AN EASTENDERS actor has been tipped for a spot in the Celebrity Big Brother house following his dramatic exit in the show’s 40th anniversary scenes.
It came after the soap star broke his silence on his much-loved character being killed off – as the devastating death rocked the BBC One programme’s live episode.
Now actor James Bye, whose character Martin Fowler lost his life in the destruction in the Queen Vic pub, is being tipped for a spot in the ITV reality series.
Bookies Coral are convinced the screen star, 41, will head into the Celebrity Big Brother compound and told us: “Our betting suggests James Bye could be hopping across from Walford to the Big Brother house, as he is being backed to be a contestant on the celebrity version of the show in April.”
James now has odds of 6-1 to win the entire series, and is down to odds of 2-1 to be a contestant.
His name is in the frame after CBB bosses made a major change to the house ahead of the new series.
It also comes after The Sun was first to report how Love Island alum Chris Hughes would be in the line up.
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We previously told how bosses were moving the TV house after two years at Garden Studios in Harlesden, West London.
The Sun then exclusively revealed how a fan-favourite feature of the Celebrity Big Brother has been ditched for the new series.
The Mezzanine floor – which was introduced by ITV when it rebooted Big Bro in 2023 – has been scrapped.
It was the scene for Trish Balusa and Paul Blackburn’s explosive fight in 2023 and where Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne had their gossips last year.
The star-studded version of the reality show returns to ITV1 this April for a brand new series with AJ Odudu and Will Best.
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Meanwhile, eagle-eyed EastEnders fans claim to have spotted a key clue which shows James was axed from the soap – as opposed to him choosing to leave.
It following scenes which showed Martin crushed under a steel beam while saving on/off lover Stacy Slater from the wreckage of the pub blaze.
After being given morphine by paramedics while the fire fighters tried to lift the beam, Martin and Stacey had a final conversation.
He proposed to her, declaring that he loved her – all of her.
This week, James discussed his exit on The One Show with presenters Alex Jones and Roman Kemp.
Fans believed they’d picked up on a hint suggesting James had been axed – rather than choosing to leave.
One wrote on X: “After watching James’ interview I’m even more convinced that he didn’t want to leave EE and that it was entirely the producers’ decision.
“He quickly switched from saying “when I was told” to “when we made the decision.” If it wasn’t his choice I’m even more angry now.”
Another wrote: “It definitely comes across like the decision was made and he was told.
“I’m guessing he’s been instructed to make it seem like a joint decision because that sounds better.”
