EastEnders fans praise drunk Kathy for providing 'comic relief' to serious episode

EastEnders star Aaron Thiara may play a villain on-screen, but off-screen he counts a number of his co-stars among his friends, including Zack Hudson actor James Farrar. Discussing his friendship with James, Aaron has described it as a "proper bromance" and shared his hopes that the pair will be sharing the screen more in upcoming episodes.

EastEnders fans think they have figured out who dies in the BBC One soap's explosive 2023 Christmas day murder after releasing a flashforward teaser earlier this year. In a BBC One soap first, fans were shown a 2023 flashforward scene of six of Walford’s much loved matriarchs, Denise (Diane Parish), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon ( Letitia Dean ), Stacey ( Lacey Turner ) and Suki (Balvinder Sopal) faced with a dead body. In the moments that unfolded at the Queen Vic, the group of women all stood round in shock in a festive-looking pub and looked down at a man lying on the floor.

EastEnders legend Danny Dyer has hinted at returning to the show just five months after his dramatic departure over Christmas last year. Danny, 45, played the Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter for nine years but he exited the show in dramatic fashion trying to save Linda Carter last year. However, it appears that he is already thinking about making a dramatic return to Walford, and the prospect of his return has been discussed by bosses at the BBC.

Just days after arriving on our screens as the Queen Vic’s new landlady, EastEnders newcomer Elaine Peacock has already attracted the suspicion of many fans, as they predict she will have a major role to play in the upcoming Christmas Day murder plot. Since arriving last week, Elaine, who is the mother of Walford favourite Linda Carter, has already ruffled a few feathers, including Sharon Watts and Nish Panesar, as she beat them in the race to become the new co-owner of the iconic Albert Square pub.

As Lola Pearce’s terminal brain tumour continues to take its toll on the young mum, fans at home are more than aware that the character’s time in Walford will soon be at an end. Heartbreaking scenes in EastEnders earlier this week revealed that Lola’a recent round of palliative chemotherapy had failed, meaning her tumour had once again increased in size and begun to impact both her speech and her mobility.

Charlie Jones is all grown up 13 years on from his role on EastEnders as Ben Mitchell. Charlie, 26, took on the role of 10 year old Ben in 2006 and went on to be a regular face on the BBC soap for four years, featuring on nearly 300 episodes in total. Charlie’s not the only star to have played Charlie though; six actors have portrayed EastEnders icon Phil Mitchell and Kathy Beale’s son over the years.

EastEnders fans were emotional as the long-running BBC soap marked the seventh anniversary of her death. Dame Barbara Windsor's Peggy Mitchell was an iconic character on the smash-hit soap, with her impact on the show still felt to this day. The former Queen Vic landlady was a fan favourite on Albert Square, and had a number of important storylines during her tenure on the show.

EastEnders fans with the feisty, animal print wearing Kat Slater, but what if we told you that wasn’t the actress’ real name?Jessie recently took to Instagram to repost a story from a friend, which revealed the name she used to go by. The picture was a cutting from a 1985 copy of The Guardian, with Jessie smiling alongside three friends.

UK Eurovision fans were cheering on singer Mae Muller as she closed the final with I Wrote A Song.

EastEnders fans have begun to fear for Linda Carter’s safety after an explosive encounter between her mum and Nish Panesar soon saw the Queen Vic ransacked. After months of intense negotiations from across Walford and beyond, the iconic Queen Vic pub finally revealed the identity of the new co-owner on Wednesday’s episode.

EastEnders was the latest soap to get into the spirit of Eurovision this week ahead of the show’s grand final on Saturday. With the show taking place in Liverpool this year on behalf of Ukraine, the residents of Walford were keen to embrace the lighthearted joy of the annual music competition as it became the theme for Kathy Beale’s birthday party.The cafe owner celebrated her birthday during Thursday’s episode of the BBC soap, with all of her closest friends and family from across Albert Square attending the bash to boogie the night away.

One day on from discovering the truth about Reiss Clowell’s mystery wife, Sonia Fowler appeared to be having second thoughts about dumping the mild mannered lodger given the circumstances. As regular viewers will know, on Tuesday’s episode of EastEnders, Reiss convinced Sonia to hear him out after it was revealed he had been engaging in a relationship with her while already married.

After months of intense negotiations from across Walford and beyond, the iconic Queen Vic pub finally has a new co-owner. After wrestling with the identity of a secret buyer for weeks, Linda Carter made the decision to finally accept an offer on Wednesday's episode of Eastenders, as she continued to reel over receiving husband Mick’s death certificate.

Letitia Dean) has been Linda Carter’s (Kellie Bright) best friend in EastEnders for years, but their friendship is put in jeopardy when Sharon learns that Linda has sold the Queen Vic behind her back. Having been forced to sell up following the disappearance of Mick Carter, Linda has been on the hunt for a buyer for the famous boozer for several months. Though best friend Sharon was ready and waiting to seal the deal, Linda turned to the only person she could trust more: Mum Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe).

Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) thought that all of her Christmases had come at once when mum Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) agreed to buy into the Queen Vic in EastEnders, but it will soon turn out to be less harmonious than she had anticipated. When Linda revealed that she was going to have to sell up, she was bombarded by offers to buy the iconic boozer. Best friend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) was eager to buy in, as were the business-minded Panesars.

EastEnders fans have 'worked out' who will die at Christmas after a telling clue in tonight's episode. The BBC One soap was back for its last instalment of the week, as Keanu recovered in hospital after being beaten by Ravi out of his bosses' fear that he would grass them up to the police over the drugs he had transported for them. Ravi was arrested during last night's episode and quickly questioned by police after Sharon shared with them a recording of a voice message Keanu left for her before he was attacked by Ravi.

Eastenders fans are convinced they’ve rumbled the identity of who will die at Christmas, after Thursday’s episode revealed a telling clue. The latest instalment of the BBC soap picked up with Keanu Taylor recovering in hospital, after being brutally beaten by Ravi Gulati earlier this week.

Some Manchester United supporters have suggested that Erik ten Hag needs more help with focusing on new arrivals next summer, rather than getting caught up in contract renewals.

EastEnders stalwart Sonia Jackson (played by Natalie Cassidy) finally seemed to have found a suitable romantic interest in newcomer Reiss (Jonny Freeman) when he turned up in Walford last year. However, fans were recently let into Reiss' secret and it seems he isn't all he was initially cracked up to be. He was seen taking a phone call on the BBC soap, asking to speak to his "wife," meaning Sonia is being lied to again.

Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) faced more agony in recent EastEnders scenes, as the day of Janine Butcher’s (Charlie Brooks) sentencing dawned. The Queen Vic landlady has been struggling to cope with the loss of childhood sweetheart Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), after his disappearance on Christmas day. Having dived into the sea to save Linda, following a car chase that saw her and Janine drive over the edge of a cliff, he was assumed dead when he failed to resurface.