Eastenders

EastEnders turns 35! A look back at the soap’s biggest moments

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EastEnders celebrated its 35th birthday on Wednesday, marking more than three decades, of murder, affairs and explosions on Albert Square. The soap has been no stranger to drama since it first arrived on screens on 19th February 1985, with plots ranging from the Phil Mitchell’s shooting to Dirty Den’s resurrection. So as EastEnders marks its … Read more

Barbara Windsor, 82, tells husband ‘I used to work behind that bar’ when they watch EastEnders

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Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband has opened up about her struggles with Alzheimer’s and how she says, ‘I used to work behind that bar,’ when they watch EastEnders.  The 82-year-old appeared in the BBC1 soap as Peggy Mitchell, landlady of the Queen Vic pub, for 23 years.   In the first interview he’s given since publicly breaking … Read more

Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN’S ultimate insight into this week’s soaps

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There are often times when awards ceremonies deliver the wrong results. That’s not to insult the winners; it’s just a shame when the same people win year after year, because it means there are a lot of brilliant performers who are always going to miss out. In the recent National Television Awards it was, however, … Read more