I'm A Celebrity star has secret soap past in EastEnders and Doctor Who

I'm A Celeb erstwhile contestant Babatunde Aleshe has appeared successful a fig of deed TV shows and soaps, and viewers were near stunned erstwhile helium popped up successful Albert Square successful 2011

I'm A Celebrity's Babatunde Aleshe is renowned for his hilarious stand-up routines, but fans whitethorn beryllium taken aback to observe he's besides an histrion with roles successful EastEnders, Doctor Who and Law and Order: UK to his name. The Celebrity Gogglebox star boasts a lengthy database of acting credits anterior to his jungle escapade. Babatunde has besides graced the screens of soap operas. Since 2009, the comedian has embraced a scope of roles, reports OK!. According to IMDB, Babatunde has starred successful abbreviated films, arsenic good arsenic TV shows similar New Tricks, Frankie, The Stand Up Sketch Show and Waking the Dead.

In 2010, helium portrayed a quality named Sean successful BBC's Doctor Who, sharing surface clip with Karen Gillan, Matt Smith and James Corden. In the occurrence titled The Lodger, Babatunde played a footballer who teamed up with the Doctor. A twelvemonth later, helium appeared successful EastEnders arsenic a caregiver named Sam, who assisted Tanya Branning during her chemotherapy attraction pursuing her crab diagnosis. Nurse Sam reappeared a fewer weeks aboriginal to present the heart-breaking quality of a friend's decease to Tanya, and besides shared a country with Lauren Branning.

Eagle-eyed fans were speedy to recognise Babatunde taking connected a caregiver relation successful EastEnders backmost successful 2011, swarming then-Twitter to explicit their surprise.

One bewildered spectator posted: "No but truly is that babatunde connected #Eastenders. If truthful GWANN !" Another shocked instrumentality tweeted: "BABATUNDE IS ON EASTENDERS SICK!" A 3rd added: "The daze of my beingness I received astatine enactment erstwhile I saw Babatunde connected Eastenders the 1 clip I ticker it lool", portion a 4th shared: "Was truthful jokes to spot Babatunde Comedian connected #Eastenders! ! Random but helium did well!"

When not nether the spotlight, Babatunde is quite the "family man" wed to woman Leonie successful September 2015 and begetter to lad Judah. Leonie, presenting herself arsenic "Travel Business Coach" connected Instagram, delights followers with stunning abrogation images and UK getaways.

In 2022, the jocular endowment jetted disconnected to Australia, becoming the 5th celeb evicted from the series. The 38 twelvemonth aged confided successful The Mirror astir seeking Australian adventure, contempt his reluctance for campy life.

Moreover, the entertainer has tickled comic bones arsenic a stand-up comic, supporting Mo Gilligan successful 2021, and successful 2022 hitting the roadworthy with his ain comedic show. As a past victor of Best Newcomer astatine the Black Entertainment Comedy Awards, Babatunde besides boasts appearances connected quiz shows similar Richard Osman's House of Games and The Weakest Link.