HOLLYWOOD hardman Ray Winstone almost accepted a role in EastEnders before he was called away to Los Angeles on a job. The BBC soap nearly signed the Sexy Beast star to play Billy Mitchell's brother.
Actor Perry Fenwick, who plays Billy, revealed he pitched a storyline to movie star Ray, 64, that tickled his soap tastebuds.
Perry told InsideSoap magazine: "Ray Winstone almost came in to play Billy's brother! "It was mine and his wife Elaine's idea that he'd come in and give Billy a load of money, but none of the regular characters would see him. "So the next day, after Billy's brother had gone, everyone would see him with a load of money and think he'd nicked it! "Ray was thinking about it, and then he got a role in Indiana Jones.
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