Barry From 'EastEnders' Entered The 'Celebrity Big Brother' House, And Everyone Made The Same Joke

Shaun was given one of the most iconic soap exits of all time.

Shaun Williamson will always be Barry from ‘EastEnders’, no matter how much he ever tries to escape it.

And 12 years on from his iconic exit as Walford’s most hapless resident, people were still talking about him being pushed off a cliff by wife Janine as he entered the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house on Tuesday (1 August).

Shaun was given a secret mission after arriving in the Borehamwood bungalow, which saw Big Brother deliver a series of instructions through an earpiece.

However, his reluctance to carry some of them out led everyone to make the same joke...

Barry is so shit at this man... can Janine come and push him over a cliff again! #cbb #cbbuk pic.twitter.com/mjUz5dYE8Y

— Sharnssssss. (@chokeraddict) August 1, 2017

I now fully understand why Janine chucked Barry off of that cliff. She probably asked him to do something a million times first #CBB

— Ryan James (@RyanJL) August 1, 2017

Bet Barry would give anything for Janine and a cliff right now #CBBShaun #CBBUK #cbb

— Scott Webster (@scottie_webster) August 1, 2017

#CBB Barry ur useless ... where's janine when u need her

— Rubez (@StarRubez) August 1, 2017

Think they should send in janine to push Barry of a cliff he's shit at tasks #cbb @bbuk

— Dexter_koh (@dexter_koh) August 1, 2017

and this is why janine pushed Barry off a cliff #CBB

— Stacey Newburn ✨ (@staceyxnewburnx) August 1, 2017

Poor Barry it was easier being married to Janine than doing this stupid task.#cbbuk #cbb

— pami kaur (@princesspkh) August 1, 2017

Barry isn't great at acting, no wonder Janine pushed him off that cliff #cbb

— Kimberley (@kimberleyydowse) August 1, 2017

Massive props go to this Twitter user for this more niche take on the joke:

Has anyone checked if Barry has his slip-on shoes in his case? #CBB

— Emma Salters (@justemmathatsit) August 1, 2017

In case you’re wondering what Barry’s choice of footwear have to do with anything, allow us to remind you of one of the best lines ever written in ‘EastEnders’:

While his role as hapless Barry is what many of us remember for him, Shaun’s career doesn’t begin and end in Albert Square.

He’s landed a number of other roles in the years since bowing out of the soap - including being shot out of a canon on ‘Casualty’ - as well as launching a singing career.

‘Celebrity Big Brother’ continues tonight at 9pm on Channel 5.

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