Celebrity Big Brother’s Patsy Palmer insists she’s ‘nothing like’ EastEnders character
Palmer was well known for her role as Bianca Jackson in the soap
Patsy Palmer, best known for her long-running role as Bianca Jackson in ‘EastEnders,’ has made it clear that she shares little resemblance with her on-screen persona.
The 52 year old actress, who has portrayed the fiery Bianca on and off since 1993, told The Daily Mirror with a hint of humour that unlike her character, she’s got her “life together”.
Palmer said: “I think fans might think that I am quite feisty because of Bianca but I’m not really, I’m quite a calm person. People always say that I am, even at work at ‘EastEnders’, people always say that I bring quite a nice sort of vibe.”
She shared her personal take on life, which seems to contrast starkly with Bianca’s chaos: “I’ve got my life together! She can’t get her life together. She’s on fight or flight. I’m not on fight or flight. I’m not really zen, but I do like to try my best to follow that kind of way of life which is so different from the drama in her life!”
Apart from her acting career, Patsy recently joined the house of ‘Celebrity Big Brother,’ where she stars alongside other celebrities, such as Coronation Street’s Jack P. Shepherd, and singer Chesney Hawkes. She doesn’t expect to lean on her EastEnders alter ego within the show.
She elaborated: “I’m not expecting it because I think we’re also in a very different culture now. I’d like to think that people have evolved to the point where if there was something bothering them, that maybe you could just have a conversation about it instead of screaming and shouting. I don’t know that it’s going to be like that. Look, we all can only be pushed so much.”
Palmer added: “I’m sure that I don’t need Bianca to protect myself in there though, she won’t come out. I feel like it’s not something I enjoy anymore, arguing. I come from East London, so I would say I brought a lot of observations of what East Londoners were, growing up into Bianca. But I certainly don’t like it for myself. I don’t think it’s very good for you as you get older to be like that. If there’s conflict in the house I’d like to sort of back off. But then I think if there’s a place for me to help, I’d like to think I will. But if there’s not, I’m trying not to get involved!”
