EastEnders, he liked to fry and take out with a greasy spoon.Cliff Parisi is real life.
But the actor now has two small children and plans to turn his life around before his love of fatty foods overwhelms him.
"I like my food," says Cliff, 62, of his age. All day he would be eating spam fritters. ''
Cliff, also known as Fred the Handyman His Buckle in Call the Midwife, said that being a ``little devil with a barbecue'' meant that he was It means "disgusting". He was asked to appear on this year's Celebrity MasterChef. Starting tonight.
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BBC)What to do with your body -of-5 to enter or reconsider.
"I've been trying to eat more balanced meals," he says. "I eat soaked oats twice a day. I try to avoid chocolate biscuits. I lost half a stone this week. I want to stay healthy."
Cliffis set to appear alongside host Gareth Malone, boxer Chris Eubank, All Saints singer Mel Bratt and reality star Mojo, and how the cooking contest hits him in other unexpected ways.
He says: "It evokes feelings about your childhood, like the cakes your grandparents used to make. And they love what you make."
"[Judges] John [Trode] and Greg [Wallace] are like Mom and Dad, I just want to make them happy all the time. would not have been able to do it without his mother, Tara. 2010.
He has three children from his previous relationship and said:
``And she gave me a lot of advice. I wouldn't do that.' I don't always ask, but you should.
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BBC)Cliff is chatting in the garden of his Essex home with big wimpy Minty and carefree Fred. It looks unchanged. Writing for EastEnders in 2010, the actor admits to incorporating a sense of humor into every role.
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Cliff admits that leaving Albert his Square after eight years wasn't his choice, but his Call the Midwife, which he joined in 2012, will be filming the 12th series. , the EastEnders viewership was at an all-time low. It's the right time to go.
"I watch EastEnders sometimes," he says. “I don't know if it's a problem with the show or the way people watch TV. Instead, EastEnders only airs four episodes a week.
"EastEnders is still good. In its heyday, it was about two episodes a week. , viewers can't find time to watch it.
"We all have busy lives. Watching four episodes a week puts us in PTSD."
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BBC / Nealstreet Productions / Laura Radford)Born in Poplar, London, a true Eastender, Cliff learned at an early age that he I admit that I lost my way. 19, he was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of involvement in a bank robbery.
After spending his childhood in prison, he learned to read and write, tried his acting through his program of prison rehab, and changed his name from Manly to Parisi.
He found success as half of his act Double, playing a lost Argentinian comedian who takes the wrong ship home after the Falklands War.
He recalls: “We were very popular. We hated the British, so we taunted the audience. We were really funny. The Mile of Edinburgh, by the Military Tattoo.
"A colonel came down and said, 'Who put up that flag?' Dropped down, they sat in the audience.They came back every night."
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Cliff, aged 62, appeared in The Bill and Kavanagh QC before auditioning for EastEnders, earning an Equity card so he could pursue his dream of acting on television. Calling the midwife who was set up around the time he was born often takes him back to his childhood.
"It always evokes emotion," he says. "Sometimes, when I see my child dressed, I can't help but cry, 'That's me.' Those brown sandals, those gray socks with the green stripe on the top, me.
Cliff is disappointed with his stint on I'm A Celebrity in 2019. increase. He had whiplash and was on painkillers.
He also believes that he will never be asked to play a different role than a character he knows. He said: "The word 'typecast' has the word 'cast', and that's enough for me.
"If I were anything else, people would call it Won't buy I never went to drama school I just got in and worked hard and I love what I do I'm happy if I work
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