EastEnders' star Ross Kemp, who plays Cockney bully boy Grant Mitchell, will wow fans when he appears tonight at a Canvey nightclub.

Ross, who recently won best actor at the British Soap Awards, will be turning up at Kings Club at Kings Park on Canvey.

Paul Lovett, entertainment manager at the club, said it was a change for Kings to have an actor along.

He said: "We usually have bands and singers, so this is unknown territory for us. We'll get Ross to serve people from behind the bar, which I'm sure he's very experienced at doing having worked for so long at the Queen Vic in Albert Square.

"People can have their picture taken with him and Ross will also be answering questions about Eastenders and possibly his future projects. It should be a lot of fun and we're really looking forward to it all."

Soap star - Ross Kemp is appearing at Kings club tonight

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