As ‘EastEnders’ celebrates 40 years since its characters first arrived on Albert Square, Roisin O'Connor remembers her grandmother Anna Wing, who became a household name as the formidable Lou Beale ...

Albert Square isn’t known for its shrinking violets. As the groundbreaking soap turns 40, superfan Johnathon Hughes selects ...

The initial offensive remark resulted in swift action and the individual's removal from the location. In a later incident, ...

From what I heard and read about her character, and from the few clips I’ve seen of her on EastEnders, she was a lot like Lou Beale, and nothing like her at all. Like Lou, she was the centre of ...

EastEnders is marking its 40th anniversary, but as the BBC ’s longest-running soap reaches for the birthday candles and ...

To discover how much EastEnders has evolved over the decades, I re-watched the very first episode of my beloved show, and it ...

EastEnders viewers voted for Sonia Fowler's baby name after she went into labour during the 40th anniversary episode of the ...

EastEnders have revealed the result of their second vote live on air - the name of Sonia Fowler's daughter, inspired by the creators of the BBC soap Julia Smith and Tony Holland ...

Lou, Ian Beale's outspoken grandmother ... Such contentious language featured in the very first episode of EastEnders might be shocking by 2025 standards, but it serves as a reminder of different ...

Soap legends have come and gone in EastEnders since the show's 1985 debut. And while some have returned with explosive ...

The EastEnders cast have had their fair share of drama both on and off-screen, here are some of the show's most legendary ...