An ex-Eastenders star braved the rain on Saturday to play football with children at a sport centre’s open day.

Joe Swash, winner of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! and gym member, joined in on the fun at Leytonstone Community Sports Centre in Colworth Road.

The centre is managed by Lloyd Scott, a former Leyton Orient goalkeeper and charity fundraiser extraordinaire.

Earlier this month the 52-year-old father-of-three climbed the 41-storey Gherkin building in a 140lb antique diving suit to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.