Fatboy (EastEnders) Fatboy (EastEnders) Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb (also credited as Fat Boy) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" and its Internet spin-off "", played by Ricky Norwood. He made his first appearance in "EastEnders" on 5 January 2010 before appearing in the spin-off. Fatboy is one of four main characters in the first series of "E20" and makes cameo appearances in the second and third series. He was created by the "EastEnders: E20" writing team during a BBC summer school in August 2009. He frequently uses London street slang and is described as brash, confident, caring, a hustler
EastEnders been cleaned up as a result of her protests, though she later commented that "EastEnders" had returned to its old ways. Her criticisms were widely reported in the tabloid press as ammunition in its existing hostility towards the BBC. The stars of "Coronation Street" in particular aligned themselves with Mary Whitehouse, gaining headlines such as "STREETS AHEAD! RIVALS LASH SEEDY EASTENDERS" and "CLEAN UP SOAP! Street Star Bill Lashes 'Steamy' EastEnders". "EastEnders" has been criticised for being too violent, most notably during a domestic violence storyline between Little Mo Morgan and her husband Trevor Morgan. As "EastEnders" is shown pre-watershed,