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EastEnders icon Rudolph Walker, 84, reveals he was secretly homeless while starring as Patrick Trueman


The actor, 84, who has portrayed the Jamaican patriarch since 2001, admitted to leading a 'double life' after a divorce in his 70s left him 'penniless.'

Ricky, 41, wrote: 'If your going to read anyone's story.. this man's journey is one filled with ups and downs, twists and turns, Surprises and life lessons..! From 2001, the Trinidad and Tobago native's character Patrick has been central to numerous hard-hitting stories including suffering strokes, being assaulted in his shop, and the death of his adopted son. Over the years, Rudolph has appeared in Love Thy Neighbour, Roman Atkinson police comedy The Thin Blue Line, and films such as 10 Rillington Place,

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