Emmerdale star Louise Jameson was 'annoyed' over sudden EastEnders axe
Emmerdale actor Louise Jameson has revealed she was 'annoyed' about her EastEnders axing, admitting that the handling of the situation "wasn't respectful."
The 72-year-old may be best known for Mary Goskirk on the ITV soap, but she has had a fair few other credits before joining the Yorkshire Dales in 2020. She has starred on Holby City, Doctors, and The Bill, as well as Doctor Who and Silent Witness. One of her lesser known roles, however, was Rosa di Marco in EastEnders. Louise appeared in over 200 episodes of the BBC soap, playing the matriarch of the Italian family before suddenly being booted from the show after two years in 2000.
Over two decades on, Louise has revealed her frustrations over how EastEnders producers scrapped her character. "I was annoyed about the way it was announced," she told Inside Soap. "I was only told the night before it appeared in the papers. I thought they could have run it by me first so I could tell my family. It wasn't respectful." Rosa left Walford for Leicester with the entire di Marco family (except son Bonnie) in August 2000, after her daughter Nicky claimed she was assaulted by her mathematics teacher.
Louise Jameson, middle, played Rosa on EastEnders from 1998 to 2000 (BBC)Louise expressed her disappointment at the time of the axing, admitting, "I'll really miss Rosa. It's like parting from a lover. I can't help thinking that she's not quite played out. A fling would have been nice with Frank, or even Roy when he was on Viagra and rampant."
Two years after Rosa left, it was revealed that she had died of a heart attack, which in turn led to Beppe's (Michael Greco) departure. "It is always unpleasant having to say goodbye to people who have given loyal service to the show for a number of years. But John Yorke [the new executive producer at the time] feels it is time to make his mark on the show. Every new producer likes to do the same," an inside source told the Mirror.
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Louise now plays Mary Goskirk on Emmerdale"John wants to introduce a new family later this year and felt the di Marcos had nowhere else to go. Their storylines were beginning to feel tired, and that is a good time to make such a drastic change." The removal of the di Marco clan would make way for the Slaters, who went on to become one of Albert Square's most popular families.
Louise also mentioned a storyline that she was unhappy with, stating: "Shortly before that announcement they'd wanted to run a particular story that I wasn't happy with and I wonder if that was the beginning of my demise. They were going to make Rosa racist.
"It's not that I wouldn't play a racist if the overall feel was anti-racism. But when you're in a soap, people identify you so strongly with the character you're playing so I didn't want to appear racist."
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