Danny Hatchard hits out at ‘classless and disappointing’ EastEnders star

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The actor posted a hurtful message to Danny.

EastEnders’s Danny Hatchard has responded to a hurtful comment made by former soap star Michael Greco.

Danny, who is 35, returned to the BBC One soap earlier this year as Lee Carter.

Lee’s mum, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), discovered that he was awaiting the arrival of his first baby. Due to the fact Lee’s partner, Jess, couldn’t carry a child, his sister Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill) agreed to act as a surrogate.

Viewers eventually discovered that Lee and Jess’ relationship had become incredibly strained as a result of a multitude of factors, one of them being Lee’s relationship with alcohol.

During this storyline, a scene aired recently that saw Lee drunkenly walk through Walford.

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Following the episode, former star of the show Michael Greco, who played Beppe Di Marco, took to social media platform X to share a harsh comment towards Danny.

He wrote: ‘The art of playing drunk is to try and be as sober as you can. This is everything that is wrong’.

Danny took to his Instagram and posted a reply to Michael. In the caption, he said: ‘Disappointing and classless behaviour from a man I once respected.

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