EastEnders' Molly Rainford: ‘I hope Bobby Brazier finds love on Strictly'

Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) is in for a huge shock in EastEnders spoilers when his ex-partner shows up with the daughter he didn’t know he had! Ravi is sure that Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) and Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) know where missing Nugget Gulari (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) is hiding out, so follows them out of Walford. As Ravi prepares to rumble the meet-up, he’s taken aback to come face-to-face with Nugget’s mother, Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy). Ravi takes Nugget back to Walford, and soon Priya arrives looking for her son.

Since joining Strictly Come Dancing back in 2021 as a professional dancer, Nikita Kuzmin has danced alongside the likes of Tilly Ramsay and Ellie Simmonds. And in the current series of the BBC One show, Nikita has been partnered with actor Layton Williams in a same-sex couple and the duo recently left viewers “in tears” when Layton performed the Viennese Waltz dressed as Sandy from Grease while wearing a long skirt. But while TV viewers may be familiar with 25 year old Nikita when he’s in front of the cameras, they may know less about him away from the show.

Strictly Come Dancing's Nikita Kuzmin was spied packing on the PDA with a mystery woman after wowing the judges at Saturday's Movie Night.The 25-year-old Ukrainian national cuddled up to his mystery date during a night out following the live show, canoodling in the street while taking advantage of the warm weather. Still wearing his T-birds leather jacket after dancing to a song from the iconic movie Grease, Nikita appeared to kiss his mystery date as they enjoyed their drinks on the street.

Strictly Come Dancing star Bobby Brazier said that his EastEnders character Freddie Slater is just like him as they are both “cheeky” and “crave a sense of belonging”. Bobby, who is the eldest son of the late Big Brother star Jade Goody and TV personality Jeff Brazier, joined the BBC soap in 2022 and quickly became a fan favourite. When Freddie first arrived on Albert Square, he was on the search for his real father who he thought was Billy Mitchell at the time.

Ellie Simmonds has expressed sadness that her time on Strictly Come Dancing has been and gone as she opened up on her thoughts on her dancer's new partner.

Dianne Buswell has melted Strictly Come Dancing fans' hearts with a new photograph of her young niece Zofia wearing an outfit similar to one of her dance costumes.The Strictly pro, 34, sported a white top, pink tutu and black braces on Saturday night's show, with her dance partner Bobby Brazier, 20, wearing a matching outfit with pink trousers. Dianne's niece Zofia, who is the daughter of Dianne's brother Andrew Buswell and his partner Melissa Lejman, wanted to match her famous auntie and in a sweet clip could be seen wearing a pink tutu and braces with her hair in buns as she watched Dianne and Bobby live on TV.

Jacqueline Jossa is set to make an explosive return to EastEnders, five years after quitting the soap.The 30 year old actress will reprise her role full time as Lauren Branning. She first took on the role in 2010 before going on to leave in 2018. The show favourite made a brief return to Albert Square last December for soap legend Dot Cotton’s funeral, as well as an unannounced guest appearance in June.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Dianne Buswell and her dancing partner Bobby Brazier, 20, enjoyed a fun day out at the EastEnders studios, exploring the set and taking fun pictures for fans.The flame-haired dancer, 34, who revealed their sweet nicknames for one another, showed fans on her Instagram how much fun they were having as they posed for photos outside the Queen Vic and inside Beale's Plaice fish shop. She said: "The day that the Bobsta was paired with the Buzzer outside the Queen Vic and of course Beale's Plaice. "Genuinely feel so lucky to be dancing with this lovely human and we're both very excited to show you our Charleston tomorrow night!!!" She then tagged in Bobby, Eastenders and Strictly.

Molly Rainford has been left heartbroken following the death of her beloved cousin Ben, at just 38 years old. Sharing the tragic news to her Instagram Story, the EastEnders actress and former Strictly star, 22, shared a photo of herself and Ben, to which she added the text: "Rest peacefully cousin Ben [white heart emoji] [angel emoji]" Ben had suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy throughout his life, although Molly did not share his cause of death at this time. He had lived at St Elizabeth's in Hertfordshire, a specialist school and residential centre, for which Molly had worked as an ambassador.

EastEnders fans will remember the face of bad boy Dean Wicks, played by Matt Di Angelo, who was caught up in some brutal storylines during his time on the BBC soap. Matt, 36 has secured a string of TV roles over the years including regular roles in Hustle and Ordinary Lies, but his time as Dean on EastEnders is by far his most memorable. He first arrived on Albert Square in 2006 before he had a shock exit two years later, but in 2014 made a triumphant return.

Trouble brews in Albert Square for one family in EastEnders as spoilers reveal Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) goes head-to-head with her stalker and Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier) faces his father. Stacey is nervous ahead of the hearing to grant her Stalking Protection Order against Theo Hawthorne (William Ellis) and is put more on edge after Martin Fowler (James Bye) shows her the posters that Theo has been plastering all over the Square. Deciding to attend the hearing, Stacey loses her cool when Theo’s solicitor tears apart her reputation.

The Inside Soap Awards 2023 have officially crowned their winners as the ceremony gets underway, and it's an incredible year for EastEnders who have officially won Best Soap. The fan-voted awards show sees viewers having their say, and the most dramatic storylines and performances always cause a stir. But with the return of Albert Square icon Cindy Beale, played by Michelle Collins, who was one of the most legendary soap characters ever, it's no surprise that the BBC One serial drama won best overall this year.

EastEnders fans will remember Bobby Beale's shocking murder of his sister Lucy as one of the soap's biggest twists ever to air.The whodunnit rumbled on for the best part of a year, before reaching a shocking conclusion during a special week of live episodes. But the Who Killed Lucy Beale? storyline isn't just a memorable soap moment - the repercussions are still being felt in Albert Square today.

EastEnders star Molly Rainford has revealed who she will be backing on the new series of Strictly Come Dancing when the live shows return on Saturday night. Molly starred on last year's series of the BBC show, and she managed to reach the final, where she finished as a runner-up with her dance partner Carlos Gu.

EastEnders fans had to do a double take on Monday as Lola Pearce lookalike Nadine arrived in Albert Square, following her tragic death earlier this year. Newcomer Nadine looked the spitting image of Lola, who died from a brain tumour, with her blonde locks tied up in a ponytail and a pair of oversized hoop earrings - Lola's signature look. Her arrival in Walford on Monday, 18 September, took Jay Brown - Lola's widower - by surprise and he later got chatting to Nadine in the Queen Vic before walking her to the tube station.

Actor Jack Ryder has said it could be time to bring his EastEnders character Jamie Mitchell back from the dead, 21 years after he was dramatically killed off. Jack, 41, appeared on EastEnders from 1998 until 2002 as Jamie, who arrived in Walford following the death of his father and was taken in by Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).

The latest series of Strictly Come Dancing is to return to our screens - and it is now in its 21st series. The show, which first started in 2004, has seen plenty of drama on and off the dancefloor as hundreds of celebrities have taken part in the popular BBC One show.

Strictly Come Dancing and Ted Lasso actress Ellie Taylor has revealed she is pregnant with her second child.The TV star shared the news with a sweet snap of her daughter kissing her bump, captioning the post: "Excited.Terrified. Grateful. Hungry." Alongside the snap, Ellie, 39, shared a message to anyone who may find it "weird" to see her post images of her pregnancy journey.

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Taylor has announced she is pregnant with her second child.

The big day finally arrives for Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) in latest EastEnders spoilers, but will Phil’s secret come out before they say ‘I do’? In Walford, Phil feels guilty about his recent betrayal while Kat excitedly prepares for the wedding. Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) organises a surprise hen-do for Kat in The Vic against her wishes as the women toast to her last night of freedom. But the day could all end in tatters with Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) blackmailing Phil over his secret.