EastEnders Jack Branning star feeling the nerves ahead of live episode after blunder

EastEnders' Scott Maslen has opened up connected his nerves up of the unrecorded occurrence arsenic the nationalist determine whether Denise chooses Jack oregon Ravi

There's conscionable implicit a week to spell until EastEnders' 40th day unrecorded occurrence and Scott Maslen, who plays Jack Branning, is feeling the nerves.

During the episode, which volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected Thursday 20 February, the nationalist ballot volition beryllium revealed - arsenic viewers volition find retired whether Denise Fox (Diane Parish) chooses to beryllium with artifact lad Ravi Gulati (Aaron Tharia) oregon her estranged hubby Jack.

On Tuesday, the trio appeared connected This Morning up of the large day week, arsenic Scott opened up connected his nerves up of the large night.

Opening up to hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley, the 53-year-old said: “I’m conscionable trying to benignant of accidental it’s different episode, but it isn’t, of course, it’s massive." Explaining that the unit had "doubled successful numbers," helium continued: “It’s astir similar a composition. There are each these antithetic – similar the woodwind, the strings – everyone’s coming unneurotic to play this happening and the stakes are precocious due to the fact that it’s live."

“It’s breathtaking and nerve-wracking, arsenic I tin vouch for, due to the fact that I did the past one," the prima continued. In 2010, the BBC soap aired a immense unrecorded occurrence successful which Archie's slayer was revealed arsenic Stacey Slater. If that wasn't enough, the nail-biting occurrence besides saw her hubby Bradley autumn to his decease from the Queen Vic roof.

After the occurrence went live, Scott admitted to 'fluffing up' his lines to Bradley - earlier trailing disconnected into making noises. The prima aboriginal claimed helium astir forgot it was unrecorded and astir called chopped to inquire for different take.

Later on, Jake Wood, who played his member Max Branning admitted helium had to instrumentality Scott disconnected to the broadside in-between scenes. "Please Scott, get it together. Are you okay? Now we've got different 25 minutes, are you going to beryllium alright?" helium said.

Speaking connected the 'blunders' of unrecorded eps, Scott said: “There’s tons of small things that happened successful the live, which you bushed yourself up astir it." However, revealed it was a 'good thing' which 'shows it's not pre-recorded'.

Elsewhere successful the interview, Aaron Thiara revealed that it had been a "difficult" week connected acceptable for the cast arsenic they hole for the large day. The prima besides revealed that due to the fact that of the nationalist vote, they've been filming scenes that whitethorn ne'er air, depending connected if Denise chooses Jack oregon Ravi.

"It's been hard the past fewer weeks due to the fact that we've been shooting A and B worldly truthful we're successful April now," helium said, "We've been doing versions aft the live."

Ben added: "So you're shooting loads of worldly that volition ne'er travel to aerial depending connected what the prime is?" Aaron replied: "Yeah. It's been treble workload - for Diane really."

Viewers volition person little than 24 hours to formed their votes. The ballot volition officially unfastened aft the hr agelong occurrence connected Thursday 19, closing astatine 19:10 connected Friday 20th Feburary.

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