 for money to help aid her gambling addiction, Lisa made a swift exit from Walford with granddaughter Peggy in tow, leaving Keanu devastated as he had hoped to spend more time with his daughter. Talking about her brief EastEnders return exclusively to the Mirror, Lucy admitted she was surprised over Lisa's gambling addiction twist and praised the "respectful" team for briefing her on the storyline. Lucy said: "Chris Clenshaw [executive producer] called me and Rory Nugent, storyliner, called me. They're always so respectful, they always phone me and ask me if I like the sound of the storyline, would I be interested in playing it. I always love going back to EastEnders because they write so well for her and I get brilliant stuff to play. "I was quite surprised she's got this gambling addiction but then, when you look at Lisa, you think actually none of it surprises me because she has been very troubled in her life and it's quite an easy path. Lisa is one of those people where trouble comes to her and she doesn't go looking for it... it lands on her doorstep. So when they told me about this current storyline, I was like: 'Yeah, bring it on!'" The actress added: "I always get fabulous stuff to play for Lisa, she always gets brilliant storylines. Soaps in general, they do a really good job of being responsible when they have these kind of storylines. It's always really considered and very much researched. There is no greater honour than being given the responsi){kind=link}
EastEnders icon Lucy Benjamin made an explosive return back to the BBC One soap last month after first joining Albert Square in 1998
She’s been filming hard-hitting storylines on EastEnders since 1998 and Lucy Benjamin is still surprised by what’s in store for her iconic character Lisa Fowler on the BBC One soap. The legendary actress, 53, recently returned to Albert Square last month for a short comeback, where it was soon revealed that Lisa has a gambling addiction.
After blackmailing Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) for money to help aid her gambling addiction, Lisa made a swift exit from Walford with granddaughter Peggy in tow, leaving Keanu devastated as he had hoped to spend more time with his daughter. Talking about her brief EastEnders return exclusively to the Mirror, Lucy admitted she was surprised over Lisa’s gambling addiction twist and praised the “respectful” team for briefing her on the storyline.
Lucy said: “Chris Clenshaw [executive producer] called me and Rory Nugent, storyliner, called me. They’re always so respectful, they always phone me and ask me if I like the sound of the storyline, would I be interested in playing it. I always love going back to EastEnders because they write so well for her and I get brilliant stuff to play.
“I was quite surprised she’s got this gambling addiction but then, when you look at Lisa, you think actually none of it surprises me because she has been very troubled in her life and it’s quite an easy path. Lisa is one of those people where trouble comes to her and she doesn’t go looking for it… it lands on her doorstep. So when they told me about this current storyline, I was like: ‘Yeah, bring it on!'”