Olly Murs wants to join EastEnders
He may now be juggling presenting and singing, but Olly Murs is still holding out hope for a role on EastEnders.
The 'Kiss Me' singer hasn't made any secret about wanting to appear in the BBC soap and has now even been in talks with Alfie Moon actor Shane Richie.
"I'd love to do acting," X Factor co-host Murs told The Sun. "I know that it's something I want to do. It's just whether I have the time to do it.
"I love EastEnders. I've spoken to Shane Richie, I've told everyone down there, that if there's ever an idea or a role and you think I could do it then I would jump at it."
Murs has clearly given the role some thought, revealing that he has some rather creative ideas on what his character could get up to in Walford.
He said: "I've always had this idea that one of the girls goes away on holiday, has a romance and brings her boyfriend back to the square. Everyone hates him, he's a bit of a rogue. He's trying to chat up her sisters and best friends and he gets booted out. I've got it all mapped out.
"If I'm going to do it I'd do it right. I'd go back to doing drama lessons and go back to what I used to do years ago. Learn the skills again and improve it. I wouldn't want to do it because of my name. I want it because I want to act."
Murs currently hosts The X Factor with Caroline Flack. He came under scrutiny earlier this month when he made an embarrassing on-air error, but later claimed that it had all been blown out of proportion.
