James Bye's Christmas nightmare as son suffers injury with 'blood everywhere'

24 December 2023 , 19:10

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James Bye's Christmas nightmare as son suffers injury with 'blood everywhere'

EastEnders actor James Bye, who plays Martin Fowler in the soap, has shared a chaotic Christmas update with his fans.

The soap star took to Instagram on Christmas Eve to reveal that his seven year old son Louis had an unfortunate accident with a potato peeler, leading to "blood literally everywhere."

Thankfully, little Louis is on the mend and fine and ready for Father Christmas paying the Bye household a visit later this evening. Doting dad James took to Instagram on Christmas Eve to share a candid update with his followers and share his hope for the rest of the festive season.

The EastEnders star posted a cute photo of his family in matching festive pyjamas and explained the incident. He said: "Louis (who else?) took the end of his finger off with the peeler. (Seriously, the blood! Literally everywhere ... Anyway! Fa la la la laaaaa - and have another sherry)."

James Bye has seen his festive break get off to a hectic start (Instagram)

But the EastEnders actor was all smiles as he posed with his family on Christmas Eve (Instagram)

Despite the mishap, James managed to get everyone into a matching onesie for a photo shoot. He added: "So yes, it's fair to say it's all a bit manic... But in all the palaver and festive shenanigan, I somehow found the time to manhandle everyone into a matching onesie photo shoot...I mean, how could I resist!"

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"So keeping it short and sweet as I'm sure you've all got much better things to do than listen to me waffle on. From our house to yours... All the love... and have a Very Merry Christmas, The Byes."

Fans flooded the comments section with Christmas wishes, with one commenting: "Poor louis! The joys of being a boy mum haha (me too x 3) have theeeee best time. Thank you for sharing little highlights with us all." Another fan said: "Bless you ... and breathe you've got this hun have an amazing Christmas making memories and don't put pressure on yourself enjoy that drink happy Christmas."

A third follower wrote: "I love all your family 'shenanigans' and of course the matching festive pj's. Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family." Another declared: "Absolutely beautiful photos and hope you enjoy making lots more memories. Have lots of fun xxxx."

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Zoe Delaney