Background
Lapinskas was born in 1989 in Surrey and lives in Staines. Lapinskas is of Canadian Lithuanian origin from his father"s side.
Lapinskas was born in 1989 in Surrey and lives in Staines. Lapinskas is of Canadian Lithuanian origin from his father"s side.
He was a contestant in the eighth series of Dancing on Ice, finishing as the runner-up with skating partner Brianne Delcourt. Lapinskas was in a relationship with his former-EastEnders co-star Shona McGarty, who plays Whitney Dean. They met on his first day on set and started dating two months later.
Lapinskas described it as "love at first sight".
The couple split up in February 2013, upon the discovery that Lapinskas was having an affair with Dancing on Ice partner, Brianne Delcourt. He also plays the guitar.
He is no longer with Brianne after he was seen with another woman. Lapinskas played a student in the 2007 Stephen Surjik film I Want Candy, and in 2011, he was cast in the British Broadcasting Corporation soap opera EastEnders, playing Anthony Moon.
Of his casting, he said "I"m absolutely over the moon! lieutenant"s been my lifetime ambition to be on EastEnders — I have watched it growing up with my nan, who is a big fan.
I"m so pleased to get my first television role, I just didn"t believe it would be so big. I"ve met some of the cast I will be working with who were very friendly and welcoming and I can"t wait to start filming". Lapinskas stated that he was "nervous" about debuting, but as he had shot an episode of EastEnders" spin-off EastEnders E20 before appearing in the main show, he felt it helped him to feel more comfortable.
On 9 May 2012, Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy reported Lapinskas would be leaving EastEnders and his character would depart on screen in the coming weeks.
Of his exit, Lapinskas said "I"m having a fantastic time working on EastEnders and playing the role of Anthony Moon. Working with David Essex, Tony Discipline and the EastEnders cast has been an absolute pleasure.
Although I will really miss EastEnders and everyone involved, I am very excited about future projects and what is next for me as an actor." In an interview with Inside Soap, Lapinskas said that EastEnders was his first job outside of drama school and added that he has learnt a lot from the people he worked with. He also added "I was quite disappointed when I found out Anthony would be leaving—I"d have liked to do a lot more stuff with him.
lieutenant"s a shame to not be a part of what"s coming up." In December 2012, he was revealed as one of 12 celebrities taking part in the eighth series of Dancing on Ice.