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Sharon showed she can be totally tactless in that episode,, she could have stayed down in the bar and served the punters, and then when Chrissie and Jake came down lookin all loved up then she could put 2 and 2 together.. but noooooo she had to go stomping up the stairs and down the hall and opening the door :angry:Quote:
Originally Posted by debs
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Originally Posted by justjodi
serves her right then dont it!!! i mean you would have known what had gone on between the two of them by the rather big smiles on their faces!! How would she feel??
Not sure if this has already been posted somewhere, but came across this interview with Joel on the Sunday Mail website and thought some people might want to read it. Its from 28th August so its a bit out of date.
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JOEL IS OVER THE MOON AS AXED JAKE MAKES HIS SOAP COMEBACK
EastEnders star is grateful for his second shot at stardom
By Steve Hendry
EastEnders star Joel Beckett looks pretty good for a man returning from the dead.
Relaxed and tanned, a brush with the axeman of Albert Square obviously hasn't done him any harm.
The 32-year-old actor makes his return to Walford as Jake Moon this week following an enforced break.
On screen, he was run out of town after his mad brother Danny - played by Jake Maskall - set fire to the gaff of gangster Johnny Allen (Billy Murray).
Joel, who shot to fame as domineering Lee in The Office, was deemed surplus to requirements in Albert Square earlier this year after just a few months in the job.
It was a shock, as the Moon brothers had been touted as the flagging show's saviours and were popular with fans.
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But a change of producer who felt Jake and Danny were two dodgy geezers too many meant the brothers Moon were eclipsed.
Or at least they were until the letters of complaint started to flood in and Heat magazine ran a campaign demanding their reinstatement.
It led to a change of heart... at least as far as Joel was concerned.
It wasn't an easy time but Joel is delighted to be back.
He said: "Being called in and told you are not going to carry on is not nice, especially when you think, 'Why?' The character's successful and everything's going well. It hurts your pride.
"We got lots of letters of support - people were wondering what was going on and I'm not going to lie and say I didn't agree with them.
"But, ultimately, I'm an actor and it's not my decision to make. And every actor just has to be sure they know that what they are doing is a job. If it becomes any more than a job, don't do it. The only guarantee in this game is that whatever you are doing, be it a six-part series or a soap, it will end one day and it is probably not going to be your choice to make.
"But, hey, I got a reprieve and I'm back and hopefully doing what people want. It's nice to be asked back and to continue in the role."
In the end, he was only off the show for four weeks and enjoyed a holiday, hence the tan and relaxed demeanour which has caused much jealousy among pasty-faced colleagues holed up at the soap's studios in Elstree.
But it isn't the only time Joel has enjoyed a second chance.
Just after the first series of The Office - in which he Joel with screen brother Danny (Jake Maskallplayed Lee, the storeman who stood between the romance of Tim (Martin Freeman) and Dawn (Lucy Davis) - he became so disillusioned with acting he was on the verge of giving up.
He had been plodding away for six years since leaving drama college and, despite getting regular work in shows such as The Bill, felt he was making no real headway.
Joel said: "It's one of those careers where you sometimes need something to happen to convince you this is what you really want to do."
He got that in spades with the reaction to The Office. And he was soon making the second series and the Christmas specials before setting up his own production company and making the football hooligan film Green Street - which received its premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last week - alongside Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood and Marc Warren.
He said: "I had such a good time making Green Street I had to ask myself, 'What were you thinking?' This is what want to do. It was a fantastic experience. I really enjoyed working with Marc and Elijah. played the bar manager where the hooligans all meet up before games. I got to do loads of fighting. My pub gets fire-bombed and I smash someone with a fire extinguisher. even got to wear prosthetics! get a big gammy eye.
"Just after that, EastEnders came up. And when you put that together with The Office, I've got to say, I've had my breaks.
"The Office was an absolute gift. It was fantastic and felt like that from the start. When we read for the pilot episode, nobody really knew each other but everyone finished reading and went, 'This is a bit special'. To go from pilot to winning two Golden Globes says it all.
"I was the only straight man in the entire show. I never had a single gag . You were never quite sure if he was an a******e or not.
"I'm very proud to have been part of it. That makes it all worthwhile and it's something to tell the grandkids."
The success of The Office helped Joel deal with the public recognition.
He said: "I'd been quite used to people saying, 'You're not as big as you look on TV, are you?' "I was prepared for it after The Office. But it's never been a problem. People say it changes your life and it does to a degree but you can handle it in different ways. You can embrace it and maybe take it too far as plenty of people have in the past. You can ignore it or you can just try to enjoy it.
"If someone asks me if I'm from EastEnders and can they have a photograph, then, of course, it's no problem. It's part of the job.
"I still get recognised from The Office which is quite refreshing compared to EastEnders because it's been and gone and finished and I'm not terrified of giving something away!"
Joel returns to Walford to save his lover Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman) from justice - and just about everyone in Albert Square - when Dirty Den's body is dug up this week. And fans will see a new side to Jake.
Joel said: "Before he went away it was him and Danny and it was the two lads together. He comes back and the basics are still the same. He still plays his cards close to his chest but he's more of a man, if that doesn't sound too pompous.
"There's a steamy passion in the relationship between him and Chrissie. It's not so much in what they do as what they say. They smoulder at each other which is good fun to film.
"It helps that I'm mates with Tracy Ann but you can't help but laugh when you are doing that stuff.
"Basically, Jake's on a rescue mission. The clock's ticking and he's trying to save Chrissie's backside from the mess she's got herself into. I feel like Jack Bauer in 24.
Thanks for that Carrie. :cheer:
Jake looks so good behind the bar, :wub: Aw, and he even designs posters. :lol:
I want him, he is just so adorable and yes I agree Jakey is just divine behnid the bar. I loved his poster he is just so talented and I am really looking forward to seeing this new side of Jake.
Jakey and Chrissie were just so sweet last night and I especially loved it when they were cuddled up together at the end of the bar.:wub:
Jake is so loving and Joel was doing lots of different expressions again.:wub:
I just have to say this Sharon shut up! No wonder D has done a vanishing act!
P.S. BK we will have to come up with some good "Theories" for Jakey as Joel has said that as long as they come up with good stroylines for him he'll be there.:D
P.S.s I love your banner ummm *Naked* Jakey *Teddy Bear* Jakey.. Why haven't I found someone like him. I either get the Phil Mitchell or Ian Beale types LOL
Another new T shirt, Lovely. I think he's had a win on the lotto or on a scratch card !LOL
I still say he's traded Danny in for the t-shirts. :lol:
And I still want the "Daddy" theory to come true, :wub: I think it could work even with Johnny leaving.
yeah
Jake in his boxers... :wub: *thud* :wub: