EastEnders star Jessie Wallace appeared in good spirits on Tuesday night as she stepped out with a male pal after reportedly being suspended from the BBC soap.
It comes after it was claimed that she left crew members shocked with a saucy outburst before being suspended from the soap, according to media reports.
A source claimed that the soap star, 48, was ‘giggly and playful’ and told one crew member: ‘I know you want some of me,’ in a break from filming for the 35th Anniversary special.
It was also claimed that Jessie’s future on EastEnders remains in doubt after she was reportedly suspended for ‘drinking on set.’
Mystery man: EastEnders star Jessie Wallace appeared in good spirits on Tuesday night as she put on a cosy display with a mystery man after reportedly being suspended from the BBC soap
Drama: EastEnders star Jessie Wallace reportedly left crew members shocked with a saucy outburst during filming before being suspended from the soap
A source told The Sun On Sunday: ‘She is valuable to Albert Square, so a temporary suspension was ordered. But she could still face the chop.
‘Jessie turned up for night-filming on the boat in the Thames and was in high spirits. But she went too far, joking, ‘I know you want some of me’, during a break in filming.
‘Some people might think it funny but no one appearing to be laughing. But when the cameras were rolling she was a real pro, as ever.’
Another source told MailOnline that the claims were ‘nonsense’.
Mailonline has contacted representatives for EastEnders and Jessie Wallace for comment.
Shocking: A source claimed that the soap star, 48, told one crew member: ‘I know you want some of me,’ in a break from filming (pictured in character as Kat Slater
Written out?I t comes after it was reported that Jessie had been suspended from EastEnders after allegedly being caught drinking on set (pictured during filming)
It comes after it was reported that Jessie had been suspended from EastEnders after allegedly being caught drinking on set.
According to reports, Jessie has played fiery Kat Slater on and off for nearly two decades, will be temporarily written out of storylines after her behaviour was ‘called into question’, with producers allegedly scrambling to explain her exit on the show.
It has been claimed she was hauled into a crisis meeting with show bosses who are said to have suspended her for two months, ordering her to ‘sort herself out’ before returning.
On the incident, an insider told The Sun: ‘It appeared that troubled Jessie seemed drunk on set.’
According to Mirror Online, a source added: ‘Bosses were left with no choice but to discipline her. During the meeting she was told to sort herself out before returning to work.
‘Scriptwriters are currently coming up with a storyline to explain Kat’s temporary exit from Walford.’
Awkward: The actress was previously ‘ordered home’ for being ‘too drunk’ back in June 2018 at the British Soap Awards (pictured on the way to the show with a pal)
They added that series chiefs were relieved that Jessie had already filmed her scenes on the River Thames for the soap’s 35th Anniversary Special on February 19.
The source continued: ‘Thankfully all of the episodes she appears in on the boat along the Thames have been shot, so her suspension didn’t cause any chaos to the soap’s big birthday week.’
The insider also claimed that Jessie won’t be included in celebrations held behind the scenes.
Jessie previously hit disciplinary trouble when she arrived ‘drunk’ at the British Soap Awards in June 2018.
She was ‘ordered home’ and left before the ceremony held at The Lowry in Salford had started.
An insider told The Sun at the time: ‘Jessie was an absolute mess last year. She completely over-cooked it at the pre-drinks and had to be sent home.’
Jessie’s apparently ‘inebriated’ state prompted fears that she could be returning to the hard-partying ways that almost derailed her career in the mid-2000’s.
In 2003 the actress was banned from the road for three years and fined £1,000 for drink driving.
She was one and a half times over the drink drive limit after her Mercedes was stopped by police officers in Chelmsford.
The Enfield native was previously banned from the road for 15 months some five-years earlier for failing to take a breathalyser test.
Troubled: In 2003 the actress was banned from the road for three years and fined £1,000 for drink driving (pictured leaving Southend-on-Sea Magistrates Court, Essex in November 2003)