Scott Maslen feels "grateful" to be working on ‘EastEnders’ after racking up 1,000 episodes.
The 48-year-old star – who plays Jack Branning on the BBC One soap – was presented with flowers on set yesterday (02.07.19) to mark the occasion as the cast and crew came together to congratulate him on the milestone, and the actor "can’t believe" he has appeared in so many episodes.
He wrote on Twitter: "I can’t believe today was my 1000th Episide in #Eastenders All the crew and bosses surprised me on set with flowers! So great to be working with a great team love them all greatly! #grateful #lovemyjob #firsteverhashtag (sic)"
He later tweeted: "still can’t believe it’s 1000 episodes of Eastenders (sic)"
A message on the ‘EastEnders’ Twitter account described the star as a Walford "legend".
The tweet read: "This legend, @RealScottMaslen, filmed his 1000th #EastEnders episode yesterday! Congratulations from everyone at #EastEnders Scott! (sic)"
Scott has played former police officer Jack in two stints, from 2007 to 2013, and 2015 until the present day.
The star’s celebration comes just three months after Letitia Dean (Sharon Mitchell) was surprised on set with a bouquet of flowers after filming her 2,000th episode.
Jon Sen, EastEnders’ executive producer, told Letitia: "I would like to say congratulations to a wonderful actress, a fantastic company member, and a national icon who just completed her 2,000th episode."
A surprised Letitia said: "No! Thank you."
She then turned to Steve McFadden – who has played her on-screen husband Phil Mitchell since 1990 – and said: "I couldn’t have done it without you, Steve."
He replied: "She’s right. You’re right."
EastEnders’ senior exec producer Kate Oates presented Letitia with the bouquet and praised her "amazing achievement".
She said: "It’s an amazing achievement by anyone’s standards."
Scott Maslen ‘grateful’ for EastEnders work
