From Digitalspy
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The cast of BBC soap EastEnders have been banned from filming real slaps for fight scenes due to health and safety concerns.
John Partridge revealed the rule on This Morning yesterday as he discussed the slap that feisty Zainab Masood - played by Nina Wadia - gave to his character Christian Clarke as they argued at New Year.
Speaking to the ITV1 show, Partridge explained that he and Wadia had wanted the blow to be real, but show producers said "absolutely not" and instead brought in a stunt co-ordinator to help create "a staged slap".
The actor commented: "I think she might've knocked my teeth out if it was real!"
Responding to Partridge's remarks, a BBC spokesperson told the Daily Mail: "As with most action scenes, we always have a stunt director present to make sure that our scenes look realistic but to ensure that no-one is injured.
"If a scene permits and the actor chooses to do the stunt themselves, it would be carefully choreographed to make sure that no-one is injured during filming."
Partridge's Walford character is currently at the centre of a high-profile gay storyline with Zainab's son Syed (Marc Elliott).
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They ought to make their minds up. They said the slaps (and certainly that one) were for real a few weeks back