Francesca Henry has described being part of EastEnders as the "privilege of a lifetime".
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The star joined the cast of the soap as Gina Knight just over a year ago and has been involved in some dramatic storylines since then, including violent confrontations with both Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo).
And speaking at Saturday night's RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2024, sponsored by Inspired Villages, the star revealed that she's been loving every minute since moving into the Queen Vic.
"It's been... honestly it's been the privilege of a lifetime," she explained during an exclusive interview.
"I've watched the show since I was a little girl and to be in the pub with the most incredible people and the best actors has been like... you can't top it."
Francesca Henry as Gina Knight in EastEnders.
Henry was also full of praise for her on-screen family members Colin Salmon and Molly Rainford, who play her father George and sister Anna, respectively.
"Colin's like a really kind of like... quite a big father figure in my life outside the show. And I think you can see it on screen that we get on really well and I really trusted his advice," she explained.
"And I really kind of see him as a mentor. So it's been really lovely to kind of have that outside of that onscreen relationship and then have it feed into it.
"And Molly... like I'm an only child. She's like an absolute like ray of sunshine. It's really lovely to like, do this experience with her and have a little sister – it's great!"
Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
