‘EastEnders’ star Leonard Fenton admits people still ask him for medical advice.
The 92-year-old actor is known for his role as Dr. Harold Legg on the BBC soap, having appeared as an original cast member from 1985 until the character was officially retired in 1999, although he went onto make cameos over the next 20 years.
He told the Mirror: "People still request my advice when they get ill.
"There was one amazing case of a woman who went to a friend of mine, who was in group practice, and asked them if she could change to me, and was told, ‘No, he’s an actor’. She got very shirty with him."
Fenton’s alter ego most recently returned in November last year, and the character is set to sadly pass away on Thursday (14.02.19) following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
The actor has reflected on his chance to play the part of Dr. Legg, and described the "old cockney" as a fair reflection on himself.
Calling the part a "lucky break", he added: "It was the first time I’d played myself on TV. I’m normally a character actor, but Dr Legg was based on me."
Dr. Legg’s death will also prompt Albert Square returns for George ‘Lofty’ Holloway (Tom Watt) and Mary ‘The Punk’ Smith (Linda Davidson), which both characters set to attend his funeral.
Although Linda initially snubbed the idea of a Walford comeback, she agreed once she found out what the storyline would be.
She recently said: "I said no at first because I always do! I had lunch with [executive consultant John Yorke], who’s been a mate for years.
"They told me about Len’s storyline and asked me to be in the congregation when Dr Legg dies and I said yes. Then John said they’d given Mary a few lines and it went from there."
EastEnders star Leonard Fenton still gets asked for medical advice
