 Arthur " Fatboy " Chubb ( also credited as Fat Boy ) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders and its Internet spin @-@ off EastEnders : E20 , played by Ricky Norwood . He made his first appearance in EastEnders on 5 January 2010 before appearing in the spin @-@ off . Fatboy is one of four main characters in the first series of E20 and makes cameo appearances in the second and third series . He was created by the EastEnders : E20 writing team during a BBC summer school in August 2009 . He frequently uses London street slang and is described as brash , confident , caring , a hustler and a womaniser . Critics have called him zany , an asset to the show , authentic , a cliché , and yet to serve a purpose , with Stuart Heritage from The Guardian calling for him to be axed . Norwood won the Best Newcomer award at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards and Most Popular Newcomer at the 2011 National Television Awards for his portrayal of Fatboy , and has been nominated for two further awards . In 2014 , Norwood was temporarily suspended from the soap for two months after a tape of improper conduct involving Norwood leaked onto the internet . In November 2015 , the character lost his nickname and was simply credited as Arthur Chubb from 20 November onwards . 
