EE: Roxie and Ronnie's mum

Post by **faceless** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:56 pm

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Glynis Barber replaces Gascoine in EastEnders
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Actress Glynis Barber is to join the cast of EastEnders as Ronnie and Roxy's mum Glenda, after Jill Gascoine pulled out of playing the part. Gascoine, who was originally cast, withdrew from the soap earlier this week saying she "lacked the experience" to take on a project such as EastEnders.

"I was so looking forward to playing Glenda," she said, "but having spent the last 15 years working in America, largely acting in single drama and writing fiction, I felt on arrival I lacked the right experience to film such a big continuing drama. I have tremendous respect for EastEnders and the cast so I didn’t want to let the show or my fellow cast members down. I'm really sad that I won't now play a part in EastEnders but I'd like to wish Glynis Barber the best of luck in the role of Glenda."

Barber first found fame in the 80s cop show Dempsey and Makepeace, although more recently has been seen in Emmerdale and ITV1's The Royal. She will make her first appearance in Albert Square in the new year.

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She looks a lot more like she could be their mother than Jill Gascoine could ever have done. As I remember Gascoine looked more like Angie Watts.

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:40 pm

Yeah, physically, she is well cast. It should be interesting....it is always interesting when you throw more Mitchells into the mix. Can't wait for she and Peggy to compare notes...

Post by **eefanincan** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:56 pm

She looks like a good match for Roxie and Ronnie

Post by **Skylace** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:04 pm

I could have sworn they said that their mother was dead. Weird.

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:07 am

I thought just divorced...

Post by **Skylace** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:13 am

I must be remembering it wrong. Or maybe they think she's dead?

Post by **eefanincan** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:07 am

Or wish she was dead?

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:33 pm

Or maybe they said she was dead and they don't expect us to remember now that they want to bring in her character!

Seriously though, I think I remember them talking about her walking out, but maybe that was some other mother on the square!!

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:21 pm

Wow, she's a gem, isn't she??

Post by **faceless** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:41 pm

'I should have aborted him'

always a good line!