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Elyes quits to earn his music stripes

Fans of Casualty's dashing doctor Guppy Sandhu will be sad to hear he is leaving the medical drama.And if they're hoping to catch future small screen appearances of the actor who plays him, Elyes Gabel, they may have to wait a while.

For now, Elyes is planning to have a bit of a break from acting so he can concentrate on music. He has been writing songs for years and has his own group who play what he describes as "funky folk", who will start recording in the next few weeks.
"It's a very difficult industry to get into and you've got to be very proactive," Elyes says. "I always felt a bit precious about my stuff, and I didn't want to put it out, but that's the only way to do it.
"I'm going to put my music out, do some gigging and earn my stripes as a musician rather than take advantage of the small name I've developed in the acting industry.
"I'd love to do both music and acting but you know, life isn't always that way," he continues with a smile. "It's very greedy, but if you can do them both, why not impress it on the public!"

From: This is Nottingham.co.uk

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More or less the same, but here is another article:

Casualty doc hooked on cocaine
By TOMMY HOLGATE July 31, 2007

CASUALTY actor Elyes Gabel hopes his character's cocaine addiction highlights the dangers of drugs.
Elyes plays addicted medic Guppy Sandhu, and is glad the show has given the topic some coverage.
The 24-year-old said: "Anybody can get hooked on drugs.
"It’s a social dependency but then it becomes more than that, it becomes a life support mechanism almost, and that's where it leads to addiction."
"To not acknowledge that is almost intentionally going away from things that are happening in society."
He continued: "Guppy's just completely knackered and searching for a way out, because he wants to do his job well.
"He’s virtually getting no sleep, having to do all these intricate procedures, dealing with patients, studying for exams and then he goes out. He’s having a turbulent time.
"He’s searching for something, almost like a crutch to lean on and help him get through this period."
This week Guppy sinks to a new low, stealing cocaine from Stitch’s own secret supply.
Guppy’s drug abuse has been a great plot for Elyes to get his teeth into, but it will be his last major storyline, as he is leaving Casualty to concentrate on his music.
The actor has his own 'funky folk' group who are recording tracks in the next few weeks.
"I’m going to put my music out, do some gigging and earn my stripes as a musician rather than take advantage of the small name I’ve developed in the acting industry."

From: The Sun

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Tonight's Episode 21.34

I've decided to skip the episode reviews of the last four weeks, mainly because nobody's bothered and it's a lot of work. I'll try and keep up with the upcoming episodes though!

So...all about tonight's episode:

Guppy's adulation of Stitch gets him into hot water.

From: Bbc.co.uk

(...)When Stitch barely reacts to Guppy's news about the methadone incident, Charlie worries that Stitch is a bad influence. Later, Guppy is in awe of Stitch's brilliance in a high-risk op. (...)

From: Holby.tv

Charlie is concerned when Guppy's adulation of Stitch risks the life of a young boy. Selena learns the identity of her baby's father. Jeff encourages Dixie to talk about her feelings for Cyd.

From: Radiotimes.com

Also, Elyes is number one on the cast list for tonight's episode on Radiotimes!

That's all for tonight's episode, so make sure you tune in at 8.35 pm!

And then there's one special notice:

Josie, biggest Elyes fan dropped us a line in the comments, and I'd like to give her an extra thanks because of her message. Mainly, because she's a visitor of the site, without being a member of the EGB. So she's kinda special. So thank you for leaving a message, it's highly
appreciated!

"Just dropping a line to say it's nice to discover plenty of others out there who are ever so slightly obsessed with Guppy! He is the hotest doctor that ever graced our TV screens. But, it's true Casualty just isn't the same without the old Guppy/Harry partenership!"
It sure isn't... And I love that feeling when I found out there are other Elyes fans out there last year, it's amazing! Thanks again! Hope you visit again soon.

Maybe I make it look like Josie's special, but all you guest of the board and the blog are to me, so please leave a message to tell me what you think of the blog!

I love you all! See you tomorrow for the episode review (...wait, did I just promise to update so soon?)

Apologies and Errors

Sorry! I know I've missed the last two episode reviews, but everything has been really busy and I couldn't keep up. I hope to update and catch up soon though.

But the main reason for my sudden re-appearence is the fact that the forum is playing up again. Freeboards seems to be having some trouble (...again), and nobody is able to post or read the 'Random Talk' topic. This glitch isn't my fault, and I sure hope freeboards fix it soon.

Till then, there's nothing I can do really, so just keep your fingers crossed in the hope that freeboards wakes up and fixes the problem!

Spoiler moment: for 21st of April

Guppy's adulation of Stitch gets him into hot water. (well, that's a surprise)
And Selena discovers who the father of her baby is. (please, don't let it be Nathan!)

The other spoilers aren't very full of Guppy, but they are interesting so make sure you check them out at BBC.

Spoilers for the same date except from Holby.tv

Meanwhile, Maggie is still trying to persuade Selena that she must face her situation head on and, elsewhere, Charlie worries that Stitch is a bad influence on Guppy.

Remember that there is no Casualty next week!

Goodies on a late Saturday Afternoon

Just thought I'd give you a quick update of what's been happening in Gabel-land:
Nothing. Thanks for that.

I do, however, have some nice info about tonights episode:
There are absolutely no Guppy action spoilers, and Elyes is tenth on the list of actors, which means he won't appear that much...again.

Edit: So foolish of me:

Elsewhere, Nadia persuades Guppy to give a patient a suppository for her. Andrea is angry when she finds him carrying out a nurse's procedure and Kelsey is made to do it instead.

Credit goes to Holby.tv

The episode start at 8.15 pm!

All this nice info was gotten of off the nice people at Radio Times.

So, I looked outside and saw the bright cloudy sky, and thought I'd give ya'll a little treat today. Behold the Children in Need clip with Elyes & Luke Bailey's performance.




If it doesn't work click here
Credit for uploading the vid goes to Sakuraheart from the EGB
and credit for taping and giving us the clip goes to shelliwood. Make sure you check out her site!

Also, to comment on this post, click on the number next to the Title and Date at the top of this post!

Tune in tonight at 8.15 pm!