John Partridge (born 24 July 1971 in Radcliffe, Lancashire) is an English actor, dancer, singer, panelist and television presenter, who is probably best known for the role of Christian Clarke in the long-running BBC television soap opera EastEnders, having joined the cast in January 2008. He has worked extensively as a singer and dancer in musical theatre, portraying Rum Tum Tugger in the official film production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats.

Biography

Partridge has been in a civil partnership with Jon Tsouras, an actor, since September 2011.

Partridge's mother suffers from Alzheimer's disease and he has become her primary carer. In August 2014 he revealed he has lost four stone since 2012 due to the stress of seeing his mother develop the disease. Speaking about his mother's condition, Partridge said: "As I'm my mother's primary carer, I haven't had time to sit down and relax. It's been like having a baby." Partridge has also cited this as the reason why he will not be returning to EastEnders, although he has briefly returned to EastEnders for two episodes in May 2014 and for a week for the shows anniversary celebrations in February 2015.