EastEnders’ Michael Greco blasts ‘shocking’ Hollyoaks bosses as AJ and Curtis Pritchard’s acting ripped to shreds
EASTENDERS icon Michael Greco has hit out at Hollyoaks for casting Curtis and AJ Pritchard – after a video of their acting was torn to shreds online.
The Strictly and Love Island brother duo made their debut on the soap in March, as dance rivals of Trish Minniver (Denise Welch), named Marco and Jacob.
AJ plays the bitter Marco in the series[/caption] Curtis appeared to egg on Marco’s plan to take down dance rival Trish[/caption]Arriving with revenge on their mind, they soon worm their way into Trish’s inner circle in a bid to kill off her career and growing dance studio business.
But their performances on the soap have fallen flat, with people online comparing them to ‘year 8 drama students’ and ‘an absolute car crash’.
Michael, who played Beppe DiMarco on BBC’s EastEnders from 1998 to 2002, soon saw the clip himself, and wrote on Twitter: “This is everything and more that is wrong with an industry I love. These people that suddenly come up with these casting ideas need to resign immediately. Shocking.”
“I think people can watch this and learn so much from it. How ‘not’ to act. Shocking,” he continued.
Michael branded the stunt casting ‘everything he hates about an industry he loves’[/caption] Michael played Beppe DiMarco in EastEnders for four years[/caption]He later deleted the initial tweet and instead wrote in its place: “If they don’t win a BAFTA then I’m done.”
Michael’s comments came in response to Gerard McCarthy, who played Kris Fisher on Hollyoaks for four years, also hitting out at AJ and Curtis’s involvement in the Chester-based soap.
“The next time a producer/casting director says the words ‘but they have a big social media following’…. Just point them in the direction of this absolute car crash!
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“It’s a simple idea: stop giving actors’ jobs to models / reality tv contestants / pop stars from 1995 / Crufts winners / anybody else who is not an actor.
“THEY WILL BE S***E!”