Brett arrived in EastEnders last week, played by Fabrizio Santino – and it’s not the actor’s first appearance in a soap.
The star had a main role in another soap, with EastEnders being his latest venture.
Who is Fabrizio Santino? Where have you seen him before?
And, how is he connected to Walford legend Gillian Taylforth?
Who is Fabrizio Santino?
Fabrizio Santino is a British actor.
He is 40 years old.
Who is Brett in EastEnders?
Fabrizio has joined the cast of EastEnders and will play the role of Brett.
Brett is Zack Hudson’s old acquaintance.
When Zack first saw Brett he was worried as he feared that he would unearth the fact Zack used to take steroids.
Brett was applying for a job at Crunch Time and Zack confessed the truth to Sharon to stop her hiring him.
However, the actual truth was far worse when Brett told Zack he was HIV positive. As they had shared needles when doing drugs together, Zack was at risk of the illness too.
Zack has struggled to process what this means for his future – especially as he’s expecting a baby with Whitney Dean. Eventually Zack got tested this week and received the news he was HIV positive.
Brett has been supportive to Zack as he tries to come to terms with what’s happening. But can he convince Zack to admit the truth to his friends and family?
What else has Fabrizio Santio been in?
Fabrizio Santino has appeared in lots of short films including Cuttlefish and The Lady in the Loft.
He has also appeared in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Most notably, he has appeared in 218 episodes of the Channel 4 soap, Hollyoaks.
He played a main part in the soap between 2013-2015.
Who did Fabrizio Santino play in Hollyoaks?
Fabrizio played the role of Ziggy Roscoe in Hollyoaks.
Ziggy arrived in 2013 as the son of Sandy and Alan Roscoe.
He was also brother to Joe, Freddie, Robbie and Jason Roscoe, and Darren Osbourne.
Ziggy was Leela Lomax’s husband although he was known to be quite the charmer with the ladies, being a model.
Ziggy used his charming ways to have an affair with Frankie Osborne when he was seeing Ruby Button in 2013.
When he eventually settled down and married Leela Lomax, Ziggy’s flirty ways showed no signs of calming down.
He fell in love with his wife’s sister, Tegan Lomax.
This ended in the death of him as on Christmas Day 2015 when Ziggy saved Leela from an explosion caused by Cameron Campbell.
He got sent home from hospital and looked to have survived.
With this, he turned to Tegan and vowed to make things work for them.
However, Ziggy soon died before Tegan got the chance to say goodbye.
It was confirmed that Ziggy died of an epidural hematoma.
What is Fabrizio’s connection with Gillian Taylforth?
Fabrizio is now on the same soap as Gillian Taylforth who plays Kathy Beale in EastEnders.
However, this isn’t the first time that the pair have been co-stars.
Gillian played the role of Ziggy Roscoe’s mum, Sandy, in Hollyoaks.
Gillian appeared in the soap between 2013-2015, before returning to EastEnders.
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EastEnders usually airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One.
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