EastEnders star Ricky Champ's pregnant wife Sammy rushed to hospital

EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy has posted a rare picture with her fiancé Marc Humphreys and her two children during a sweet family holiday to Cornwall. The 38 year old star, who plays Sonia Fowler on the BBC One soap, normally opts to keep her personal and family life out of the public eye as much as possible. She very occasionally shares images of her children on Instagram and instead maintains a low profile in the media.

Melanie Clark Pullen, who played Pauline Fowler's niece in EastEnders, has died at the age of 46 following a battle with cancer. According to The Sun, the actor was diagnosed with cancer in January 2019 and passed a way on 29 March this year following several rounds of radiotherapy. The star is survived by her husband Simon and their three children together.

EastEnders star James Bye has shared a rare look inside his romance while posing with his wife Victoria. James and Victoria have been married for nearly a decade, after tying the knot back in 2012.

EastEnders viewers were thrilled to see a very familiar face back on our screens, as Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) made a surprise return to the BBC soap. In scenes that aired on Thursday 7 April, Sean appeared via FaceTime to speak to both his sister Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and his mum Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) amid her mental health struggle storyline. Soap fans watched as Stacey got in touch with her brother after growing increasingly worried about their mum Jean’s state of mind following her recent behaviour.

EastEnders has released new spoiler pictures teasing Sam Mitchell's, played by Kim Medcalf, explosive return to Albert Square. It was announced earlier this year that Kim would be reprising her role of Sam, which she played from 2002 until 2005.The role was previously played by Danniella Westbrook from 1990 to 2000 — the latter also briefly returned in 2009 and 2016.

Former EastEnders star Maisie Smith's mum Julia is following in her famous daughter's footsteps as she was spotted filming scenes for the BBC soap. Julia was seen reading a script for the show, which made her talented 20 year old daughter shoot to fame thanks to the iconic role as Tiffany Butcher, which she played from 2008 until earlier this year.

EastEnders paid tribute to June Brown at the end of Monday's episode after it was announced that the legendary Dot Cotton star had tragically passed away at the age of 95. It comes as BBC One also aired a documentary looking at June's life and career following Monday's episode.

Jacqueline Jossa has vowed to be brunette forever after she received a blonde makeover on Sunday's episode of ITV's All Star Musicals. The former EastEnders star, 29, transformed into Frozen's Elsa to perform the hit track Let It Go in front of an audience and her two daughters Ella, seven, and Mia, three, who she shares with Dan Osborne.

Jacqueline Jossa’s daughter Ella was filmed sweetly dancing to her mum's performance on All Star Musicals over the weekend. Jacqueline featured in the ITV singing and dancing competition on Sunday and performed hit song Let It Go from Disney’s Frozen on the show dressed in costume as character Elsa. It appeared that the EastEnders actress impressed her eldest daughter during the performance, as Ella was seen in a clip uploaded to Jacqueline's Instagram Stories dancing enthusiastically to her mum as she gave it her all onstage.

Jacqueline Jossa left All Star Musicals judge Samantha Barks emotional on Sunday's episode of ITV's All Star Musicals. The former EastEnders star, 29, transformed into Frozen's Elsa to perform the hit track Let It Go in front of an audience and her two daughters Ella, seven, and Mia, three, who she shares with Dan Osborne. Speaking prior to her performance, Jacqueline admitted: "I'm going to remember this forever.

Springwatch star Michaela Strachan left All Star Musicals fans amazed on Sunday's episode as she impressed with her "incredible" tap dancing skills.The Countryfile star, 55, performed a dazzling routine from 42nd Street where she showed off both her singing and dance moves with an entire stage entourage. Speaking prior to the routine, Michaela admitted that the last time she had tap danced was 37 years ago and she soon left viewers, as well as the judges Elaine Paige, Samantha Barks and Trevor Dion Nicholas, amazed.Taking to Twitter, one person said: "Michaela.

EastEnders star Shona McGarty looked worlds away from her character Whitney Dean on Sunday as she unveiled a new blonde hair transformation.The actress, 30, took to Instagram to show off her Britney Spears inspired makeover where she wore a costume from the pop star's hit music video Toxic. Posting a collection of selfies, the actress donned blonde hair with long extensions, piercing blue eye shadow and a cabin crew costume complete with matching hat.

EastEnders actress Clair Norris has announced that she has been working on a new BBC documentary with Panorama, which will explore the topic of obesity. Soap actress Clair, 24, is best for her role as Bernadette Taylor on the BBC show.

Danny Walters cosied up to his girlfriend as he stepped out for a star-studded event in London.The former EastEnders actor and his partner, Maddi Faircloth, attended the opening night of Wicked at the Apollo Theatre on Thursday 24 March. The 28-year-old turned out in a smart casual look with a black shirt and dark faded jeans which he paired with brown boots to watch the new cast members take to the stage in the long-running show.

Television star Denise Van Outen has opened up about a tricky first few months on set when she joined the cast of much-loved soap EastEnders back in 2015.The actress and presenter, 47, reveals in her upcoming autobiography 'A Bit Of Me: From Basildon to Broadway, and Back' that landing her role as Albert Square's sharp-minded businesswoman Karin Smart "wasn't what I'd expected".Though her on-screen appearance may have only been a four-episode stint over a month long period, Denise claims to have instantly picked up on an ambience of tension between many of her co-stars. "I'd been used to working on shows with a happy, buzzy, atmosphere," the mother-of-one disclosed to readers. "And during my time on EastEnders, that wasn't really the case." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.