4 h. ago Beloved EastEnders star leaving after eight years on soap as BBC bosses 'close the chapter' for iconic Walford family

The actress has been involved in a number of dramatic storylines - and the circumstances of her exit remain a mystery.

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5 h. ago EastEnders original star who quit acting and worked with David Beckham

Tom Watt was one of the original cast members of EastEnders in 1985 and played Lofty for three years before leaving the soap to pursue his passion for sports

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13 h. ago Dani Dyer's 'wild' fiancé Jarrod Bowen set to jet off to major party town for his stag do under watch of her EastEnders dad Danny

The daughter of EastEnders star Danny Dyer, 28, who has been dating West Ham footballer Jarrod, also 28, since 2021, will tie the knot next Saturday.

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20 h. ago Former EastEnders star James Bye enjoys 'belated' anniversary trip with wife 'away from the madness'

The Martin Fowler actor and his wife Victoria share four sons together

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21 h. ago EastEnders star leaving BBC soap after eight years amidst major behind the scenes changes

The character moved to Albert Square with her family back in 2017

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23 h. ago Nightingale by Laura Elvery review – Florence Nightingale inspires a luminous historical novel

Elvery’s prose is both sensual and brutal in this richly imagined account of war, memory and the life of history’s most famous nurseGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe year is 1850, the eve of the Crimean war, and Florence Nightingale is watching a group of boys at play. From a distance, she composes the scene, preparing to describe it in a letter to her aunt. “How did she want this part to sound?” she wonders – less concerned with what is happening than how it might be narrated. When she realises the boys are not kicking a ball but tormenting a baby owl, she doesn’t recoil. The horror of the image lands alongside another realisation: the story “might be better” now, though she is left considering how best to reframe the violence for her aunt: “Knowing she would narrate it later back in the house Florence would have to tell the story a different way”. That instinct – to reshape the unbearable into something legible – sits at the core of Nightingale, Laura Elvery’s rich an...

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23 h. ago EastEnders star exits BBC soap after eight years as iconic character

A spokesperson for EastEnders has confirmed that Clair Norris, who has played Bernie Taylor on the BBC soap since 2017, will be leaving Albert Square later this year

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23 h. ago Former EastEnders star joins Hollywood icon for new Paramount+ series as fans demand soap return

The actress has not been seen in Albert Square since back in 2018

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24 h. ago EastEnders star axed from soap after eight years as iconic character

It's curtains for Albert Square favourite Bernie Taylor, with star Clair Norris confirmed to be leaving the popular BBC soap after an impressive eight years in Walford

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24 h. ago Inside Little Disasters star Jo Joyner's life with twins and famous husband

EastEnders icon Jo Joyner stars in new Paramount Plus thriller Little Disasters.

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25 h. ago Actor Timothy West's cause of death revealed: EastEnders and Coronation Street star died after nasty fall

Actor Timothy West died 'peacefully with his family around him' at a care home where he was receiving palliative care after a three-month stay in hospital following a fall, an inquest has heard.

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26 h. ago Timothy West's cause of death confirmed six months after EastEnders star died

Timothy West's cause of death was revealed during an inquest held on Thursday, following the EastEnders actor's passing at the age of 90 in November last year

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26 h. ago EastEnders star Timothy West's tragic cause of death confirmed after dying aged 90

EastEnders actor Timothy West died 'peacefully' at a care home he was living in after he fell at home and couldn't support himself

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26 h. ago EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa 'overwhelmed' as she reveals how she's 'found strength'

The actress delivered one of the best soap performances of the year in the lastest EastEnders episode

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26 h. ago Timothy West died after nasty fall as EastEnders icon's cause of death revealed

An inquest into the death of EastEnders star Timothy West has confirmed the legendary actor died peacefully with his family around him, six months after he was found unresponsive at a care home

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33 h. ago BBC EastEnders’ Jo Joyner displays huge hair makeover in bombshell thriller Little Disasters

She was once caught up in the EastEnders rollercoaster. Now, former Tanya Branning star Jo Joyner stars as Diane Kruger's best friend in a brand new thriller for Paramount +.

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33 h. ago EastEnders' Tanya star Jo Joyner's huge hair transformation for bombshell new role

EastEnders' Jo Joyner stars in new drama Little Disasters, alongside Hollywood actress Diane Kruger, as she undergoes a hair transformation for her role as Liz

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41 h. ago EastEnders fans are 'only just realising' Zack star James Farrar once starred in Call the Midwife

EastEnders' Zack Hudson is set to go to war with the Mitchell family in the coming weeks as he fights to have a relationship with his son Barney

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43 h. ago EastEnders fans in tears over Jacqueline Jossa's 'phenomenal performance' in moving episode

EastEnders fans were left in tears at the end of today's episode - as Lauren Branning and Peter Beale found out their newborn son Jimmy was severely sight impaired

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49 h. ago Martin Kemp's son Roman makes heartbreaking childhood 'crying' admission

The One Show host Roman Kemp has opened up about his childhood and growing up in the spotlight with famous parents, former Spandau Ballet and EastEnders star Martin and Shirlie Kemp

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