{"id":32109,"date":"2023-04-14T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T12:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1816193"},"modified":"2023-04-15T05:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T03:03:58","slug":"ross-kemp-says-hed-think-twice-but-wont-rule-out-eastenders-return","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ross-kemp-says-hed-think-twice-but-wont-rule-out-eastenders-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Kemp says he\u2019d \u201cthink twice\u201d but won\u2019t rule out EastEnders return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;The guiding rule of Mr Kemp has been never say never \u2013 think twice, but never say never!&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 14 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Ross Kemp is certainly keeping busy, with a return to acting in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/ross-kemp-blindspot-channel-5-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Channel 5 thriller Blindspot<\/a> and another trip underwater for Sky History series Deep Sea Treasure Hunter both airing this year.<\/p>\n<p>However, one role fans will always want to know if Kemp is returning to is <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a>\u2018 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-grant-mitchell-return-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Grant Mitchell<\/a>, a part he last played for a stint in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Kemp was asked whether he would want to return to the role, to which he said: \u201cThe guiding rule of Mr Kemp has been never say never \u2013 think twice, but never say never!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really enjoyed going back to acting again. It wasn\u2019t something I was expecting to happen. It came about really quickly. I was no more or less nervous than the first time I jumped in the water again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/landscape-1462877624-eastenders-ross-kemp-grant-mitchell-phone-e1676283314423.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/landscape-1462877624-eastenders-ross-kemp-grant-mitchell-phone-e1676283314423.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/landscape-1462877624-eastenders-ross-kemp-grant-mitchell-phone-e1676283314423.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s just different levels. The expectation of me as an actor\u2026 there\u2019ll be a lot of people that will want to shoot me down in flames, which I didn\u2019t have the first time I walked onto the set of EastEnders in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarbara [Windsor] had it, certainly. She had it far more than I\u2019ll ever have it with Blindspot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/ross-kemp-return-acting-empowering-blindspot-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ross Kemp on return to acting in \u201cempowering\u201d Channel 5 drama Blindspot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-stacey-secret-cam-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Stacey Slater joins \u2018Secret Cam\u2019 as she poses for cash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Kemp continued: \u201cBut there is probably an expectation from people who can remember that far back to when I was acting last. You know, \u2018Will he be as good as he was playing Grant?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019d be hard pressed to be any worse than I was with the experiences that I\u2019ve had. I think I\u2019m a far more experienced human being, hopefully a kinder person and probably not the arrogant little twit I was in 1989.\u201d<\/p> <p>Kemp was speaking with <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> about his new series Deep Sea Treasure Hunter, and he recalled the moment when he was <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/ross-kemp-deep-sea-treasure-hunter-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201cstarved of oxygen\u201d<\/a> while filming.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cYou\u2019ve been starved of oxygen, because you\u2019ve been breathing in so much CO<sub>2<\/sub>, so you can feel your lungs \u2013 the oxygen capillaries, the alveoli \u2013 filling up with oxygen. So that\u2019s a weird feeling.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6324077958112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter airs Mondays at 9pm on Sky History \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fshop%2Ftv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">sign up for Sky TV here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0page\u00a0<\/strong><strong>for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. 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