Former EastEnders star Michael French has walked out on West End Musical Chicago after a reported bust-up with co-star Brooke Shields.The actor - who played hunky David Wicks in the soap - quit just hours before her debut.
A statement by his agent said: "He has been in the show for a while and felt it was time to do something else. "There was no clash with Brooke Shields. If you want to resign, you can resign whenever you want." But a different picture emerged from show insiders at London's Adelphi Theatre. Matters came to a head when the 42-year-old actor was reportedly overheard making catty comments about Brooke, who plays sexy Roxie. "He was complaining all through rehearsals about Brooke and he was vocal and absolutely rude," a source told the Daily Mail. "Brooke's as nice as they come and she heard everything French was saying."
French, who left the soap in 1996, was due to appear opposite her in the role of seedy lawyer Billy Flynn. Understudy Simon Breen will now stand in for him. Brooke didn't let it affect her and trod the boards with confidence, strutting her way through the show's big numbers such as All That Jazz and We Both Reached For The Gun. She follows the likes of Denise Van Outen, Jennifer Ellison and Claire Sweeney to play the sexy lead role.
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