The gameshow was filmed in July I believe. He does have a panto coming up though, and in one of his interviews he mentioned that he'd like to tour with his band if he could get a break from EE. Maybe they'll send him to prison to accommodate that, like they did with Lacey's Our Girl filming and some of Patsy Palmer's breaks.
It's funny that he's now the one squatting because he's unknowingly done it before (Jake and Danny told him they'd arranged a tenancy.) He wasn't impressed, but desperate times I guess. It sounds like the insurance doesn't pay out, from the spoilers.