By Sarah Bull
Traumatised: Samantha Womack, who plays Ronnie Branning in EastEnders, said filming the soap's coat death scenes was incredibly harrowing
EastEnders star Samantha Womack has revealed filming the soap's harrowing cot death scenes was 'the most horrific four weeks of my life'.
The actress, who plays Ronnie Branning in the BBC show, was left traumatised after shooting the scenes which see her character discover her newborn son James laying lifeless his cot next week.
And mother-of-two Womack said she found it incredibly difficult to leave the storyline at work when she finished filming every day.
She said: 'I couldn't stop crying when we were filming the scenes where Ronnie finds her dead baby. I couldn't switch off when I returned home every day.
'What Ronnie has been through is such a crushingly awful thing to even pretend might happen to you. I actually felt ill having to portray it.
'We used an expensive silicone doll, and it was so lifelike it upset a lot of people on set. We had to stop and take a break because it was too much.'
Devastated: Ronnie is seen left completely devastated after discovering her baby Jack has died (file picture)
Realising her son is dead, Ronnie is seen desperately asking the baby: 'Are you cold? Are you cold? I will get you a blanket... Open your eyes wake up.. Daddy's coming home soon.'
She is then seen wandering around Albert Square clutching her baby's lifeless body which is covered in a blanket before going to the Queen Vic pub where she goes upstairs and swaps his body with Kat Moon's newborn baby Tommy after hearing him crying.
Talking about the shocking switch, Womack told Inside Soap magazine: 'The abduction comes from a place of complete confusion.
'She hears Tommy crying and can't separate truth from fiction.'
The scenes, which will be shown on the New Year's episode of EastEnders, are likely to cause controversy among fans, and Womack admits she is concerned about the response the show will receive.
She said: 'I love EastEnders and the fans enjoy it because it's hardcore and bleak at times. But I also worry because this is such a traumatic storyline.
'New Year can be a difficult time for some people, so I really hope this is taken in the spirit in which it's intended - which is about producing dramatic television.
'I've watched the episode where baby James dies and it really is very powerful with strong performances from everyone.
'Producers are happy with it - I just hope it doesn't upset viewers.'
Source:Dailymail
Traumatised: Samantha Womack, who plays Ronnie Branning in EastEnders, said filming the soap's coat death scenes was incredibly harrowing
EastEnders star Samantha Womack has revealed filming the soap's harrowing cot death scenes was 'the most horrific four weeks of my life'.
The actress, who plays Ronnie Branning in the BBC show, was left traumatised after shooting the scenes which see her character discover her newborn son James laying lifeless his cot next week.
And mother-of-two Womack said she found it incredibly difficult to leave the storyline at work when she finished filming every day.
She said: 'I couldn't stop crying when we were filming the scenes where Ronnie finds her dead baby. I couldn't switch off when I returned home every day.
'What Ronnie has been through is such a crushingly awful thing to even pretend might happen to you. I actually felt ill having to portray it.
'We used an expensive silicone doll, and it was so lifelike it upset a lot of people on set. We had to stop and take a break because it was too much.'
Devastated: Ronnie is seen left completely devastated after discovering her baby Jack has died (file picture)
Realising her son is dead, Ronnie is seen desperately asking the baby: 'Are you cold? Are you cold? I will get you a blanket... Open your eyes wake up.. Daddy's coming home soon.'
She is then seen wandering around Albert Square clutching her baby's lifeless body which is covered in a blanket before going to the Queen Vic pub where she goes upstairs and swaps his body with Kat Moon's newborn baby Tommy after hearing him crying.
Talking about the shocking switch, Womack told Inside Soap magazine: 'The abduction comes from a place of complete confusion.
'She hears Tommy crying and can't separate truth from fiction.'
The scenes, which will be shown on the New Year's episode of EastEnders, are likely to cause controversy among fans, and Womack admits she is concerned about the response the show will receive.
She said: 'I love EastEnders and the fans enjoy it because it's hardcore and bleak at times. But I also worry because this is such a traumatic storyline.
'New Year can be a difficult time for some people, so I really hope this is taken in the spirit in which it's intended - which is about producing dramatic television.
'I've watched the episode where baby James dies and it really is very powerful with strong performances from everyone.
'Producers are happy with it - I just hope it doesn't upset viewers.'
Source:Dailymail
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