'EastEnders' star Patsy Palmer has defended the show's controversial baby swap plot, saying that difficult storylines are always likely to "upset people".
According to Take It Easy magazine, the actress said: "I know there's been loads of bad press, but something like that is always going to be sad to watch and it will upset people."
"But at the end of the day, it's a drama and it's not real. I think it got blown out of all proportion."
"Unfortunately, things like that do happen in real life. Babies get swapped and snatched in hospitals."
"I'm sure that any parent who has lost a child will find even talking about their experience very difficult, let alone watching it being acted out on television."
"Even my daughter got upset but she is only 9 so maybe I shouldn't have let her watch it. I just didn't realise it was going to be so heart-wrenching, which was down to the great acting."
