{"id":77839,"date":"2023-09-10T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=77839"},"modified":"2023-09-10T13:08:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:08:10","slug":"strictly-come-dancings-nigel-harman-quits-casualty-after-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/tv-and-movies\/strictly-come-dancings-nigel-harman-quits-casualty-after-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancings Nigel Harman quits Casualty after one year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strictly Come Dancing's Nigel Harman has quit his role on hospital soap Casualty after just one year.<\/p>\n

The 50-year-old actor, who plays Dr Max Cristie made the announcement \u2013 which is sure to be disappointing to some of his fans \u2013 over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Nigel said: \u201cMy time on Casualty is done for the time being. I\u2019m on screen until February and there are no plans for me to come back at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

It comes after it was revealed that Nigel is one of the celebrities to have signed up to appear on this Strictly, which starts later this month.<\/p>\n

The news was announced by Christine Lampard who was guest-presenting Lorraine Kelly's self-named show, Lorraine, and Nigel also made an appearance.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to Christine at the time, Nigel said: \u201cI'm amazed, excited, and terrified to be doing Strictly. As an armchair fan of the show I have watched in awe as people have twirled and gyrated across the screen. And now it's my turn…..gulp!\u201c<\/p>\n

He then told Christine: \u201cIn my mind I think I'm a better dancer than my body is telling me.\u201c<\/p>\n

Nigel is no stranger to the world of TV, having appeared in EastEnders and Downton Abbey, but he admitted that the prospect of doing Strictly as himself is daunting.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI\u2019ve spent my whole life walking onstage being someone else. I\u2019ve always had a slight issue walking on stage being myself. It\u2019s a complicated scenario \u2013 nervousness and self consciousness. I can\u2019t wait to feel more confident.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When the BBC announced that Nigel would be joining the show, it left fans swooning on Instagram.<\/p>\n

One person wrote: "Oh hell yeah! Well that's my winner right there. Love Nigel Harman!," whilst another said: "watching for him and him only <3watching for him and him only <3"<\/p>\n

A third said: "All my 2005 dreams have come true," whilst a fourth wrote: "YES" with a number of raised hand emojis.<\/p>\n

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A number of Strictly professionals, such as Neil Jones and Diane Buswell, also wrote messages of support, welcoming Nigel "to the family".<\/p>\n

For those who have never watched Casualty, they will no doubt recognise Nigel from his time playing Dennis Rickman on EastEnders from 2003 to 2005.<\/p>\n

In a rather controversial storyline, he fell in love with, then married, his adoptive sister, Sharon, who is played by Letitia Dean. <\/p>\n

Their union didn't have a happy ending, however, as Dennis died in Sharon's arms on New Year's Day after he was stabbed by Danny Moon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n