THE meltdown that led to EastEnders’ rogue Jessie Wallace’s arrest was down to “tiredness”, according to her co-star.
Scott Maslen, 51, who plays Jack Branning on the BBC soap, also said 50-year-old Jessie had “learned” from her mistake.
Jessie Wallace’s arrest for assaulting a cop was down to ‘tiredness’ according to her EastEnders co-star Scott Maslen[/caption]
Jessie was spared the sack after she drunkenly attacked a cop last month[/caption]
Scott told The Sun on Sunday that Jessie, 50, had ‘learned’ from her mistake[/caption]
News of his support comes after Kat Slater star Jessie was spared the sack after she drunkenly attacked a cop last month.
She was put in cuffs and bundled into a police van following the incident on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
But Scott told The Sun on Sunday: “It’s hard in this job.
“You get caught out sometimes, it’s life.
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“I love Jessie. There’s nothing wrong with her, she is perfectly fine.
“She’s a character, she works very hard, it’s long days, so when she goes out occasionally, maybe she’s tired.
“We’re under the spotlight, that’s the reality, so when you do make a mistake, you have to be careful.
“She’s in a good place, we move on, she’s learned and we go forward.”
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Bosses revealed on Friday Shane Richie, 58, is returning to the soap as Alfie Moon.
And Scott is excited about EastEnders’ future, saying: “We’re going back to what we’re good at.”
Scott, pictured here with his wife Estelle Rubio, said: ‘It’s hard in this job. You get caught out sometimes, it’s life’[/caption]
