EastEnders fans 'work out' Janine's downfall after Linda car crash twist on BBC soap

EastEnders star Tanya Franks is set to quit the BBC soap after four years in this week’s episodes. The soap actress plays Rainie Cross who fans will see leave Albert Square with her baby Roland. Rainie's marriage to Stuart Highway has been in trouble since the birth of their son, as Stuart has suffered with post-natal depression.

EastEnders' Nancy Carter star Maddy Hill has announced that she has left the BBC One soap just one year after she reprised her role in Albert Square. During Thursday's episode, Nancy made a surprise departure from Walford after learning that her boyfriend Zack Hudson had cheated on her with Sam Mitchell. Prior to her exit, Zack proposed and Nancy considered forgiving him before a chat with her mother Linda Carter, where she spotted a bottle of vodka, made her realise that she can't trust anyone.

EastEnders actress Danielle Harold has opened up for the first time since rumours surfaced that she would be axed from the BBC soap.The soap star, who is best known for playing Lola Pearce, has been a pivotal member of the show's cast for around 11 years. However, it appears her time on Albert Square could come to an end according to reports, which have suggested she is part of a big shake up which could see several beloved characters meet their end. One insider told The Sun that her character would be written out of the soap "with no option to return" – which suggests Lola may be killed off.

An EastEnders fan believes they have worked out this year’s Christmas storyline and how Danny Dyer may exit the BBC One soap.Taking to Twitter, soap fan Ryan predicted that Linda Carter (played by Kellie Bright) will fake having amnesia when she wakes up from her coma and will pretend that she doesn’t remember Janine Butcher’s (played by Charlie Brooks) involvement in the car crash that led to her being in hospital. But he thinks Linda will “get her own back on Janine in the end” and everything will be exposed on Christmas Day and rip the Carter family apart, leading to Mick Carter’s (played by Danny Dyer) departure.

EastEnders star Clair Norris joined her soap colleagues as she took to the British Soap Awards on Saturday.The actress, 24, who plays Bernadette Taylor in Albert Square, looked world’s away from her on screen character as she stepped out for the do. Clair looked stunning in a white dress that flowed to her calves and came in an elegant floral print.

Any EastEnders fan worth their salt is unable to hear the name "Ricky" without thinking of Patsy Palmer’s character Bianca Jackson hollering it halfway across Albert Square at the top of her voice. So fans of the much-loved character, played by Sid Owen, went into a state of extreme excitement last night, when the evil and conniving Janine Butcher made a call to her big brother Ricky and left him a voicemail, asking her to lend her money to get her out of a jam.

EastEnders is set for explosive scenes as Janine Butcher attempts to cover the truth about her car crash after she moved Linda Carter to make it look like she was driving in shock scenes. Only recently, the pair were involved in a horror car crash with Janine smashing into a tree after she lost control of the car after avoiding an oncoming lorry due to the duo arguing over their love interest Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer. While on Tuesday's explosive episode, Janine, played by Charlie Brooks, moved a drunk Linda, played by Kellie Bright, to make it look like she was driving, which eagle-eyed fans had already predicted.

Soap fans in the UK are demanding for Emmerdale's and EastEnders' scheduling changes to be amended after the shows inevitably clashed once again this week, leaving viewers unable to watch both live. ITV bosses confirmed in January that their soaps - Emmerdale and Coronation Street - would be changing time slots, putting them directly in competition with BBC's EastEnders for viewers, as ITV news had extended it's slot from half an hour to an hour between 6.30pm and 7.30pm.

EastEnders fans have predicted that Janine Butcher will put drunk Linda Carter behind the wheel after the pair were involved into a horror car crash in Monday night’s episode. The explosive scene saw the pair smash into a tree with Janine losing control of the car after avoiding an oncoming lorry. Just moments before the collision the duo were arguing over their love interest Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer.

Charlie Brooks has teased Janine Butcher and Linda Carter’s car crash in EastEnders. In Monday night’s episode (6 June), viewers will witness the horrific scenes as Linda’s car spirals off-road, careering into a tree. Speaking about the dramatic scenes, actress Charlie, who has played Janine since 1999, said: “We had such fun [filming the stunt].

It looks like EastEnders star Danielle Harold has been axed from the long-running soap after 11 years of playing Lola Pearce on and off. A source has told The Sun that the axing is part of a massive shake-up for the show, and 30 year old Danielle was said to be "teary" and "in pieces" after the shock firing, which she reportedly didn’t see coming. The source claimed that she had not expected to be given the chop as her character is popular with the show’s viewers.The insider also revealed that the show’s bosses are not planning for the character to return, which more than likely means that the character is set to be killed off.