BBC EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy reveals wedding plans with fiancé after 8 year engagement

Joe Swash is returning to EastEnders for the first time in 15 years - and the date of his arrival has now been confirmed. It was recently announced that Joe, 41, will be returning to the soap after more than a decade away from the hit BBC show.

EastEnders legend Shaun Williamson has spoken out about the latest scandal on the BBC soap, after viewers threatened to boycott it because of it's 'offensive and sickening' rape storyline. Viewers were left feeling "physically sick" after Dean Wicks forced Linda Carter to take back her rape accusation in harrowing scenes in Wednesday's episode, 22 November. Dean said he wouldn't report George if Linda would confess to 'lying' about him raping her, as he continued to insist they had consensual sex.

Suki Panesar and Eve Unwin finally reunited in heartwarming scenes in EastEnders on Thursday, 23 November, leaving soap fans delighted. Having finally decided to leave her husband Nish, Suki made her way to Walford Station as she set off to stay with a friend in Glasgow. Eve managed to catch up with Suki just in time, after Vinny tipped her off about Suki's plan to leave.

Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) and Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) are in danger when Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) discovers they have been seeing each other behind his back in EastEnders spoilers. With Suki deciding not to leave Walford after all, she races back to her house where Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) is waiting for her. Priya reveals she knows the truth and demands a huge amount of money in exchange for her silence.

BBC EastEnders fans have figured out the real identity of Albie's dad - but in a major duff-duff moment, it's not Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) or Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).The BBC soap aired a huge DNA twist at the end of Wednesday night's episode, when it was revealed there was no way Keanu could be Albie's father as he didn't have the gene that caused the Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AADT) Albie had. AADT can make a person more prone to lung and liver disease in the future, but generally has no bearing on their future life.

EastEnders aired a shocking twist on Wednesday night's episode after it was confirmed that Keanu Taylor is not Albie's biological father.

Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) goes against the Knights when he sees graffiti on the outside of a shop and assumes it’s Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).Then a nasty accident puts George in the firing line in EastEnders spoilers Dean has a confrontation with Linda and the Knights when he sees the word ‘rapist’ graffitied across the window of the Beales' new pie and mash shop. Dean states he can sue Linda for slander leaving George and Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) worrying about legal action. Fearing they could lose the pub, Linda reluctantly attempts a truce.

Liam Payne‘s girlfriend Kate Cassidy is revealing how she “manifested” her romance with the former One Direction singer!

EastEnders fans have shared their worry for two characters after the BBC soap aired a devastating twist on Thursday night.

EastEnders fans reckon they've figured out how Karen Taylor will leave Walford - and it's not due to the cafe fire. Later this week, Rocky Cotton plans to set the cafe ablaze for insurance money, as he looks to pay off his debt to loan shark Nish Panesar. Fans initially thought Karen, played by Lorraine Stanley, might perish in the fire when news broke of her departure from the BBC soap.

Amanda Holden has branded her husband 'fit' as she shared the 'secret' to their 15-year marriage. Over the summer, the Britain's Got Talent judge and her other half Chris Hughes were flooded with compliments as they posed for a rare snap together while on holiday.

Comedian Brian Conley has always made the nation chuckle, but what his EastEnders character Rocky Cotton has done is no laughing matter. Desperate to clear his huge gambling debt, Rocky set fire to his wife’s café hoping to claim on insurance. However, his plan backfired as the blaze had huge repercussions for the Beale family and this week Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) gets arrested for arson.

Rocky Cotton’s (Brian Conley) insurance plan backfires when his wife, Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) is arrested for the arson in EastEnders spoilers. The Beales are distraught after the fire and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) is quick to blame Kathy for the incident. George Knight (Colin Salmon) comforts Cindy in The Vic and encourages her to go back to the hospital where it appears Cindy has forgiven Kathy.

Dean Wicks isn't the only character to be making a dramatic return to Walford, with a Branning family reunion now on the cards for EastEnders. Lauren, played by Jacqueline Jossa, will soon be making her long-awaited return to Albert Square, and she won't be alone, with her cousin Penny also returning to the iconic square.

Sir Cliff Richard,who has released his new album today which celebrates an incredible six decades in the music industry, oncecaught the attention of Loose Women viewers - but not for the reasons he intended.

ITV This Morning host Rylan Clark ‘walked off’ the set of the show minutes before it was due to start after being ’snubbed’ by a fellow star.

Josie Gibson has sent a sweet message to Rylan Clark as they finished their stint on This Morning together - which came after Josie sparked romance hopes with a 'mystery man'. The pair spent four days hosting the ITV daytime show as the programme's latest duo.

Rylan Clark ended his This Morning stint with a three-word message to viewers before they were left begging 'please'. The presenter returned to the show for the first time since a brief week-long stint last summer.

Josie Gibson’s fans are hoping for ‘romance’ for the star as she enjoyed an ‘amazing evening’ with a handsome pal.The This Morning star enjoyed a night out at a swanky Italian restaurant on Wednesday, 1 November, and she made sure to post plenty of snaps and videos to Instagram of the evening. Josie and her celebrity hairstylist pal Maurice Flynn hit up the Lavo London restaurant, where they enjoyed a platter of oysters followed by plates of pasta and what looks like a truffle pizza.

Fresh from Halloween celebrations with her sister Molly-Mae Hague, brother in law Tommy Fury and sweet baby Bambi, Zoe Hague, 27, is looking ahead to her very own celebratory plans next summer – her wedding to longterm military fiancé, Danny Rae. The pair, who met in the Army gym while working as personal trainers have been engaged since April 2022, are in the middle of prepping for their big day - with Zoe set to make final plans alone as her man heads off for a six-month tour duty in December.