Taskmaster and Hold the Front Page season 2 star Josh Widdicombe revealed that he was asked to audition for a surprising role in EastEnders, but it didn’t go down well with the comedian!
During an appearance on Pointless, Josh explained that he was asked to audition for the role of Sonia Fowler’s (Natalie Cassidy) new boyfriend, who we now know as Reiss Colwell.
Josh made the surprising revelation when Natalie Cassidy was the answer to one of the questions on the show but decided not to accept the offer as he was rather offended by their email…
He said: “About a year ago, I got asked to play Sonia’s new boyfriend. They described him as a nerd. And they emailed my agent and said, ‘Thought this would be perfect for Josh!’ Can you believe that? I’ve never been so offended in my life!”
Reiss, who is now played by Jonny Freeman, was introduced as Dot Cotton’s (June Brown) great nephew and has sparked up a romance with nurse Sonia.
The bumbling accountant has a lot of comedic and awkward moments with the Walford residents, but underneath his innocent exterior, he is hiding a huge secret.
Reiss has been stealing money from his comatose wife Debbie to pay for IVF treatment so he can have a baby with Sonia.
The couple decided to go down the IVF route after Reiss revealed that he was infertile and after starting the process, Sonia has fallen pregnant.
In upcoming scenes, Reiss is pushed to breaking point by Sonia’s sister Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer).
After Bianca’s constant cruel and hurtful jibes, Reiss tells Sonia that he wants Bianca out of their house. Trying to make peace between her warring loved ones, Sonia tries to talk Reiss around but he refuses to back down.
With tension in the air, something shocking occurs that could change everything. Has something happened to Sonia?
