Eastenders actor, Chris Coghill, has revealed that he is slightly worried that members of the public will confuse him with his paedophile character, Tony King.

Chris told The Mirror: “Fans of EastEnders will hate Tony and that’s what they’re supposed to do. From time to time members of the public may confuse reality with the soap, but I’m an actor, not Tony.

“I’m a bit worried about that, but I’m a big boy – I’ll get a big hat and a pair of sunglasses.”

Speaking about the storyline, Chris added: “The problem with child abuse is that you can never really tell if someone is an abuser or paedophile. The only way they’re ever going to get caught is if somebody tells.

“So if people recognise that something on Eastenders is happening in their lives and they pick up the phone to NSPCC or Childline, then it’s worth doing.”