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"Eastenders star Neil McDermott has revealed that he will not be watching the soap&amp;#039;s New Year cot death storyline, as it is due to coincide with the birth of his own child.  The 30-year-old actor - whose character Ryan Malloy was central to the Christmas Day episode that saw Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) flee Albert Square - stated that he simply wouldn&amp;#039;t be able to watch the tragic plot while waiting to become a father.  He told the News of the World: &amp;quot;My family always watches EastEnders at Christmas, it&amp;#039;s a family tradition, so I am very proud to be involved in it - and so are they.  &amp;quot;But I won&amp;#039;t be watching, considering my baby is due on New Year&amp;#039;s Day and the baby storyline goes out on New Year&amp;#039;s Eve. I don&amp;#039;t think my wife would be too keen to be watching over this period.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve been told it has been done very well and with a lot of care and attention to detail. So I&amp;#039;m sure they&amp;#039;ll have done a fantastic job and it will be done sensitively.&amp;quot; McDermott also joked that the lengths Ryan has gone to in order to protect his daughter Lily served as a good indicator of the devotion that he would lavish on his own child.  &amp;quot;Ryan&amp;#039;s had to save his child from a car that was driven into a railway track and from a fire, so if I ever find myself in either of those situations then I guess I&amp;#039;ll know what to do. &amp;quot;I can tell I will be wrapped around its little finger, just like Ryan, because being a dad made him become more responsible. My job is mirroring life - they say that happens with soaps.&amp;quot; McDermott first discovered that his wife Michelle was expecting while filming the birth of his on-screen daughter.  &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Enders stars &amp;#039;cry filming cot death scenes&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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