EE's Bradley chats money, jumpers and Gumbo

Last week, I managed to steal a quick chat with my supposed EastEnders doppelgänger Charlie Clements - aka Albert Square's Bradley Branning.

Bradley finds himself at the centre of the action during next week's bank of episodes when a slightly unhinged Nick Cotton (John Altman) decides to hold a group of hostages in the café, which ultimately goes boom. Click here to read the main part of the interview to hear what Bradders has to say about the plot and filming the stunt, among other things.

Meanwhile, read on if you've been wondering where all the money went that Bradley won on the horses and to find out if Bradley's going to be involved in Stacey's (Lacey Turner) bipolar plot...

Do you like working with June Brown (Dot Cotton)?
"She's brilliant. I love working with her. She's 83 and she's still as good as she's always been. She's an institution in her own right. She should have won the Bafta."

Are you looking forward to John Bardon (Jim Branning) returning?
"Yeah, if John can come back, it'd be great. Everybody misses not having him there."

We know that Bradley was skint for a while – why didn't he ask Dot for all that money back that he won on the horses?
"I think there's a story which will see the money come back into play at some point. I asked the same question myself, so they're planning something for it… I hope they have anyway. Something needs to happen with it!"

Will Bradley be involved in Stacey's bipolar storyline at all?
"I hope so. Obviously they were so close for so long and Stacey's probably the one girl that he still loves, even though he's going out with Syd. He still has very strong feelings for her and cares deeply. I hope they do something with the pair of them through Stacey's bipolar story."

What's your take on Max and Tanya - do you think they're destined to be together?
"Yeah, they're like Bradley and Stacey really in that they're always going to love each other no matter what happens."

And what about Bradley and Max - do you think Bradley will ever forgive Max?
"Max does love Bradley and no matter what happens in the past, Bradley still wants his dad to care for him."

Gumbo - how big is that dog?!
"He's massive! He's about 13 stone. You could probably put a small child on him and let them ride [him] like a pony. He's got a very good temperament, too. He never barks or anything. Obviously he's a dog, though, and so trying to get him to do what you want him to do is difficult. If he wants to go for a walk, you have to go with him. You don't get much choice in the matter."

Are you a fan of Bradley's jumpers?
"I'm a fan of them for Bradley, yeah. I wouldn't wear them myself, though!"

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