{"id":45710,"date":"2024-02-12T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1990714"},"modified":"2024-02-12T14:13:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:13:20","slug":"linda-robson-reveals-talk-with-eastenders-producer-about-joining-soap","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/linda-robson-reveals-talk-with-eastenders-producer-about-joining-soap\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Robson reveals talk with EastEnders producer about joining soap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The actor and TV host feels she&#8217;d be &#8220;quite good&#8221; on the show. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 12 February 2024 at 12:07 PM<\/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>Linda Robson has revealed she could join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cast\/\">EastEnders cast<\/a> in the near future, following recent talks with a producer on the long-running BBC soap opera.<\/p>\n<p>The actor and television personality, best known for sitcom Birds of a Feather and daytime hit Loose Women, only has one soap credit \u2013 a 2018 cameo appearance on Channel 4\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/hollyoaks\/hollyoaks-watch-online-stream\/\">Hollyoaks<\/a> (alongside Janet Street-Porter).<\/p>\n<p>However, according to a new column Robson penned for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13065779\/Loose-Women-Linda-Robson-breakdown-addicted-alcohol-mortifying-habit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail<\/a>, she could have a fully-fledged role on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/a> at some point, as she expresses no intention of retiring from acting.<\/p>\n<p>Robson wrote: \u201cOne of the [EastEnders] producers came up to me recently and asked why I\u2019d never been on the show. \u2018Because you ain\u2019t f***ing asked me!\u2019 I told him. He said they would have to do something about that.\u201d<\/p> <p>It appears that nothing is set in stone just yet, so fans of the talent should take these comments with a pinch of salt for the time being, with Robson herself concluding: \u201cYou never know! I think I\u2019d be quite good on there, don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor is indeed a Londoner, having grown up in the northern borough of Islington, so it isn\u2019t hard to imagine her rubbing shoulders with the larger-than-life personalities in Albert Square.<\/p>\n<p>Robson will celebrate her 66th birthday next month, but told fans she isn\u2019t considering retirement out of fear it would leave her \u201cbored out of my mind\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>EastEnders is currently dealing with the fallout from Christmas Day\u2019s revelations around \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-the-six-denise-sparks-concern-newsupdate\/\">The Six<\/a>\u2018, a group of women involved in a recent murder, while a hard-hitting storyline revolving around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-schedules-special-extended-george-knight-newsupdate\/\">George Knight<\/a> (Colin Salmon) has also garnered attention.<\/p>\n<p>As we await further updates on Robson\u2019s potential EastEnders casting, fans can continue to catch her on ITV\u2019s Loose Women, alongside the likes of Nadia Sawalha, Coleen Nolan and Stacey Solomon.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"9e95d6b9d405c7b482dd9257ddefe1ad5f9f8cbf\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"9e95d6b9d405c7b482dd9257ddefe1ad5f9f8cbf\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays on BBC One and iPlayer. 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