Former soapstar Ricky Norwood has been passing on some tips to aspiring actors at a performing arts school in Sevenoaks.

The former EastEnder, who played Fat Boy in the BBC show, paid a visit to Make Believe.

The Plymouth Drive school - which teaches children aged three to 18 how to sing, act and dance - opened in 2015 with only 16 students. Now there are 50 youngsters on the roll.

Ricky is set to star in Sevenoaks panto Sleeping Beauty at The Stag Community Arts Centre next month, and was there to give advice to the students ahead of their very own Christmas production of Peter Pan.

Branch manager Kim Thursfield said: "Opening my own school was something I had always dreamed of to help youngsters enter the world of performing arts.

"Having Ricky speak to the children really helped them to see how hard work and enthusiasm can really pay off especially as some of the children there, regularly go on auditions."