Martin Kemp was once brutally attacked on the street during his time on the hit show EastEnders. Years later, he revealed it was the “most scared” he has ever been.
Martin said the blow from the punch was so impactful that she struggled to breathe.
But the unexpected attack was directed at his EastEnders character Steve Owen, one of television’s most prominent villains in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Martin Kemp recounts scary street attack from EastEnders days
Martin gained popularity as Steve Owen on EastEnders, a role he played from 1998 to 2002. And it seems his performance was so powerful that one fan launched an attack on the actor because of it.
I was punched in the chest once, really hard. Hard enough to stop me breathing.
Martin was on the podcast he shares with son Roman Kemp, FFS! My Dad is Martin Kemp, when he recollected the scary incident from decades ago.
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