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Former EastEnders icon Adam Woodyatt has reportedly landed a new role which will see him double his soap salary.The actor, who played Ian Beale in the BBC production, is set to star in the UK tour of My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle’s dustman dad Alfred.The part, which will see the 54 year old perform in 158 shows across nine months, is reportedly very well paid with Adam in line for a potential salary of £500,000. Each show will reportedly see the former EastEnders star earn £2,000 with added extras that could see him earn £3,500 a show depending on ticket sales. An industry insider told The Sun that at 70 per cent capacity he’ll get another £750, and another at 85 per cent.

He is the last of the original Strictly professionals to still be strutting his stuff on the dance floor every Saturday night. But could this weekend’s final on BBC1 be the year Anton Du Beke finally lifts the ­glitterball with Emma Barton? Strictly contestants Katie Derham, Kate Garraway, Esther Rantzen, Ann ­Widdecombe and Lesley Garrett tell us why they loved dancing with him.