First Dates’ Fred Sirieix admits he’s ‘out of his comfort zone’ as he issues update on EastEnders role
Fred described the prospect of acting as a "really big challenge"
FIRST Dates star Fred Sireix has updated fans on his ambitions to enter the world of acting.
The maître d’hôtel turned TV star, 52, has been part of the popular Channel 4 show since its debut in 2013.
Fred has also enjoyed a successful stint on Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip, with Gordon Ramsay and Gino D’Acampo.
Meanwhile, he was also one of the campmates in last year’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, becoming the third to be voted out.
He previously told The Sun about his hopes to bag a role on EastEnders – even writing his own lines for the soap.
The star said: “[I’d love to be in] EastEnders. I can see myself, I’ve already written the lines actually.”
He added: “I’d be playing I think a gangster. We just arrived there and then at the end, I get killed.
“And there’s lots of things happening in between but at the end, I get killed and disappear and never be seen again in the square.”
Although the BBC soap haven’t been in touch, Fred shared he has been offered other acting jobs.
He spoke to about his artistic aspirations, admitting it would be a “really big challenge”: “
“I haven’t heard anything [from EastEnders]. I mean, my idea is that I was with one of the ladies there and then somebody will come and they are [furious about it] and kill me.
“I think it’s [EastEnders] such an iconic show that I’ve been watching since I came to the UK in 1992.
“I think that acting is great. I’ve been offered roles. The ones I’ve been offered so far were not right for me and I think it’s just finding the right role in the right series or the right field and just giving it your all.”
“Because there is something quite fascinating about taking yourself out of your comfort zone and being able to be convincing, and then perform on demand.
“I mean, it’s not like presenting television when you are essentially yourself.
“I think that would be a really big challenge and I would relish that.”
It comes as Fred has revealed he is “bracing for the worst” ahead of filming a new travel series with pal Gino D’Acampo.
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Fred exclusively told The Sun at the TV Baftas: “Gino and I are going out in June. We are going for two weeks.
“It’s a show called Emission Impossible. And we’re going to be travelling in Austria as well as Croatia and the aim of it is to travel as green as we can possibly do.
“And it’s going to be interesting with Gino doesn’t like to do anything. And he likes his comfort.
“So yeah, I’m bracing myself for the worst.”
