Lisa Faulkner SHOCKED by EastEnders offer as she admits bosses called 'out of the blue'
LISA FAULKNER revealed that she was approached by EastEnders bosses ahead of her stint in the BBC soap.
Lisa Faulkner: EastEnders role came out of the blue
Speaking on today's Lorraine, the TV chef admitted that the offer came "completely out of the blue".
Opening up to host Christine Bleakley, she dished: "I was expecting to do my book publicity and more cooking and the producers phone up and asked if I could go and meet them."
She then gushed of how Sean O'Connor "sold" the character to her almost instantaneously.
"He was very good at pitching and I sort of came back thinking, 'let's just see what happens'," she added.
It was completely out of the blue.
But Lisa revealed she didn't need much persuading when she finally got the call, as she enthused: "I thought, 'Why not? What's the worst that can happen?'"
The Masterchef champion - who will play no-nonsense but sophisticated businesswoman Fi Browning - started shooting on the hit soap earlier this week.
She dished: "I started filming a couple of days ago and it's a bit of a baptism. It's so fast but everybody's really lovely."
Lisa's scenes will air this Spring, with the mother-of-one previously gushing of her role: "I’m so happy to be joining the cast of EastEnders – it’s an iconic show and I can’t wait to play my part in it."
She added to The Mirror: "Fi Browning is a hugely exciting character and I’m really looking forward to working with Sean and all the team, and revealing more about her."
"I can’t say any more now as I’m sworn to secrecy, but it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
Lorraine continues tomorrow at 8.30 on ITV.