EastEnders’ Jessie Wallace pictured filming raucous boat party scenes for 35th anniversary… days before ‘shock suspension for drinking on set’
- Jessie Wallace was last pictured filming scenes for EastEnders last Saturday
- The actress has reportedly been suspended for two months for drinking on set
- Jessie, 48, filmed raucous boat party scenes on the River Thames for the soap’s 35th anniversary
- Bosses are said to be ‘relieved’ she has finished filming scenes for the episode
- Scriptwriters are reportedly coming up with a storyline to explain her abrupt exit
Jessie Wallace was last pictured filming raucous boat party scenes for the 35th anniversary of EastEnders, a week before reportedly being suspended.
The actress, 48, who plays Kat Slater on the soap, is said to have been given a two month suspension from the soap for drinking on set.
Jessie was last seen filming on January 18 and appeared in high spirits in-between takes as she larked around with Davood Ghadami, who plays Kush Kazemi.
Last pictured: Jessie Wallace filmed raucous boat party scenes on January 18, a week before reportedly being suspended from the soap for being drunk on set
Bosses are said to be ‘relieved’ Jessie finished filming the scenes on the River Thames for the soap’s 35th Anniversary Special on February 19.
However, they will now have to scramble together to write her out of the following episodes after her abrupt departure.
Pictures showed the cast, including Jessie, partying hard before Keanu Taylor returned for a revenge plot against the Mitchells.
Clad in a leopard print coat and a glittering black sequin dress, Jessie played up to Kat’s wild behaviour as filming began.
Caution: The actress, 48, who plays Kat Slater, is said to have been given a two month suspension from the soap for drinking on set
Action: Jessie was last seen filming on January 18 and appeared in high spirits in-between takes as she larked around with Davood Ghadami
The star was spotted clinging onto the railings and lifebuoy as she joked with Davood.
It has been claimed the soap star was hauled into a crisis meeting with show bosses who are said to have suspended her for two months, ordering her to ‘sort herself out’ before returning.
On the incident, an insider told The Sun: ‘It appeared that troubled Jessie seemed drunk on set.’
According to Mirror Online, a source added: ‘Bosses were left with no choice but to discipline her. During the meeting she was told to sort herself out before returning to work.
Filming: The star was spotted clinging onto the railings and lifebuoy as she joked with Davood
‘Scriptwriters are currently coming up with a storyline to explain Kat’s temporary exit from Walford.’
The source continued: ‘Thankfully all of the episodes she appears in on the boat along the Thames have been shot, so her suspension didn’t cause any chaos to the soap’s big birthday week.’
The insider also claimed that Jessie won’t be included in celebrations held behind the scenes.
EastEnders declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline. MailOnline has contacted Jessie Wallace’s representatives for comment.
Jessie previously hit disciplinary trouble when she arrived ‘drunk’ at the British Soap Awards in June 2018.
