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EE: Sam Strike possibly leaving?
I don't like to start a thread that is essentially based on a rumour, but there's been some speculation on the Johnny Appreciation Thread and Twitter in the last few days that Sam Strike is leaving EE.
Reasons: He doesn't appear to have been on set for quite some time now (Sam has been tweeting a lot about being on holiday/doing various things/there are a complete lack of pictures of him from the set etc), Luisa Bradshaw-White was tweeting him yesterday, and he was tweeting back, sounding like they haven't seen each other in a while, and on his FB page it said yesterday that he was an actor with BBC Worldwide but now this has been taken down. Also his contract would pretty much be coming to an end now, if he was signed for a year initially.
If anybody has any information about this then please post here. I don't want to believe it's true but the evidence is starting to stack up.
Reasons: He doesn't appear to have been on set for quite some time now (Sam has been tweeting a lot about being on holiday/doing various things/there are a complete lack of pictures of him from the set etc), Luisa Bradshaw-White was tweeting him yesterday, and he was tweeting back, sounding like they haven't seen each other in a while, and on his FB page it said yesterday that he was an actor with BBC Worldwide but now this has been taken down. Also his contract would pretty much be coming to an end now, if he was signed for a year initially.
If anybody has any information about this then please post here. I don't want to believe it's true but the evidence is starting to stack up.
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Having said that everything you say seems to be true - but whether he's leaving or not I don't know.
Not to forget the many casting agencies he's been following on Twitter (and the spotlight CV thing), almost as if he's looking for somewhere else.
I was even one of those on Twitter who tweeted him asking if he was leaving. Quite worried now as a lot of people are or are starting to be.
Shame if true though. Johnny is a nice kid, with bags of potential played by a decent actor, who is clearly well liked. That said, people are constantly saying the Carters are too big, so many may be pleased to see them decrease slightly.....even if its the wrong Carter to go. Yes LEE i'm looking at you!
He is a good actor but the character has become boring.
Mainly because, as ArtyAttack says, he's been severely underused for the last six months or so. IMO he always does really well with what he's given, but he's given so little that it barely makes an impact.
I actually think he was one of the main reasons why the Carters worked so well when they first came into it. Now that the focus of the family has switched almost entirely to the older characters, their scenes don't have the same energy about them. It would be a massive blow for the family if Johnny was to leave.
I know Johnny isn't particularly shallow, but surely IRL he wouldn't look twice at Ben?! It's not like he has a dazzling personality or great sense of humour to make up for the fact that he's very average looking (IMO of course)
The other Carter actors have been regularly pictured on set, Sam seems to be the only one who hasn't been. And he appeared to be off when they were filming Christmas/NY scenes as well. I just find that really odd.
It may be that Sam needed a break for personal reasons. I can live with that, but if he's gone completely then it will be a real shame.
Bring in Paul Coker for Johnny.
Sam Strike is far better than Danny Boy Hatchard.
3 gays and 2 lesbians ON ONE SQUARE?! Imagine the outrage!
Johnny is decent and sweet he can't leave.
His scenes with Sharon around that time were so lovely. I'm trying to stay optimistic but it's difficult.
It wouldn't be a surprise his young, EE was one of his bigger jobs and perhaps he wants to go on to do other stuff, soap work isn't for everyone, some actors like to take the leap and do a bit of variety, his been really quiet since around March anyway not really riveting is it.