EastEnders’ Shaun Williamson reveals guilt at not being able to see his onscreen dad Tony Caunter before he died
EASTENDERS legend Shaun Williamson today revealed his guilt at not being able to see his onscreen dad Tony Caunter before he died.
It was revealed earlier this month that Tony had passed away aged 88 – just eight days after his wife Fran died.
Tony joined EastEnders as Roy Evans in 1994 and remained in Walford until his character’s death from a heart attack in 2003.
During his time on the show he played Shaun‘s onscreen dad.
Shaun, who played Barry Evans for ten years until 2004, today spoke about Tony’s sad death, and the impact it’d had on him.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he referred to Tony as his “second dad”, and revealed he had “many fond memories” of the late star.
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Shaun also revealed his guilt over not getting to see the actor before he died.
He said he and “some of the EastEnders cast had planned on going to visit Tony” in the nursing home where he was living, but sadly he died before they got a chance to.
Shaun then encouraged other people to “contact loved-ones” if they are thinking about them.