An Actor/Actress Appearing In More Than One Soap...

[Katy]

it doesnt happen in soaps that often only matt musgrove.

it happend in Bad girls and Footballlers wives - tanya turner
Joey went from friends to Joey.
There was a guy from Casualty that went to holby.
Oh and Fraiser he was in cheers wasnt he.

[Perdita]

yeh i know.

I think its weirder when they play the same character.
For example cristian ealey played Matt Musgrove in brookside and hollyoaks.

Kristian Ealey, best known for playing cheeky scouser Matt Musgrove in both Brookside and Hollyoaks, has died aged just 38.

The actor joined Brookside in 1998 before his character switched to Hollyoaks in 2000.

He left that soap in 2004 after his character was caught by police for taking part in a counterfeit money scandal, but reprised the role in spin-off show Hollyoaks: After Hours.


Suzanne Collins, who performed alongside Ealey in Brookside as Nikki Shadwick, told the Liverpool Echo: "He was brilliant to work with. He was loads of fun.

"He was a fantastic actor, but you should have heard him sing. Musically he was so good, he loved to sing and play the guitar.

"It's terrible, terrible news. He lived for his young son Jakey. I'm so shocked and gutted."

Twitter tributes also came from co-stars including Gemma Atkinson and Barbara Drennan.

Ealey was known for his music career as well, having been an original member of the band Tramp Attack, formed in 2001, alongside Dave McCabe (later The Zutons' frontman) and The Bandits founder Tony Dunn.


Another of Ealey's roles was as Ringo Starr in the 2000 biopic In His Life: The John Lennon Story.

Liverpool-born musician Pete Wylie took to Twitter to say: "So very sad to hear the shocking news about Kris Ealey. Always a power for good, whether music or mood. Gonna be missed big time. Love to all those left behind. xxx"




Digital Spy


RIP Kristian