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Where EastEnders Charlie Slater actor Derek Martin is now as he prepares to turn 92 - nine years after leaving BBC soap
Played by Derek Martin, who is set to turn 92 in April, he made his first appearance in September 2000, until he was axed in 2016.
The taxi driver was also pivotal in the controversial 2011 storyline which saw Kat and Ronnie Branning's newborn babies swapped around after the barmaid's little one died of cot death. In 2022, Derek stated the 'miserable' soap needs to bring back its humorous side, as fans fear for its future after ITV announced a huge schedule shake-up. 'You used to have Charlie, Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) and Jim Branning (John Bardon) sitting at the allotments with a few beers, just talking about silly things.
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