James Bye relished the “concern” of being killed off throughout ‘EastEnders’ stay episode.
The 41-year-old actor bowed out of his function as Martin Fowler final month after being crushed by a metal beam, and he admitted it was a “helluva duty” to take such a pivotal function within the fortieth anniversary particular however he agreed when government producer Chris Clenshaw pitched the thought in September.
James informed the Every day Mirror newspaper: “It felt a helluva duty to die in that method, not solely on the cleaning soap’s fortieth anniversary however stay in entrance of the nation. “
“I’m interested in concern, so I agreed. I’d joined in 2014, so it had been 10 years, successfully all of my 30s, that I’d been on the present.
“It simply felt the proper time and there have been plenty of different issues I needed to do as an actor. It was unhappy to say goodbye and in an extremely particular stay episode, one thing I’ll by no means get to do once more in my life.”
James thinks his departure was notably “efficient” as a result of followers had anticipated both arsonist Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) or Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) to perish.
He stated: “Which is what made it so efficient. The viewers had all the time beloved him and Stacey as a pair, by means of all their ups and downs. All of a sudden, it seemed like a happy-ever-after for them after which it was snatched away.”
James – who has Edward, 11, Louis, 9, Hugo, 5, and 21-month-old Rufus with spouse Victoria – nonetheless hasn’t watched the stay episode again.
He stated: “I simply haven’t had the possibility.”
And the actor is not sure he’ll tune in to Martin’s funeral as a result of he thinks it could be “bizarre”.
He stated: “I’m unsure I wish to watch my very own cremation, if that’s what it seems to be. I received’t document it. However I would catch it when it’s on.
“If I’m trustworthy, I’d discover it a bit bizarre.”
James turned down a request from the present for his on-screen funeral.
He defined: “The artwork division had been asking for footage of me to place within the order of service. However I stated no. I don’t need actual images of me at my funeral, with my actual household minimize out.”
