‘Calm down, it’s not real!’ Lord Alan Sugar leaves fans in hysterics after raging over crafty Janine’s antics in EastEnders… before revealing he once had a walk on part as himself!
Janine Butcher was well and truly fired on Tuesday evening, at least as far as unlikely EastEnders fan Lord Alan Sugar was concerned.
The multi-millionaire Apprentice star, 74, was left fuming after watching the latest instalment of the long-running BBC soap, in which crafty Janine drove a wedge between hapless Linda Carter and her oblivious husband Mick.
Seething with the meddling character’s attempt to steal Queen Vic landlord Mick away from his estranged wife, he tweeted: ‘That Janine is a real b**ch messing it up for Mick and Linda.’
Not happy: Lord Alan Sugar was left fuming after watching the latest instalment of EastEnders, in which Janine Butcher drove a wedge between Linda Carter and estranged husband Mick
Lord Sugar also expressed disappointment for Stacey Slater, whose own Christmas plans go awry following a brief spell in prison.
Evidently dismayed, he wrote: ‘Oh dear Stacey looks like she won’t be the market manager.’
The Hackney-born businessman has a close association with the show through actress niece Rita Simons, who enjoyed a ten-year run as Roxy Mitchell before her character was killed off in 2017.
Outrage: The businessman was seething with the meddling character’s attempt to steal love interest Mick away from lapsed alcoholic Linda
Get out: Janine Butcher was well and truly fired on Tuesday evening, at least as far as unlikely EastEnders fan Lord Sugar was concerned
Upset: Lord Sugar also expressed disappointment for Stacey Slater, whose own Christmas plans go awry following a brief spell in prison
And the familial connection wasn’t lost on social media followers, with many amused by the fact that he was so invested in the show.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: ‘Bet you was well proud when your neice use to be in eastenders, you must have been gutted when they killed her off. Think we all. Was!’ [sic]
Another wrote: ‘Cracks me up whenever Lord Sugar tweets about Eastenders lol.’
While a third quipped: ‘You do realise that it is only a play. It isn’t real…..’
Evidently in agreement, a fourth added: ‘Calm down it’s not real mate.’
Family: The businessman has a close association with the show through actress niece Rita Simons, who enjoyed a ten-year run as Roxy Mitchell before her character was killed off in 2017
Love it: However many followers were amused by the fact that he was so invested in the show
Little known fact: One remark prompted a surprise response from Lord Sugar, who revealed he has previously had a part in EastEnders
Elsewhere, another amused follower asked: ‘Are you after a walk on part your lordship?’
The remark prompted a surprise response from Lord Sugar, who replied: ‘I have done a gig in @bbceastenders.’
The businessman was referring to his surprise cameo in 2012, when he had a fleeting walk-on role as himself during a Children In Need special.
Lord Sugar has previously tweeted his appreciation for the show as recently as April, when he fumed over the death of popular character Kush Kazemi.
‘I can’t believe the lawyer Gray bumped off Kush. When will he get found out that’s 3 people he has done in so far’,’ he wrote at the time.
Fancy meeting you here! The businessman was referring to his surprise cameo in 2012, when he had a fleeting walk-on role as himself during a Children In Need special