In April 2010 , six main characters were axed from '' EastEnders '' by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood . Fatboy was not one of them , but Stuart Heritage from '' The Guardian '' felt that he should have been , calling him " A wodge of irritating comic relief ... who is yet to serve a purpose other than making me genuinely dislike young people . ... He must go , preferably in a scene where he falls down the world 's largest flight of stairs . " Heritage later called Fatboy an " obnoxiously two-dimensional dubstep-fixated stock character transparently modelled on Jar Jar Binks . " A writer for the website Watch With Mothers called the character an asset to '' EastEnders '' , expressing pleasure that the show was trying to appeal to younger viewers , while another called him irritating and zany . A writer for '' The Northern Echo '' wondered if Fatboy , along with Leon and Zsa Zsa , brought a new injection of life into the soap or took away screen time from more established characters , and Caroline Fitton , writing for the '' Daily Mail '' , felt that Fatboy 's style of talking was a bit of a cliché . Grace Dent from '' The Guardian '' changed her opinion of Fatboy over time , saying : Julie Emery from '' Heat '' criticised Fatboy 's fashion sense , especially from the episode broadcast on 12 May 2011 , saying " We know clashing prints are soooooo this season , but really , Fatboy , they do nothing for you . And while we 're at it , stop wearing that tinny ' F ' round your neck , for flip 's sake . You 're not a gangster rapper , and anyway your real name 's Arthur . " Emery also said the storyline where Fatboy asks Mercy to marry him so she can stay in the country sounded " somewhat familiar " , as '' Coronation Street '' was featuring a similar storyline at the same time . Amy Duncan from the '' Metro '' said Fatboy was one of her favourite young characters in '' EastEnders '' and said that , with Poppy , he " bring s some much-needed light into the soap " . Vicky Prior from the '' Metro '' said that Fatboy " is easily one of the best characters in '' EastEnders '' , able to interact seamlessly with other characters , both young and old . " Norwood has received four award nominations for his portrayal of Fatboy . In May 2010 , he received a nomination in the " Best Soap Newcomer " category at the 14th TVChoice Awards , and in July he was nominated for " Best Newcomer " at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards , which he went on to win in September . In September 2010 , he was nominated in the newcomer category of the 16th National Television Awards , which he won in January 2011 . In May 2011 , he was nominated for " Best Newcomer " at the 2011 British Soap Awards
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16th National Television Awards
Fatboy (EastEnders)