idd ens ▁of ▁Day time ▁Conf ident ial ▁described ▁Val entin ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁talked ▁about , ▁yet ▁previously ▁un seen , ▁super villa ins " ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁" This ▁could ▁be ▁exactly ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁game - ch anger ▁this ▁soap ▁needs ," ▁G idd ens ▁said ▁in ▁pra ise ▁of ▁Stuart ' s ▁casting . ▁" In tr igu ing ▁casting ▁news " ▁Michael ▁Fair man ▁said ▁in ▁reaction ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁Stuart ' s ▁casting . ▁" And ▁that ▁role ▁is ▁turning ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁quite ▁the ▁hum d inger !" ▁Michael ▁Fair man ▁exclaimed ▁in ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁character ' s ▁true ▁identity . ▁Jenn ▁Bishop ▁of ▁TV Source ▁Magazine ▁ra ved ▁about ▁Stuart ▁as ▁" ex cell ent ▁casting ." ▁" He ' s ▁very ▁entertain ing ," ▁Bishop ▁later ▁said ▁of ▁Val entin . ▁So aps ▁In ▁Dep th ▁said ▁in ▁pra ise ▁of ▁Val entin ' s ▁introduction , ▁" Go ▁figure ▁-- ▁sometimes , ▁the ▁wait ▁is ▁really ▁worth ▁it !" ▁Donald ▁Thompson ▁of ▁C any on ▁News ▁believed ▁that ▁Val entin ▁was ▁" ev il ▁enough " ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁much - ne eded ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁resident ▁villa in , ▁which ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁not ▁had ▁since ▁Hel ena ▁Cass ad ine ' s ▁dem ise . ▁ ▁Notes ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁character ' s ▁script ing ▁as ▁the ▁il leg it imate ▁son ▁of ▁Mik k os ▁Cass ad ine