AN EastEnders star has revealed their future on the show after admitting the past ten years on the programme had ‘changed their life’.
Ben Champniss joined the programme in 2014 as market stall trader Shrimpy.
He has become one of the show’s few regular background actors to have consistently remained on the BBC soap.
His character can be seen most weeks hanging out on the market with the likes of Martin Fowler and Whitney Dean.
Having never had a storyline of his own in his ten years, fans have often been worried about how long Shrimpy will stick around for.
Now, actor Ben has clarified once and for all that he is not going anywhere and will firmly remain in Walford for the foreseeable future.
Underneath a post gushing about his 10-year stint, a fan said to Ben: “Are you leaving enders? X.”
He then quipped back: “Absolutely not!!”
His original post read: “10 years today since my hat and I marched up Turpin Road, down Bridge Street and into The Queen Vic, Walford! Cheers, Shrimpy, you’ve changed my life!”
Shrimpy is renowned among fans for his trademark mod hairdo and trilby hats.
Having originally been an unnamed extra, he proved so popular that he was eventually given a name – Shrimpy – and is now involved in the odd plot.
Ben, who has also had background roles in the Harry Potter films, welcomed a baby boy with his wife Georgia in 2021.
Shrimpy is known for his trademark hat which has helped to distinguish him from other background artists on the soap.
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