EastEnders Phil Mitchell actor Steve McFadden's family life away from BBC soap spotlight

Isabel Hodgins is the third actress to play Victoria Sugden in Emmerdale, after she was cast in the role back in 2006 when bosses wanted to mature the character and create juicier storylines. Over the past decade Victoria's been involved in a truck crash, an explosion, running over vicar Ashley, romances with her step brother, getting married to Adam Barton, then falling in love with his transgender brother Matty.

Adam Woodyatt has continued to showcase his epic weight loss in a backstage snap with his EastEnders co-stars.The 52 year old, who recently returned to set to portray Ian Beale in new episodes of the popular BBC soap opera, was seen in the background of his pal Luisa Bradshaw-White's Instagram stories.The star looked in good form as he hung out with Luisa, 45, Danny Dyer, 43, and 44 year old Kellie Bright backstage.The actor could be seen wearing a white long-sleeved top with dark trousers as he

Jake Kanter International TV EditorIt’s been more than six years in the making, but Steve McQueen’s anthology drama Small Axe finally has a date for when it will land on British TV screens.The BBC has announced that it will premiere the five-part series on November 15 on BBC One and iPlayer.

Perry Fenwick is one of the longest serving actors on EastEnders, first joining the soap back in 1998 as Billy Mitchell, joint with Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher and behind Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale. EastEnders was not the first soap Perry appeared in, as he'd already been cast on The Bill and Casualty, before arriving in Albert Square as a distant relative of Phil and Grant Mitchell.

Patsy Palmer first shot to fame in 1993 when she was cast in the role of Bianca Jackson on BBC’s EastEnders. Her on-screen marriage to Ricky Butcher, played by Sid Owen, launched her into fame and she quickly became a household name as one of the soap’s most iconic characters.

EastEnders actor Ricky Champ moved into his new family home back in November 2019 and he and his wife Samantha have been slowly transforming it.The soap star, who arrived in Albert Square as Stuart Highway back in 2018, has showed off a beautifully decorated bedroom for his daughter Beatrix, and his wife has been keeping her followers updated on the kitchen.

Callum "Halfway" Highway is played by Tony Clay joined EastEnders in January 2018, making his debut on New Year's Day. Since being thrown to the forefront of the BBC soap Tony has enjoyed storylines acting opposite Max Bowden, aka Ben Mitchell, who makes up the soap's most popular couples known affectionately by viewers as "Ballum".

Anna Nightingale has been causing drama as the feisty Andrea Tate ever since she joined Emmerdale in summer 2019. She arrived as Jamie Tate's secret wife and mother of his child Millie, who he had been hiding from his estranged mum Kim Tate, played by Claire King.

Lucy Pargeter is a staple part of ITV soap Emmerdale, after she first set foot in the Dales as Chas Dingle back in 2002. Since, the star has been part of several huge storylines, including enduring the loss of her newborn daughter, Grace, which earned the actress huge praise.

Cheryl Fergison is best known for playing Heather Trott on EastEnders, having starred in the role from 2007-2012 and then again starting in 2016. As well as EastEnders, the actress, 55, has appeared on Casualty, The IT Crowd and Doctor Who, and also made an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother back in 2012.