Alex Taylor

Alex Taylor always wanted to become a talent agent. No he didn’t. He always wanted to become an actor. But then he realised he hadn’t had an audition for almost a year, had two hungry children and he was three months behind with the rent.

So for the last decade Alex has had a proper job. He has a steady income. He has his own office. With a big desk. And a sofa. Which is lucky as he’s been sleeping on it ever since he split up with his wife  a few months ago.

Alex is not in a good place. Penniless, homeless and guilt-ridden, the other day he burst into tears during a meeting when a nice actress from Emmerdale asked him “how old are your kids?” Nevertheless he’s managed to hold onto his sense of humour. It’s a rather dark and twisted sense of humour that only Helen seems to find funny but hey,  it’s all he’s got.  Apart from a couple of pairs of jeans, he’s got those. And his iPod. And a beaten-up old Mercedes which just failed its MOT.

Alex has a motto: “Just pretend the shit’s not happening and get yourself a girlfriend.” Because when you’ve got a girlfriend you just feel better about everything.

Alex is hoping that his motto’s as true now as it was when he first came up with it when he was fifteen.