EastEnders star Laila Morse not leaving BBC soap amid reports of Big Mo's departure

Emmerdale favourite Amy Walsh created a romantic birthday celebration for her EastEnders star boyfriend Toby-Alexander Smith. The Tracy Metcalfe actress, 33, who is also the sister of Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh, shared a sweet picture of Toby holding a Guinness cake for his 30th birthday.

Former EastEnders star Belinda Owusu has revealed she is days away from giving birth after announcing she is 40 weeks pregnant with her first child.The 31 year old took to social media to share the surprising news with her 11,000 Instagram followers, who were quick to respond to her happy announcement.

Lorraine Stanley looks unrecognisable as she poses alongside Tom Hardy in behind-the-scenes photos from the filming of a movie.The 44 year old is best known for playing Karen Taylor on EastEnders but looks worlds away from the character starring alongside the hunk. She and Tom, 43, both starred in Legend in 2015, which was a crime thriller about the notorious Kray twins.

He may be known to most as Ben Mitchell on Eastenders, but before getting his big break on the soap, Max Bowden starred on school drama series Waterloo Road in 2014.The soap star, who cried when his grandma got her Covid vaccination, played Justin Fitzgerald for the tenth and final series of the BBC show.The 26 year old looked completely fresh-faced as he played a school student and the son of headteacher Vaughan Fitzgerald.

Jessica Plummer, who is known for her former onscreen persona of Chantelle Atkins on EastEnders, lets OK! VIP Club Members in on TV secrets that are likely to surprise fans of the popular soap. In the exclusive video, the actress and I'm A Celeb star sat in the hot seat to talk all things showbiz, from her dream celebrity to work with on a TV show, to the next reality show she wants to go on.

June Brown is not just an actress, she is somewhat of a legend. The 94 year old played Albert Square legend Dot Cotton on EastEnders from 1985 until last year, and is a household name.

If you’re an EastEnders fan then you’ll likely remember Ben Mitchell from the hit soap. Charlie Jones was one of a few actors to play Phil Mitchell’s son in the soap, and he was the longest serving of all of them.

Dayle Hudson has gone public with his girlfriend India Hope in a series of adorable social media snaps.The EastEnders star took to Instagram on Monday to share photos of him with his gorgeous girlfriend in a belated Valentine's Day post. Peter Beale actor Dayle has kept his life away from screens relatively private, but couldn't help but show off India as they celebrated the romantic day.

EastEnders fans were left gutted after it was revealed that Laila Morse would be leaving the soap for good after 20 years on-screen as Big Mo. While bosses insist the door has been left open for the actress, Big Mo will film her final scenes in the next two weeks.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy beamed as she announced her return to the soap’s set on Tuesday 9 February.The 37 year old soap actress, who has played Sonia Jackson on an off since 1993, shared a gorgeous photo of herself smiling from ear to ear as she opened up on her joy of returning to the soap.

James Alexandrou was once one of Britain’s most recognisable soap stars playing Martin Fowler in EastEnders for over a decade.The actor played Pauline Fowler’s son between 1995 and 2007 before deciding not to return to Walford when the offer was made in 2014. He’s now 34, still passionate about acting and is currently studying for a Masters degree in directing TV and film.

Laila Morse is leaving EastEnders after starring on the show for more than 20 years.The 75 year old is said to be leaving the hit BBC soap in the next few weeks after bosses decided to not renew her contract. It is believed that both her and bosses came to to the agreement that it is a good time for Laila's character Big Mo to be written out of the show, but she won't be killed off.