EastEnders legend haunted by ghost of murderer who 'pushed him down stairs'

In a creepy case of life almost imitating art, actor Shaun Williamson, whose EastEnders' character was pushed to his death, says a 'wrongun' ghost called George pushed him down the stairs in his own home

Shaun Williamson has an a**hole ghost called George at home(Image: Discovery)

EastEnders’ legend Shaun Williamson says his house is haunted by a "wrongun" ghost called George who pushed him Janine-style down the stairs.

The actor - who played Barry Evans in the soap - said his home needed to be "exorcised" from the spirit who murdered his wife in the 1900s. Though he put up with pictures "coming off walls" and bumps in the night, being pushed down the stairs while clutching a cuppa was the final straw.

The Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted team braved the five-bed Isle of Sheppey property to help him confront the spectre by framing "his energy at the top of the stairs" to "create a human image".

George threw a Janine and tried to push him down the stairs(Image: BBC)

Shaun, 59, said he still hears noises and the TV comes on "for no reason". But the paranormal investigators told him it "takes a while" for the spook to go.

"I was angry it pushed me down the stairs and that he wouldn't let go of the spirit of his wife,’’ the actor said.

"So he's just a wrongun. George is an a***hole and he had to go. Now, even if bits of his spirit remain, it's not doing any harm.’’

The EasteEnders actor knew he was in trouble shortly after he moved into his Isle of Sheppey home(Image: BBC)

His EastEnders’ character was famously pushed to his death off a cliff by screen wife Janine - played by Charlie Brooks. Janine went on to bump off Laura Beale - actress Hannah Waterman - by pushing her down the stairs. Shaun knew he was in real life trouble shortly after moving into his home.

"There were the usual bumps every old house gets in the night,’’ he said.

"It could be wind in the attic, anything really. But then pictures started coming off walls - they were securely fastened - that's when I knew something was up.

"I remember when we were doing our kitchen extension we got to know the builders really well so sometimes we would go off to work on a Friday at the weekend and leave them to lock up after saying 'goodbye’.

Builders said they could see a woman looking out at them, even though no one was home(Image: Discovery)

"Once, half an hour later, they phoned and said, 'you haven't left then yet?’ But we were halfway out on the M25. They said there was a woman upstairs looking out at us.

"I also used to sit in my office, which was on the second floor, and I could feel a hand at the top of my chair, rocking me.

"There are all sorts of things. It was never a nasty or malignant presence. I could always deal with it. No problem. But then one day I was walking down the stairs with a cup of tea in one hand and a plate in the other and I just fell.

"It wasn't like a buckle. I went up in the air, both feet and landed on my back. My cup of tea and plate smashed.

Being pushed down the stairs and losing his cup of tea meant George had to go(Image: WireImage)

"It took me five minutes to get my breath back. I just thought, 'Christ, what was that?' At the back of your mind, you wonder if it's the ghost.

"When the team moved in we found out that there was a strong presence on that stairway.’’

The Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted team - broadcaster Ian Lawman, presenter Barri Ghai and paranormal researcher Jayne Harris - encouraged Shaun to confront George’s spirit.

"It needed to be exorcised,’’ said Shaun.

"I can understand why people would say this is all crap. But there was no other reason why I felt like that. I've always been open to it and believed that the spirits of people linger after they are gone.

"But I was still 50-50 until the ghost started to inflict physical damage on you.

"That's just a different league. I've never been a part of anything like this so it's all new to me. It didn't freak me out. I was more fascinated rather than frightened.

"I think the team has done their job, George is impotent.’’

Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted comes to Discovery+ on January 23.