Richard Lazarus, a former writer for BBC's EastEnders, has taken a job as a porter at an Asda supermarket in Newark. The supermarket confirmed the news in a social media post, sharing a photo of Lazarus in a high-vis vest collecting trolleys.
Lazarus wrote 55 episodes of the BBC soap and co-created the BBC One police drama By Any Means, which aired in 2013. He also wrote for CBBC's The Dumping Ground and the Scottish soap River City.
Asda's post praised Lazarus's television credits, calling him a 'creative genius'. Social media users reacted positively, with one commenting: 'Incredible. This is lovely to read this morning.' Another said: 'Anywhere is better than working for the BBC for obvious reasons.'
In a previous interview with The Guardian, Lazarus revealed he once pitched a storyline where Ian Beale becomes a UKIP councillor, but the BBC rejected it for being 'too front and centre'.
