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Bex takes drastic action….will Martin return in her time of need?
What’s in store next week on the square??? We see Eastenders take on another important yet dark topic of young suicide, as we see Bex try to take her own life. Eastenders has had support from the Samaritans in delivering this storyline which revolves around pressures on Bex, leading her to contemplate her life. Bex is due to start a new life at university and has support of the...
Mels doing some blackmailing, and will Gray be finally found out???
All the drama is happening this week in Eastenders! We see a raging Mel, played by Tamzin Outhwaite, get hold of Sharon Mitchells paternity test of her baby, only to find out that Phil Mitchell is not the father of the baby. Mel has found out that Sharon has been having an affair with Keanu Taylor but what will she do with this sensitive information. Mel wants to use...
Two young lovebird couples try to make it work!
On Eastenders next week, we will see Callum take the plunge and go on a date with ben Mitchell, but off course in true Eastenders style, nothing quite goes as planned. After Hunter held everyone hostage in the Queen Vic last week and with all the dramatic twists that unfolded, it has brought Callum and Ben closer together, and so they have decided to see how things go, and...
Eastenders Christmas Storyline revealed!
Eastenders writers are starting to tease out information about what may be happening in the Square this Christmas! Christmas in Eastenders is always dramatic and explosive, so we can’t wait to hear what’s in store for the Walford Residents. We’ve seen Ben Mitchell trying to tear apart the friendship that has appeared between his father Phil Mitchell and Keanu Taylor who is a mechanic for his dad. Keanu is...
The day of Hunters funeral arrives, but not after some drama!
After the dramatic turn of events on the square, this week, we will see the funeral of Hunter, Mel’s son, who got killed after escaping from prison and holding everyone hostage in the Queen Vic. Things go from bad to worse for grieving Mel, as she has been secretly taking money from the nightclub E20, but now Sharon and Phil have noticed and have cut her off. Now Mel...
Chantelles about to drop a bombshell on Gray!
Chantelle Atkins, played by Jessica Plummer, is about to make a shocking discovery this week when her husband Gray returns. Gray has been away on what he said was work commitments. The timing of his return is not great from Chantelle. Chantelle is going to make some big career changes, which Gray is not happy about. Chantelle has been preparing for an assessment at her styling styling job, which...
Hunter holds a pub full of people hostage, but who is his target???
More action and drama back in the square happening for Mel and Hunter. Hunter has recently escaped from prison, and now his mum, Mel is trying to help him to flee, as he has taken refuge with Mel, who is now planning to put Hunter in the boot of her car and escape with him. However as always on Eastenders, things don’t go to plan. Mel is shocked when...
Ben crashes Whitney and Callums wedding, the drama unfolds!
As the time approaches for Whitney and Callum’s wedding, Ben turns against Whitney’s threat of staying away from the wedding. Ben arrives with his full suit on, storming up to the church. Whitney is rightly furious at Ben turning up as she knows that her husband-to-be has had a gay fling with the Mitchell son, but will she reveal this in front of her mum Bianca, who turns up...
Bianca’s back, with secrets!
Back in the square, Bianca Jackson returns for the big celebration of Whitney and Callum’s wedding, which we are still unsure will go ahead, as we have seen Callum struggling with his sexually, after we heard about an old relationship with an army colleague Chris who died. Bianca returns to Walford, but she seems to be holding in some secrets, which she is trying not to tell anyone, especially...
Eastenders Background
Eastenders is one of the most popular television soaps in the United Kingdom. It’s run for decades and has managed to create dozens of memorable characters while also establishing itself in the modern-day pop culture.
Eastenders is a soap set in the fictional borough of Walford in East London. The borough, which is home to the famous Queen Vic pub and a small high street, is loosely based on Walthamstow’s high street market (One of the longest markets in Europe) and the London borough of Stratford; Walford is a combination of Walthamstow and Stratford.
The show follows several families who all live in Walford as they go about their daily lives. When the show first debuted back in 1985 on BBC One, it consisted of families the Fowlers, Beales, Watts and Mitchells.
One of the reasons the show is still so popular today is because it revolves around tight relationships and family, with each character having their own role in the tightly-knit community.
However, that isn’t to say the show isn’t filled with drama, shocks and scandals. In fact, Eastenders is packed full of them! Since its launch, the show has had storylines on murder and affairs. It’s also tackled more sensitive topics including kidnapping, rape, mental health and abuse.
Most people in the UK can look back at famous storylines from the show and recall exactly what happened. And most can also name off all of the classic characters from the Mitchells to the Beales.
Eastenders Quiz
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Famous Eastenders Gossip, Facts And Mishaps
Since it first aired, Eastenders has won ten BAFTA Awards, twelve National Television Awards for Most Popular Serial Drama, eleven Best British Soap Awards, 13 Best Soap TV Quick and TV Choice Awards as well as four Royal Television Society Rewards. The show also won Inside Soap Awards’ Best Soap trophy for 14 years running.
Eastenders is known for numerous famous storylines including Who Shot Phil, a storyline that pulled in around 19 million viewers at its time, as well as the Who Killed Archie storyline which culminated in the soap’s first-ever live episode. Other famous plots include Zoe Slater’s adoption, child abuse through Phil Mitchell’s son Ben and a controversial storyline involving May Wright kidnapping a pregnant Dawn Swann.
Recent storylines included a storyline on knife crime and another plot focusing on Ruby Allen which revolved around views of sexual consent. A groundbreaking episode part of this storyline saw several characters take part in a debate about consent while victim Ruby Allen listens to the characters’ opinions, including the men accused.
The show is set to continue with these groundbreaking and gritty storylines in upcoming episodes. And if you can’t wait to find out what storylines will be debuting in the future, make sure to keep up-to-date with the latest Eastenders spoilers with our helpful page here or check out all the other soap spoilers on our site.