Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise star made sacrifice when ‘job came up’ on BBC series
Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise is set to return to BBC One in the new year and a number of famous faces will be making guest appearances in the popular detective drama
An upcoming Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise guest star has revealed the huge sacrifice they made to film the show (Image: BBC)
Acclaimed actress Sian Reeves has revealed that she had to make a significant sacrifice to secure a guest role in the upcoming series of BBC’s tropical police drama, Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise.
In preparation for her departure to the Guadeloupe filming location, the former Emmerdale star admitted that accepting the role meant giving up her studies, which she’ll have to resume upon her return.
“I’ve started this children’s counselling course, which is just one day a week, because I’m doing this other charity work for The Great Imagining in Staffordshire, where I was brought up,” she said.
“And I thought, I needed a bit more knowledge about children and doing drama stuff with them. But I’ve had to jack it in. I was nearly at the end of the course, but now because this job came up I’m going to have to start and pay again,” she elaborated.
Former Ememrdale star Sian Reeves will appear in the new series of Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise(Image: Getty)
“This is the problem with our industry. You get something and you just have to jump at it – but to jump to Guadalupe, I think I can manage that.
“I mean what a jammy job, and lovely Don Gilet is in it at the moment, and also Don Warrington, who I’m such a fan of from Rising Damp.
“But Don Gilet was in Cutting It with me. And obviously he was in EastEnders and in Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise he’s this lovely, useless, but clever inspector.
“It’s a very gentle mystery show, isn’t it? But I can’t possibly tell you anything about my episode.”
Sian, who is celebrating an impressive 40 years as a professional actor, is in high demand
Sian, who is marking a remarkable 40 years in the acting profession, is much sought-after and it’s astonishing she finds time to film for Dᴇᴀᴛʜ In Paradise, according to the Express.
She recently published her autobiography, 40 Miserable Years Later, and intends to use the proceeds from the book to set up a Musical Theatre Award to provide financial support for those studying in the field.
She has also started a podcast which she thoroughly enjoys and expressed her wish to do more radio work after guest presenting on BBC Wales.
At present, she is filming a family comedy for CBBC titled High Hoops, where she plays the character of Aunty Leena.
Dᴇᴀᴛʜ in Paradise returns to BBC One next year.
