EastEnders legend Shaun Williamson bags new TV gig 18 years after being killed off as Barry - and it's worlds away from the BBC soap
EastEnders legend Shaun Williamson has bagged a new TV gig 18 years after being killed off as Barry.
Soap fans may remember Shaun as Barry Evans who first appeared on the show back in 1994.
Barry died after being pushed off a cliff edge by his wife Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) in 2004.
Shaun's new role is worlds away from the popular BBC soap and it has been revealed he will be featuring on Channel 5 's Celebrity Puzzling.
Hosted by Jeremy Vine, the spin-off is set to see stars take on mind-bending puzzles across eight instalments.
The new series is set to being on Monday, June 23 and Jeremy will be joined by Sally Lindsay and Carol Vorderman who act as team captains.
Shaun will play on Sally's team in the finale episode against The Chase star Paul Sinah, also known as The Sinnerman.
Other celebrities set to feature across the series include former England goalkeeper David James, comic Les Dennis, TV doctor Ranj Singh, actor John Thomson, and Olympic gold medallist Sam Quek, amongst others.
Commenting on the spin-off, Jeremy said: 'It's amazing to do a quiz that's so simple and yet feels so fresh in every way.
'Celebrity Puzzling is one of those shows where, from the very first edition, everything fell into place with our amazing 5 team, with Carol and with Sally, and we just had the greatest fun in the studio.
'Not to mention burning through quite a few brain cells as we all tried to solve those beastly puzzles!'
Just last year, Shaun delighted the crowd at Alexandra Palace by performing Sweet Caroline.
The crowd at the World Darts Championship certainly welcomed his performance, which generated a superb atmosphere.
In addition, he also performed 1980s song '(Something Inside) So Strong'.
The darts cheerleaders joined in with his performance by dancing along.
There was much applause for Shaun, who is frequently referred to by the name of his EastEnders character.
After leaving EastEnders in 2004, Shaun went on to appear in sitcom Extras as 'Barry off EastEnders'; a satirical version of himself.
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