Olly Alexander is about to get pleasure from a pint with the punters in EastEnders’ Queen Vic. (BBC)
UK Eurovision entrant and Years & Years singer Olly Alexander is about to make a cameo in an upcoming episode of BBC cleaning soap EastEnders.
Within the scenes, the queer musician, 33, will step into EastEnders’ well-known boozer The Queen Vic for a pint after rehearsing for the Eurovision Track Contest close to Albert Sq..
He’ll shock the native punters as he rocks up and reunites together with his previous good friend, Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff), with the residents set to rave about his approaching Eurovision efficiency.
Alexander will signify the UK on the legendary track contest in Malmö, Sweden, subsequent month, performing his new track “Dizzy” on the grand ultimate on Saturday 11 Could.
Although Eurovision is likely one of the greatest issues to occur in his decade-long music profession, the celebrity has stated that he was additionally fairly “thrilled” about visitor starring in EastEnders, too.
“I’m thrilled to be making my first look on EastEnders and in essentially the most iconic pub within the UK,” he shared.
“I’m so comfortable I received to satisfy some true display screen legends and spend time on set with the sensible forged and crew. I needed to shock my mum because it’s her favorite present, however I suppose the forged is out of the bag now, she’s gonna like it.”
The present’s govt producer Chris Clenshaw went on to clarify that he learnt Alexander was a “enormous fan” of the cleaning soap, and managed to discover a technique to deliver him in for a cameo.
“After we found that Olly Alexander was an enormous fan of the present and a possibility arose in considered one of our tales, it was the proper second for us to ask him to Albert Sq. to seem,” he stated.
“We hope the viewers get pleasure from Olly’s particular guest-appearance as a lot as everybody at EastEnders loved having him in Walford.”
Alexander’s cameo on the cleaning soap marks his first TV appearing look since he took on the critically acclaimed position of Ritchie Tozer in Russell T Davies’ Aids pandemic drama, It’s A Sin.
The singer is considered one of a number of LGBTQ+ artists acting at this yr’s Eurovision Track Contest, with Eire’s non-binary performer Bambie Thug and Belgium’s Drag Race decide Mustii additionally taking to the stage.
The Eurovision Track Contest semi-finals will air on BBC One on 7 and 9 Could, and the ultimate will air on 11 Could.