Acting stress: Being a vicar in Walford must have been stressful -- so much so that actor Richard Driscoll (centre), the actor who once played the role of Alex Healey, took off for pastures new months ago found the time last month to talk stress with South Woodham Ferrers stress counsellor Wendy Ansell at a Federation of Small Businesses conference.

Wendy, who was there with husband Neil (extreme right) said she was thrilled that the actor had turned up at her stand.

They had chatted about the stresses involved in acting and his career in general.

''He was easy to talk to, and took a great interest in small business issues as, being a self-employed actor, he has similar problems to the rest of us,'' said Wendy.

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