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To be concerned for Eastenders Bobby (Eliot Carrington)

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Inkanta · 21/02/2015 16:59

Can this be healthy for Eliot Carrington, who plays Bobby to be the 11 year old murderer, when the whole nation has been watching. It will follow him wherever he goes. Hope it doesn't mess him up.

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Idontseeanysontarans · 21/02/2015 17:26

Plus you only have to look at the trolling that the American girl called Bobbie Beale got to see what the actor could have got.

Pagwatch · 21/02/2015 17:31

I'm more annoyed that he'll probably only get like 15 years and will still be young and a danger to society when he gets out.

Nomama · 21/02/2015 17:31

I don't think Jack Wild is a particularly good example Joffrey!

Alcoholic by twenty, 3 alcohol induced heart attacks, a wrecked career and marriage before he was 35. Lived with his dad and attempted lots of rehab with an attempted return to acting - which surgery to remove tongue and vocal chords ended. He died of the cancer he blamed on his lifestyle, aged 53!

I doubt OPs anxieties will be calmed by that example!

SeaUnicorns · 21/02/2015 17:33

You know it's fun his parents his school the actors he works with directors ect all seem to think he's fine.

You a random stranger is concerned! Yes I think your a little over invested and er it's not real!

Yes bobbie beal got abuse because her name is bobbie Beale not Elliott Carrington. Those people searched bobbie Beale they didn't think to search either Rory stroud who was playing Bobby at the time Lucy was killed or Elliot Carrington who's playing him now. Are you concerned for Rory after all it must have been him that actually did the killing, imagine what he has to live with. Oh wait no it's not actually real it's a trained actor doing a job!

Idontseeanysontarans · 21/02/2015 17:39

That was my point - thinking for some people is overrated and they don't actually see a difference between the actor and the character. He's an actor, it's not real, yep we get that but the BBC are likely to be protecting him and any other young actors involved in controversial storylines because some people don't get that - hence a young American girl being trolled and accused of killing her sister on Twitter.
Because basically some people are stupid.

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Inkanta · 21/02/2015 17:58

Idon't see

Agree with you and I'm not sure he can be completely safeguarded from any flak or abuse in future.

Something still feels unethical about the Eastender's script writing - putting a child actor in this position. Would have been better if one of the adults had been the 'murderer' to avoid too much attention and possible backlash on the child.

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Idontseeanysontarans · 21/02/2015 18:24

Inkanta they'll be well practised in protecting their young stars from the downside of fame though, if he's got the backing of family, school, his employers and agents etc he'll be fine.

morethanpotatoprints · 21/02/2015 18:32

Hey the OP isn't so far out ime.
My dh often works with cast of corrie and years ago when Mia/mya whatever her name was attempted to blow up Sinitta? and kids etc, she really had to be careful for her safety.
Unfortunately some people really can not distinguish fact from fiction and her life in particular was in danger for a while.
My dh escorted her to her car once and people were waiting to shout abuse, boo and some were really threatening.
I know the storyline soon moves on, the actors do, and all is forgotten.
I'm sure dh said they had protection for a while and counsellors etc.

InQuiteAPickle · 21/02/2015 18:57

Surely a child actor pretending to kill someone is no different to when kids pretend to kill each other when they're pretending to be Power Rangers or whatever the hell they play now-a-days?

The lad is 12 anyway so he's old enough to know the difference between right and wrong, what's real and what isn't.

InQuiteAPickle · 21/02/2015 18:59

Sorry, my post was aimed at OP.

RedKilledLucyBeale · 21/02/2015 19:03

He'll be in the EE child are cupboard for the next 5 years till he comes back with a new head.
Chill out.

TeaNotCoffeePlease · 21/02/2015 20:04

I was rather concerned about him too.

JollyFrog · 21/02/2015 21:14

Eliot carrington was in the west end in Billy Elliot the musical, his last performance was in 2009, so I'm pretty sure he is used to an 'actors life'
I also read that the Enders producers asked the father if it was ok to make Bobby the killer and he was happy with it, and Eliot thought it was 'brilliant'

Piratejones · 22/02/2015 14:52

He's an actor, and he didn’t actually have any scene of violence what so ever, the BBC did really well with this.
I was very impressed to be honest, even when he stayed up to do his live flash back scene it was half term.

WorraLiberty · 22/02/2015 14:56

Once all the fuss dies down, we won't see him until Celebrity Big Brother 2025

Then we'll all be saying, "Oh is that him who played Bobby Beale all those years ago?" Jeez they're scraping the barrel for this one

ClashCityRocker · 22/02/2015 15:02

I did have a moment when watching The Ring - I'm sure the young girl in that has been in a fair few horror movies. I said to DH that the poor kid would probably need counselling when she's older.

ClashCityRocker · 22/02/2015 15:07

I don't think he'll be done for murder anyway. Don't you need an intention to kill for murder? I don't think he intended to kill her did he?

Itsgoingtoreindeer · 22/02/2015 21:18

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Tobyjugg · 22/02/2015 21:41

He's an actor ffs. I imagine he's overjoyed because it could be the making of his career.

Tobyjugg · 22/02/2015 21:42

Worra I suspect you're right in your prediction, but there's always hope!

ChristyMooreRocks · 22/02/2015 21:58

I haven't watched eastenders for yonks, and it was only through wikipediaing that I realised that this Bobby is Laura (as in daughter of Dennis Waterman)'s baby Bobby who she thought was Gary's?

saintlyjimjams · 22/02/2015 21:58

My son was in a horror film. He met a grisly end. Before shooting the scene the producer made sure he was 100% happy to do it, and he said to me 'mum why is he asking me if I want to do it, it's the best bit'

He knew he was acting & not really being eaten

WannaBe · 22/02/2015 22:11

you do know it's not real? Even those unable to separate truth from fiction surely couldn't even be quite so dim as to think that people can come back from the dead and all that?

he's an actor. at twelve kids know what murder is. and afaik he wasn't even the actor at the time of the murder, so he will gain the career move for someone else's deed... ;)

RedHairedGeek · 22/02/2015 22:20

OP, I was thinking exactly the same thing. I don't watch the rubbish but adult actors have in the past said that it's been challenging to deal with the public's reactions to their character

I hope that the child actor has received a bit of a 'chat' . Even if Lucy isn't a popular character, he is a young boy playing a young boy and there was probably up until recently (and he only discovered very recently himself) overlap, but now, he has to deal with his character having killed somebody.

I think it'd be naive to just assume that it wouldn't affect him /or his confidence or his contentment being an actor.

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