1 hour ago BBC EastEnders legend replaced after 20 years as Vicki Fowler returns to Albert Square

Vicki Fowler, the love child of teenage mum Michelle Fowler and Dirty Den Watts, is back on the Square for her uncle Martin Fowler's funeral - and she's not alone

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27 h. ago EastEnders legend looks unrecognisable as he celebrates the soap opera's 40th anniversary... but can YOU guess who it is?

One former EastEnders actor was feeling nostalgic on the show's 40th anniversary as he took to Instagram to fondly look back at his own days on the soap opera.

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39 h. ago EastEnders star left 'shaken up' and 'hyperventilating' after huge blunder in live episode

EastEnders legend Adam Woodyatt said a co-star was "really shaken up" after getting something wrong in a live episode of the soap, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary

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48 h. ago EastEnders legend issues 'goodbye' statement after character killed off in shocking live episode

"The time felt right"

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50 h. ago BBC EastEnders live episode 'ruined' as soap kills off legend

EastEnders fans have been left divided over a shock death that happened in the live episode

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50 h. ago EastEnders legend Martin Fowler killed off soap as James Bye exits in heartbreaking twist

EastEnders' Martin Fowler, played by actor James Bye, was killed off the BBC soap in a heartbreaking twist during the live episode on Thursday night

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50 h. ago EastEnders Martin Fowler dead: Soap legend killed off in tragic twist as James Bye exits

EastEnders viewers saw Martin Fowler, played by actor James Bye, brutally killed off during the live episode for the 40th anniversary on Thursday night on the BBC soap

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50 h. ago EastEnders fans in meltdown as icon returns in explosive 40th anniversary live episode

EastEnders fans were going crazy on social as another character made a surprise return on the live episode of the BBC soap, for the 40th anniversary celebrations this week

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54 h. ago EastEnders fans believe icon will 'return for live special' after spotting huge clue

EastEnders fans have shared their theories on whether a star will return for the 40th-anniversary celebrations

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54 h. ago EastEnders legend Anita Dobson 'went through hell' with rockstar husband in 'terrible row'

Anita Dobson, who played Angie Watts in EastEnders, has opened up about her life with Queen guitarist Brian May and shared stories of how they first met and their life together

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56 h. ago EastEnders legend issues plea to fans amid concern over 'mistakes' during live episode

One of EastEnders' biggest stars has issued a plea to BBC viewers ahead of the live episode airing on Thursday

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61 h. ago EastEnders fans left stunned as soap legend returns after 37 years

Fan favourite left the show in 1988 and made a return for the special episode

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2 d. ago EastEnders icon makes shock return 37 years after last appearance in 40th anniversary special

Former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson has shocked fans with a surprise return to show, 37 years after her last appearance.

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3 d. ago EastEnders legend Anita Dobson stuns fans as she reprises iconic role of Angie Watts after 37 years for 40th anniversary special in 'TV moment of the year'

The actress, 75, played the Queen Vic's first landlady from the show's very first episode in 1985 before bowing out three-years later.

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3 d. ago EastEnders legend Anita Dobson leaves fans 'screaming and crying' as she reprises iconic role of Angie Watts after 37 years for 40th anniversary special in 'TV moment of the year'

The actress, 75, played the Queen Vic's first landlady from the show's very first episode in 1985 before bowing out three-years later.

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3 d. ago EastEnders legend Angie Watts returns from dead as Sharon fights for her life

EastEnders legend Anita Dobson has returned as Angie Watts in tonight's episode of EastEnders

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3 d. ago Anita Dobson returns to EastEnders as Angie Watts comes back from the dead

EastEnders legend Anita Dobson has returned as Angie Watts in tonight's episode of EastEnders

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3 d. ago EastEnders legend tipped for Celebrity Traitors as Daisy May Cooper drops out

An EastEnders legend has been tipped to join the celebrity version of the Traitors after Daisy May Cooper and her brother dropped out

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3 d. ago EastEnders legend unrecognisable after huge TV return ahead of 40th anniversary

EastEnders' most ardent fans, who've followed the show since its inception in 1985, are sure to remember Haluk Bilginer – he starred as Mehmet Osman in the BBC soap's early days

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4 d. ago EastEnders fans call for iconic characters to return from the dead for 40th anniversary special

Viewers have been left baffled at what direction the soap is heading as a fire at the Queen Vic is set to take lives

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