Barney joined the show last year as
accident-prone nurse Cameron ‘Cam’
Mickelthwaite and bosses believe they
can make the most of his fame to boost the show.
He currently presents Gladiators on the BBC and has starred in the likes of Doctors, Death in Paradise and Law and Order: UK.
The 26-year-old was also talks to star in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing but turned it down.
Hoping to draw in younger viewers to the soap, Cam is set to have a more prominent storyline following Charlie’s absence.