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It\u2019s all change for Kate & Koji season 2 as one of the lead actors has been replaced.<\/p>\n
Jimmy Akingbola stepped down from his role of Koji<\/a> following a series of COVID-related delays which then subsequently brought about a clash with his schedule as he signed on to Bel-Air<\/a>, The Fresh Prince reboot.<\/p>\n In season 2, he is replaced by Okorie Chukwu, known for Hood Chronicles, Hood and A Good Crime.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> caught up with Kate star Brenda Blethyn in a filming break and spoke about Okorie joining the team.<\/p>\n \u201cOkorie is great, we all just love him,\u201d Brenda revealed. \u201cHe has a vulnerability about him which is so endearing \u2013 and he\u2019s great to work with.<\/p> \u201cI think it\u2019s great for Jimmy. We didn\u2019t start as we should have done this time last year, you know, these things happen. He was offered a wonderful job in America, and he took it \u2013 good luck to him!\u201d<\/p>\n Season 2 also welcomes in a whole range of famous guest stars, including the likes of Claire Skinner and Chizzy Akudolu.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving these classy actors coming in, it gives it a frisson,\u201d explained Brenda. \u201cAnd Chizzy is a riot, she\u2019s such a funny woman. And I\u2019ve always been a fan of Claire Skinner, she\u2019s terrific and I loved her in Outnumbered.\u201d<\/p>\n Brenda Blethyn is the star of The Big RT Interview<\/a>, head over to the section for chats with the biggest names in the industry.<\/em><\/p>\n Kate & Koji airs on ITV on Wednesday 16th March at 9pm. Visit our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Helen Daly Published: Tuesday, 08 March 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s all change for Kate & Koji season 2 as one of the lead actors has been replaced. Jimmy Akingbola stepped down from his role of Koji following a series of COVID-related delays which then subsequently brought about a clash with his schedule as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11857,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/brenda-blethyn-praises-kate-koji-newcomer-okorie-chukwu-ahead-of-season-2-scaled.jpg",2560,1705,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/brenda-blethyn-praises-kate-koji-newcomer-okorie-chukwu-ahead-of-season-2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/brenda-blethyn-praises-kate-koji-newcomer-okorie-chukwu-ahead-of-season-2-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/brenda-blethyn-praises-kate-koji-newcomer-okorie-chukwu-ahead-of-season-2-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/brenda-blethyn-praises-kate-koji-newcomer-okorie-chukwu-ahead-of-season-2-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/brenda-blethyn-praises-kate-koji-newcomer-okorie-chukwu-ahead-of-season-2-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/brenda-blethyn-praises-kate-koji-newcomer-okorie-chukwu-ahead-of-season-2-2048x1364.jpg",2048,1364,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Helen Daly Published: Tuesday, 08 March 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s all change for Kate & Koji season 2 as one of the lead actors has been replaced. Jimmy Akingbola stepped down from his role of Koji following a series of COVID-related delays which then subsequently brought about a clash with his schedule as…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/11856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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