Danny Walters tried out for Hollyoaks before EastEnders

Danny Walters tried out for \'Hollyoaks\' before landing a role in \'EastEnders\'.

\'Oaks\' star Adam Woodward - who plays Brody Hudson in the Channel 4 soap - has revealed the former \'Benidorm\' actor could\'ve ended up in the Chester village if things had been different after he spotted him at the auditions for his character and Damon Kinsella (Jacob Roberts).

Adam said: "I used to watch \'EastEnders\' quite a bit.

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"And Danny Walters, who plays Keanu, has really impressed me. I think that he\'s a brilliant actor, and definitely one to watch.

"He was part of the auditions for Damon and Brody, so I got to meet him then, and I thought he was a really cool guy."

Adam admitted he was "so happy" for Danny when he found out shortly afterwards that he had landed the role of Keanu Taylor in the BBC One soap.

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He added to Inside Soap magazine: "A couple of weeks after that, it was announced that he was joining the \'EastEnders\' cast playing Keanu, and I was so happy for him."

Since joining \'EastEnders\', Danny has had to act out some saucy scenes with Letitia Dean as their characters Keanu and Sharon Mitchell indulged in a steamy affair - but the 26-year-old star watched the intimate scenes alone because he didn\'t want his parents or partner to "wind him up" about them.

He said: "I try to watch those alone - as it\'s very awkward to watch with my parents or my partner.

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"They know I\'m playing a character, of course, but they also know not to wind me up because I don\'t take it too well.

"I don\'t always watch my stuff because I\'m my biggest critic. However, I catch up when I can."