EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt says co-star left ‘really shaken up’ after blunder in live scene

EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt shared that his co-star was left "really shaken up” after they made a blunder in a live scene.

The Ian Beale star opened up about the moment in the documentary ' EastEnders at 40: Behind the Scenes', which commemorated the soap's 40th anniversary.

The live episodes air during special times for the show, with the first taking place in 2010 for the 25th anniversary. Their 30th anniversary live episode was in 2015 while their 40th anniversary special was broadcast on Thursday, 20 February.

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One of the most memorable moments from these live episodes took place in 2015 due to actress Jo Joyner, who played Tanya Branning.

During one scene between Tanya and Jane Beale, played by Laurie Brett, Jo asked after Ian, but mistakenly used Adam Woodyatt 's real name instead.

She said: “How's Adam?”

Looking back on the scene, Adam said: “We all felt for Jo. You've gotta think how she felt - that whenever anybody mentions the live now that's what gets mentioned. She can't escape from it.

“I remember she came into... cause we were all in different studios ... and Jo's come in and she's ... shaken up. Really, really shaken up. And we're all sort of looking at her and going 'what's the matter? what's the matter?' And she just went 'you'll find out'.”

Adam has been a member of the cast from EastEnders’ very first episode back in 1985, however, he admitted that anyone could make a mistake during live scenes.

“Any one of us could get it wrong and it's the pressure of it,” he said. “The crew could get something wrong. We could get something wrong.”

Jo couldn’t understand how the slip-up happened, previously telling BBC London Radio: “There is no explanation as to how or why it happened, we couldn't have known it better, we went over and over it, and I never got it wrong in rehearsals.”

She also told Radio Times: “I've got a good sense of humour. But I couldn't laugh about it until I'd gone out there the next night [for more live scenes]. I knew that people were watching to see if I messed up again.”