EastEnders Stars' Off-Screen Silence Revealed

Jack Ryder, known for his role as Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders from 1998 to 2002, has shared behind-the-scenes details about his former castmates. Ryder revealed that Steve McFadden, who portrays Phil Mitchell, and James Alexandrou, the original Martin Fowler, maintained minimal interaction off-screen. This came as a surprise given their on-screen familial connections within the soap opera. Ryder himself has moved on from acting, establishing a successful career as a children's author with multiple books published. He also recently disclosed his "nepo baby" status, being the son of Jeremy Allan Ryder, the frontman of the 1980s band Wang Chung, known for their hit song 'Everybody Have Fun Tonight'. Ryder previously reflected on the difficulty of handling fame at a young age, especially before the era of social media, noting that his final EastEnders episode was watched by approximately 25 million viewers.