EastEnders fans were gobsmacked after spotting George Knight star in a rather racy series on
Netflix. The character, played by Colin Salmon, rocked up the famous square last year, with the rest
of his Knight clan. Since then, he’s become a firm favourite and has been involved in some
dramatic storylines so far. He was left heartbroken after finding out the truth about his adoption and heritage. It was revealed that parents Gloria and Eddie bought George as a youngster through a process known as baby farming back in the day. READ MORE: EastEnders affair ‘sealed’ for new Mitchell brother – and Billy will be heartbroken .Eddie was sent down for the murder of George’s father, meanwhile adopted mum Gloria sadly passed away. EastEnders Actor Colin is no stranger to appearing on screens.
The 62-year-old found fame in the Hollywood film series, Resident Evil back in the 2000s. He’s also starred in the likes of Doctor Who, Bad Girls and Merlin. Promoted Stories EastEnders George has been involved in plenty of drama on the soap And in 2007, he had a role in the rather raunchy TV series, Secret Diary Of A Call Girl. The show, followed sex worker Hannah Baxter also known as Belle de Jour, played Billie Piper. And during episode eight of its first series, Colin made an appearance – which has sent EastEnders fans into a frenzy. In the show, Colin played a rich American businessman who hires Belle for the week. Secret Diary of A Call Girl Fans spotted him in a rather raunchy show Secret Diary Of A Call Girl recently made its way to Netflix – and soap fans have been left shocked to spot Colin getting down and dirty with Belle.
Over on X, one stunned fan said: “I feel very differently about George since watching reruns of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. What he got upto with Billie Piper is very surprising!” Someone else said: “Naughty George.” Secret Diary of A Call Girl Colin starred alongside Billie Piper In April, Colin opened up about which EastEnders stars he’s struggled with the most during his stint. He told What to Watch: “There was a scene that I did with Francesca [Henry] in the café on Gina’s birthday, and George denies Eddie’s racism. “That was the hardest thing, to say, ‘I was grateful. It was wrong, but they gave me a chance’. Powered by “And I found it really hard to say to Eddie, ‘I wish it had been you that died’. That was horrible, I hated that. With respect to Chris Fairbank [who played Eddie], I’ve got to say that he did not in any way shirk away from the responsibility of being horrible, complex, broken – he just played it, which meant everything else can work. I take that as a mantra now – I have to play through it,” he added. Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm Want all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox?
