Stigma of soap has gone, says Hardy

Former EastEnders star Ben Hardy has said his transition to Hollywood movies was smooth because there is less of a stigma around soap actors these days.

The 27-year-old played Peter Beale in Albert Square from 2013 to 2015 and a year later was cast as Archangel in X-Men: Apocalypse.

“I was very fortunate to get that,” he said.