The Ender my TV dream
Katie now working as security guard in a B&M discount store
FORMER EastEnder Katie Jarvis has a new role – as a security guard in a B&M store. Her popular character, Hayley Slater, mysteriously left Albert Square in February with a source later confirming there were no plans for her to return.
Fans were scratching their heads as she had been at the heart of the soap’s big Christmas storyline. But we can reveal Katie, 28, has a job at a B&M discount store in Romford, East London.
The mum of two, who patrols the store in an all-black uniform, said: “I’ve taken a step back from acting. I’ve got a job and I’m LOOKS like Roxanne Pallett is getting a real lift from her beefcake fireman boyfriend, locking lips in the pool on a romantic holiday in the Maldives.
The ex-Emmerdale star, 36, has rarely been seen since becoming public enemy No1 after her stint on Celebrity Big Brother. But hot New York fireman and wrestling champ Jason Carrion, 32, is proving to be an adequate distraction from the drama.
Jason will be showing off his moves next week across England, defending his LDN wrestling belt. looking after my kids.” Bosses at the BBC soap signed Katie, from Dagenham, in early 2018. Last Christmas, her character was revealed to be having a fling with cousin Kat’s husband Alfie Moon. Alfie, played by Shane Richie, was the father of her baby. But Katie was last seen when that storyline came to an end.
A source said: “People have been wondering where Hayley is. But the mystery has been solved – she’s in Romford at B&M.
“There was so much speculation about her departure but there was no reason to keep her character in Albert Square once the storyline ended.”