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BBC vows not to reveal details of stars' salaries

2009-11-19T09:02:55Z

BBC moves to reassure its stars that their salaries will not be revealed in a transparency drive showing how its �3.6 billion a year from the licence fee is spent

Grieving EastEnders actress backs campaign group against knife crime

2009-10-29T08:27:18Z

Brooke Kinsella will speak out against the dangers of carrying weapons at an event to turn youngsters away from violence

Queen Vic's Barbara Windsor quits EastEnders

2009-10-28T11:14:02Z

Barbara Windsor shocked EastEnders fans by announcing she is quitting the soap after 15 years as Peggy Mitchell

Will Smith wants to become the Fresh Prince of Albert Square

2009-10-19T11:26:02Z

Will Smith has revealed he is a massive EastEnders fan and would love a cameo role in the soap opera

EastEnders triumphs at Inside Soap Awards

2009-09-29T07:17:16Z

EastEnders took home top honours at the Inside Soap Awards, as well as a fourth consecutive Best Actress win for Lacey Turner

EastEnders to screen first live episode

2009-09-15T05:58:35Z

Peaches teaches

2009-08-13T10:59:08Z

Peaches Geldof on the landlady from hell, a messy ménage à trois - and how to party in an alien suit...

Ex-EastEnder blasts soap's portrayal of Asian characters

2009-07-20T15:47:44Z

Former EastEnders star Deepak Verma has blasted the soap for failing to portray modern Asian families realistically.

EastEnders is television we can Adam and Eve in

2009-05-11T07:56:32Z

In the British Soap Awards on Saturday night EastEnders triumphed. It smacked Coronation Street down the apples and pears (stairs) and smacked it in the boat race (face)

EastEnders' farewell to Wendy Richard

2009-03-09T16:30:42Z

A host of television stars gathered at the funeral of Wendy Richard as family members and friends were joined by actors from the two shows for which she is best remembered - Are You Being Served? and EastEnders

Stalwart TV star Wendy Richard dies of cancer aged 65

2009-02-26T14:27:22Z

Wendy Richard, the much-loved television actress who played matriarch Pauline Fowler in EastEnders for more than 20 years, has died

Scott Maslen marries sweetheart in front of EastEnders cast at fairytale home

2008-09-16T01:32:29Z

The 37-year-old EastEnders actor, who plays swaggering Jack Branning, dissolved into tears when he saw Estelle in her Cleopatra-inspired ivory gown.

Life imitates art as EastEnders' Roxy enjoys wild blow-out

2008-09-09T11:52:31Z

In a case of life imitating art Rita Simons had a blow-out night after the TV Quick awards in London last night. The married mother-of-two passionately kissed one man, then a female co-star.

EastEnders girls outlast Loose Women as they party until 3.40am after awards bash

2008-09-09T11:44:03Z

They had started the evening looking so glamorous and demure - but the girls from EastEnders and Loose Women painted a very different picture a few hours later.

Rhapsody in electric blue: Kate Garraway slips into a clingy little number for TV Quick awards

2008-09-08T19:13:32Z

GMTV presenter Kate Garraway showed off a bold front in a little blue dress as she joined the stars at the TV Quick and TV Choice awards.

Jessie Wallace, Andrew Castle and Lisa Snowdon.... welcome to the new series of Strictly Come Dancing

2008-08-28T11:18:44Z

The new series of Strictly Come Dancing looks set to be full of glamour with models Lisa Snowdon, Jodie Kidd and singer Rachel Stevens showing off their moves.

How Paul Nicholls bounced back from drugs, drink and depression

2008-07-31T21:59:03Z

Actor Paul Nicholls has emerged from drugs, drink and depression to return as a heart-throb Harley Street doctor.

Painting the town red: Patsy Palmer leads EastEnders' stars on a ginger night out

2008-07-23T08:37:10Z

It looks like some of the EastEnders cast have started their own little club - strictly for the ginger-haired.

EastEnders' Pam St Clement swaps her Pat Butcher earrings for a tam after she picks up honorary degree

2008-07-18T15:57:05Z

There were no leopard-print or oversized earrings in sight today as EastEnders actress Pam St Clement picked up her honorary degree in Devon.

EastEnders: Bianca's daughter, 15, will star in hard-hitting child abuse storyline

2008-07-03T12:13:35Z

EastEnders is about to tackle the sensitive subject of child abuse with a hard-hitting storyline involving Whitney Dean, which will see her struggling with the unwanted attentions of her stepfather Tony.

Delighted Tamzin Outhwaite's 'biggest dream' comes true as she gives birth to baby girl

2008-06-24T18:54:39Z

Former EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite has given birth to a healthy baby girl, whom she has named Florence Elsie Ellis.

Charlie Brooks takes a break from Walford to relax on the beach in Ibiza

2008-06-24T13:20:42Z

EastEnders' Charlie Brooks looked relaxed and happy as she chilled out on the beach with friends in Ibiza. The actress, who plays villain Janine Evans, looked in good shape wearing a halter-neck bikini.

Former Eastender Nigel Harman to star in BBC 1 drama Hotel Babylon

2008-06-19T15:49:24Z

Former EastEnders star Nigel Harman, who famously played Dirty Den's son Dennis, is making a return to prime time - taking over from Max Beesley in Hotel Babylon.

Gemma Bissix shows her glamorous side as she prepares to leave EastEnders

2008-06-03T08:20:19Z

Gloomy Walford appears to be a world away for EastEnders actress Gemma Bissix in these stunning shots.

Sequins, short frocks and an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction. Yes, it's the soap awards

2008-05-04T00:14:04Z

The starlets of British soap operas turned out for their big night yesterday, showing plenty of flesh in their annual parade of short, sequinned dresses. And, of course, there was inevitably the actress who exposed just a little too much. Emmerdale star Roxanne Pallet nearly suffered a wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet for the British Soap Awards when one of the straps on her halterneck dress came loose

She's back: EastEnders villainess Janine Butcher returns to the Square 'for a longer stint'

2008-05-02T16:14:30Z

Actress Charlie Brooks, who played villainess Janine Butcher has agreed to return to BBC One soap EastEnders for 'a longer stint' after the boost to the ratings the soap enjoyed when her character was revived recently.

Wendy Richard speeds up the action on Benidorm with racy swimsuit... and a mobility scooter

2008-04-17T09:28:15Z

Former EastEnders Wendy Richard swaps Pauline Fowler's cardigans for a saucy red swimsuit in ITV comedy Benidorm. The 64-year-old actress plays glamorous, interfering mother Sylvia who ends up in a fight with Madge (Sheila Reid) after she is accused of trying to steal the attentions of Mel (Geoffrey Hutchings). Wendy's on-screen wardrobe in Benidorm is a far cry from the dowdy, grey cardigans and permanent scowl worn by the Albert Square stalwart

EastEnders stars endure big chill in windy Weymouth after BBC cost-cutters scrap episodes in Spain

2008-04-09T17:30:27Z

EastEnders producers have had to scrap plans to shoot a series of special episodes in Spain due to budget cuts, it has been claimed

Down on her luck and homeless...Bianca's coming back to Walford with her life in bin bags

2008-03-24T09:58:03Z

Down on her luck and struggling to survive, Bianca Jackson is forced to return to the square with all her worldly possessions contained in a couple of black plastic bin bags. Actress Patsy Palmer makes her EastEnders comeback after spending years in the showbiz wilderness in a storyline which sees her return to Walford after being made homeless, with her tail between her legs and four kids in tow

Slimline Natalie Cassidy shows she really has lost all that weight

2008-02-20T09:13:45Z

After a stunning transformation from frumpy to fabulous, two months later it appeared that former EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy might be struggling to maintain her amazing weight loss. But last night, it was clear as the 24-year-old showed off her svelte, toned figure in a little black dress on the red carpet, that she has indeed lost all that weight