Hollyoaks star Emmett Scanlan may have missed out at the National TV Awards last night but he’s still a winner in our eyes.
We caught up with the man himself to find out how he’s feeling as he heads into his last few weeks playing Brendan Brady.
And as ever, Emmett had a lot of things to say in his usual colourful way, so take a look.
You’ve only got a couple of weeks left before you leave, what can you tell us about Brendan’s exit stoyrline?
It’s going to be epic. I was doing some stunts today, I’m looking forward to filming the last bits and I can’t wait for everyone to see it. I think it’s going to be a good payoff for the fans. I’m not going to tell you whether I live or die because that would ruin it but it’s touch and go a couple of times. Hollyoaks is balls out, we take risks all the time - we do crazy storylines, major stunts, we don’t film soaps like any other soaps. With Brendan’s exit we’re going to do some stuff that’s never been done before, it’s epic.
What’s the reaction been like from fans after you announced you’re leaving?
Some of them said ’don’t go’ and other’s said ’fuck off’, it’s been nice. I’ve been very spoilt with great storylines on Hollyoaks for the last few years, I felt this was the right time to leave. I’ve got a couple of weeks left before I go. I want to move on and do a different character.
What will you miss the most about playing Brendan?
I’m going to miss everything about Brendan, I think he’s great. You have to love your character, you can’t have any judgement towards him. I guess the biggest thing I’ll miss is the moustache because it’s going as soon as I finish filming!
Some are saying that Hollyoaks won’t be as good once you’ve left, what do you think about that?
That’s absolute shite. Hollyoaks ain’t one man, it’s everyone behind the camera. The cast just happen to get the glitz and glamour of it all but it’s the production team we have and the crews we have are second to none. I know the storylines after I leave and they sound awesome. Right now Hollyoaks is at its highest in two years but it’s going to go from strength to strength, I’m delighted.
Are you going to take a break once you’ve stopped filming?
I’m going on holiday to LA for a little bit and just enjoy life with the friends I’ve neglected a bit while I’ve been on Hollyoaks. You live and breath Brendan, it’s been really good but so intense with storyline after storyline. So it will be nice to get some sleep. At the same time I know I’ll have itchy feet and want to get stuck into something else.
So what’s next? Is Hollywood calling ?
I’d love to play the lead in a romantic comedy, are you kidding me. I’ve got a dickhead face so I probably won’t get it, I’ll always get the bad guys, but bring it on give me a rom com any time. I don’t care, as long as the character is great and inspiring then I’m there. But you do have to be very careful about what you do next because I don’t want to take a step backwards, I need to keep the momentum with whatever I do.
You post pictures of your daughter on Twitter, does she want to be an actress?
Whatever she wants to do, whatever her love is then I’ll support her. She’s my inspiration. I know that sounds cheesy but I shit you not, she’s the reason I get up in the morning, I love her to bits.