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First Snoop Dogg wanting to be in Corrie, now 50 wants to be in EastEnders?

American rapper and actor 50 Cent is to swap Hollywood for Walford after bagging a one-off role in EastEnders.

The star is a huge fan after footballer pal Rio Ferdinand introduced him to the soap.

And EastEnders bosses are delighted Fiddy has agreed to the cameo in the next six months after weeks of talks.

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But the singer, 35, quipped he had missed out on a career high because it was too late to star with Barbara Windsor after her character Peggy Mitchell left the Queen Vic, above.

He said: "I really wanted Peggy to throw me out of her pub, but I didn't get it organised quick enough and it's too late now.

"I've performed with Eminem and Justin Timberlake, acted with De Niro and Pacino, had a guest spot on The Simpsons - in the US a sign you've made it to the very top, but I can't fulfil my biggest showbiz dream."

He will not be the first celeb in EastEnders, after London mayor Boris Johnson last October, comedian David Walliams in 2003 and Robbie Williams in a 1995 background scene.


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