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Ross Kemp has revealed the sneaky way that he\u2019d increase his earnings while working on EastEnders.<\/p>\n
The actor has played Grant Mitchell since 1990, and although he left for the second time in 2006, he made an appearance on a flashback episode just last year.<\/p>\n
While playing his character on the BBC soap, Ross, 59, learnt how to increase his salary.<\/p>\n
In his new book, Take Nothing for Granted: Tales from an Unexpected Life,\u2019 he confessed a savvy trick and while appearing on Good Morning Britain, he was asked to explain how it all worked.<\/p>\n
Ross seemed initially hesitant to reveal all when GMB host Susanna Reid said: \u2018You decided to top up your earnings didn\u2019t you?\u2019<\/p>\n
He initially responded with a \u2018Why bring that up?\u2019, before explaining exactly how he did it. <\/p>\n
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Firstly, he corrected Susanna who assumed he did it by \u2018creeping into other people\u2019s shots.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Not their shots necessarily,\u2019 Ross rebutted. <\/p>\n
\u2018If you were doing three days in the Vic, which you normally would do, I would normally be standing back and I\u2019d work out that I was not in the middle episode that they were shooting that day, and obviously cameras \u2013 like the one that\u2019s pointing at me now \u2013 have a red light on top of it when it\u2019s recording.\u2019<\/p>\n
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His master plan involved conversing with the people working behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
\u2018So I got on very well with the camera guys and I\u2019d say \u201cIs this episode 235? Not 234, or 233\u201d and they\u2019d go \u201cYes\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2018It would be \u201cI\u2019m not in that one, well I am now\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u201dBig Ron, pint and pork scratchings, was it?\u201d,\u2019 said Ross, mimicking how he would insert himself in the narrative.<\/p>\n
Ross was able to earn money from these improvised moments, as the cast were paid episode fees meaning the more episodes they appeared in, the higher their pay.<\/p>\n
However, all good things must come to an end: \u2018They soon cottoned onto me though, I have to say.\u2019<\/p>\n