EastEnders' Emma Barton on love after divorce, co-star's death and emotional moments on set
ok.co.ukShe first burst on to our TV screens in 2005 as the doe-eyed Honey Edwards (later Mitchell) in EastEnders – and Emma Barton has been a firm favourite on the BBC soap ever since.
Looking back at her screen test for the role, the 46-year-old – who previously appeared on the small screen in Doctors and Spooks, and on stage in shows including Grease – vividly recalls being “terrified” as she filmed in the iconic Queen Vic pub alongside Perry Fenwick, who plays Billy Mitchell, and Shane Richie, who portrays Alfie Moon.
And no wonder – two Walford icons in one room would be enough to intimidate any new cast member. “Just standing in that famous pub made my legs tremble,” Emma tells us. “But both Perry and Shane were lovely.
I will never forget starting my television career and joining EastEnders alongside the likes of Barbara Windsor, Wendy Richard and Pam St Clement.They were all so iconic, and I was in awe of them.
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