5 h. ago EastEnders legend Haluk Bilginer looks unrecognisable after making dramatic TV return

Early fans of BBC soap EastEnders may not have recognised an actor who returned decades later to star in a BBC2 series, with his social media also showing him in a different light

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9 h. ago EastEnders legend 'died virtually penniless' after blowing £1m fortune

Leslie Grantham was a jewel in the crown of EastEnders as 'Dirty' Den Watts – but the actor sadly died with virtually no money to his name after an incredible downfall

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3 d. ago EastEnders legend Gillian Taylforth hails 'something special' with co

The actress, 69, is best known for playing cafe owner Kathy Beale in the BBC One soap

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3 d. ago EastEnders legend addresses soap return after fans 'figure out fake death'

EXCLUSIVE: EastEnders' Ronnie Mitchell star Samantha Womack discussed how a comeback to Albert Square could work, following the recent return of Michelle Ryan

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4 d. ago EastEnders legend addresses Michelle Ryan's return as soap 'looks to the past'

EXCLUSIVE: An EastEnders star, who played one of the show's most recognisable characters, has weighed in on Michelle Ryan's return to the soap after two decades

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4 d. ago EastEnders icon Samantha Womack says 'changes still happening in me' after cancer battle

EXCLUSIVE: EastEnders legend Samantha Womack, who played Ronnie in the BBC soap, says she's still dealing with the effects of her "rollercoaster" breast cancer battle in 2022

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4 d. ago EastEnders' Michelle Collins suffers awkward blunder as The One Show's Alex Jones steps in

EastEnders legend Michelle Collins appeared on the BBC programme to discuss her new career move away from the BBC soap

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4 d. ago EastEnders' Michelle Collins suffers awkward The One Show blunder as Alex Jones steps in

The One Show host Alex Jones was forced to step in as an EastEnders legend suffered an awkward blunder just moments into her interview on the famous green sofa

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4 d. ago EastEnders legend Danny Dyer won't do Shakespeare plays as they're 'not funny'

Rivals star Danny Dyer, famed for his TV hardman roles including EastEnders pub landlord Mick Carter, believes William Shakespeare just isn't for him. He told Louis Theroux he can't get his head around the Bard

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7 d. ago EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy slams 'disgraceful fake story' circulating on social media

The popular actress had to address rumours surrounding her health

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8 d. ago EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy horrified as 'disgusting' fake breast cancer claim sparks concern

EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy has condemned a false Facebook post that wrongly claimed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, calling the hoax 'disgusting and disgraceful'

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8 d. ago EastEnders legend Ross Kemp reveals fears over his game show Bridge of Lies

TV legend Ross Kemp has opened up about his career and says he gets nervous when he's hosting his game show Bridge of Lies, in case things get too tense for contestants

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8 d. ago EastEnders legend Jesse Wallace 'cried' over 'daughter's' return to BBC soap

Michelle Ryan's Zoe Slater is yet to be reunited with her mum Kat in Abert Square following her return

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9 d. ago EastEnders fans 'deeply obsessed' after spotting soap legend 'go northern' in accent slip

The light-hearted moment arrived during one of the more intense weeks on Albert Square

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1 week ago EastEnders legend Michelle Ryan teases 'high stakes' as she thanks fans for their 'patience'

Viewers were concerned for Zoe Slater upon her return

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1 week ago EastEnders legend Danny Dyer ordered to ditch cockney accent by Hollywood execs

Danny Dyer has revealed top Hollywood execs advised him to adopt an American accent if he wanted to make it big as an A List movie star

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2 w. ago EastEnders' Shane Richie 'enlists' Only Fools and Horses icon to join BBC soap

EastEnders legend Shane Richie, who plays Alfie Moon on the BBC soap, has revealed he is trying to get an Only Fools and Horses icon to join the Walford-based show

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2 w. ago EastEnders legend Shane Richie admits 'the money's good' as he brands TV 'different now'

Viewers are hoping Kat and Alfie can put their past behind them and choose love

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2 w. ago EastEnders fans 'rumble' Joel Marshall's real mum as Walford legend who is set for 'return'

EastEnders viewers are convinced that Joel Marshall is the secret son of a Walford icon - meaning he has more relatives on the Square than he originally thought

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2 w. ago ‘I’m closer to the end than the beginning’: British soul legend Omar on EastEnders, Stevie Wonder and his industry battles

He’s worked with the cream of US neo-soul and is seen as a national treasure by his peers – so why is Omar underrated? From hits to label struggles, he revisits the highs and lowsOmar’s fans are united in believing that he’s a genius that should have been a superstar. “The undisputed architect of what we now know as neo-soul”, goes one YouTube comment, acknowledging that the British musician’s albums predate the genre’s US benchmarks such as D’Angelo’s Brown Sugar and Erykah Badu’s Baduizm. Another: “Really don’t know why Omar didn’t go on to be big worldwide.” And then: “D’Angelo was the closest they [America] had to someone of Omar’s calibre and even he pales in comparison from a wholly musical standpoint.”“That’s dangerous talk!”, the musician laughs when I relay the last quote back to him. But 40 years into his career, he’s proud of his musical legacy. “When I started out at 14, I said I wanted to make music that, as soon as you hear the first four bars, you know it’s me,” he sa...

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