater. He made his first appearance in EastEnders on 5 January and appears in all twelve episodes of the first series of ''EastEnders: E20''. The character was created by a team of 13 writers aged between 17 and 22 and is described as sexy and cool with a short fuse and a lack of respect for those in authority. The character's departure was announced on 11 May 2010 and his last appearance was on 30 September 2010. Storylines Leon arrives in the show's setting of Albert Square as a new student at Walford High School, and Peter Beale ( Thomas Law) is to be his "buddy". Peter's twin sister Lucy ( Melissa Suffield) takes a liking to Leon and holds a party in 89b George Street so she can spend time with him. The party turns to chaos and Lucy and Leon get everyone out by saying the police are outside. Leon offers to help Lucy clean up and asks her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunmi Mojekwu
Bunmi Adaeze Mojekwu is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. Early life Mojekwu was born in Brixton, South London, to Nigerian parents. She is the eldest of four children. In 2006, her family moved to Kent. Acting career Mojekwu began acting at school with a small role in '' The Wizard of Oz''. She joined Identity Drama School in Kent in 2006 and won the school's Actress of the Year award in her first year. Mojekwu went on to play Paris in Bola Agbaje's award-winning play ''Gone Too Far!''. In 2008, she starred as Ronnie in Channel 4's ''Fallout'' and in 2009 she got the part of Mercy Olubunmi in the Internet teen drama '' EastEnders: E20'', a spin-off from the long-running BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twister (game)
''Twister'' is a game of physical skill produced by Milton Bradley Company and Winning Moves Games USA. It is played on a large plastic mat that is spread on the floor or ground. The mat has six rows of large colored circles on it with a different color in each row: red, yellow, green, and blue. A spinner tells players where they have to place their hand or foot. The game promotes itself as "the game that ties you up in knots". Gameplay A spinner is attached to a square board and is used to determine where the player has to put their hand or foot. The spinner is divided into four labeled sections: left foot, right foot, left hand, and right hand. Each of those four sections are divided into the four colors (red, yellow, green, and blue). After spinning, the combination is called (for example: "right hand yellow") and players must move their matching hand or foot to a circle of the correct color. In a two-player game, no two people can have a hand or foot on the same circle; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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