EASTENDERS star James Bye has admitted his wife wasn’t thrilled by the bombshell that his character was being killed off. James, 41, revealed Victoria’s reaction to the news while

EastEnders star James Bye, who is best known for playing Walford's fruit and veg man, Martin Fowler, has revealed what is next after his shocking exit in the soap's 40th anniversary live episode last week.

EastEnders' James Bye opened up on The One Show about his final request to the BBC before his character Martin Fowler was killed off in the live anniversary episode

EASTENDERS alum James Bye’s new job has been revealed – after the tragic death of alter-ego Martin Fowler. James, 41, played beloved Martin from 2014 until he was killed off in the BBC

EastEnders character Martin Fowler was killed-off during the live episode and the actor who played him appeared on BBC's The One Show to talk about it

EastEnders icon James Bye - who played Martin Fowler for 11 years - appeared on The One Show sofa to talk about his dramatic exit from the BBC soap

James Bye's next move after leaving BBC show EastEnders behind has now been announced and he's going from soap to stage following Martin Fowler's dramatic death

It has been revealed that James will portray Mr Darcy in the upcoming stage production of the Pride and Prejudice spin-off, Death Comes to Pemberley. The hit show, which was previously adapted by the BBC starring Matthew Rhys and Anna Maxwell Martin, is coming to the stage and will tour from May to September.

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James Bye ’s new role has been confirmed, days on from his EastEnders exit. The actor’s final scenes as Martin Fowler aired last Thursday, when the character died following the Queen Vic explosion.