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EastEnders newcomer Christopher Colquhoun has revealed a sad secret about his character, Darnell Larson Jr, ahead of his dramatic debut in Albert Square because the character is concerned in Denise Fox’s storyline.
Earlier this month, the BBC cleaning soap announced that two new characters can be heading to Walford as half of the arc, which noticed the favored character diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive type of blood most cancers.
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In next week’s scenes, Denise takes a flip for the more severe and is put in a coma as her household searches for a stem cell donor. Hope arrives, fortunately, once they uncover that her long-lost half-brother might be a match.
The household tracks down Darnell and Kim makes contact, asking him to satisfy. Darnell is shocked to study that his assist might be important to Denise’s survival. After agreeing to go to the hospital, although, he’s scared off and makes a hasty exit.
Jack later tracks him down in a bid to steer him to assist Denise, however when he finds Darnell and his daughter Grace, tensions quickly boil over within the household unit.
Asked about his character, Colquhoun known as Darnell a “science buff and single dad” who’s “a bit nerdy, anxious, curious and full of enthusiasm”, including: “Darnell is simply excited to discover a side of his family he never knew existed.
“He’s naturally open and trusting, so he would not spend time questioning why they’ve reached out to him. He needs to get to know them and, in typical Darnell style, virtually loses sight of the larger image as a result of he is so fascinated by the connection itself.”
Speaking about how his perspective changes once they explain Denise’s cancer diagnosis, Colquhoun said: “The penny drops and he out of the blue realises, ‘Where’s my sister?’ But he is not offended about being misled. Instead, he is overwhelmed by the enormity of the scenario.”
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Teasing a sad again story for Darnell, the actor added: “As the story develops, we additionally start to know why hospitals are such a troublesome and triggering setting for him.”
“Darnell likes Jack, however he would not reply effectively to strain or aggression. That leaves Jack in a troublesome place as a result of Darnell represents a uncommon supply of hope for Denise and the household – it is all or nothing for them at this level,” he added.
EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
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