EastEnders star undergoes remarkable fitness transformation ahead of BBC soap exit

BBC EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy took to Instagram to show off her lavish Christmas decorations as she prepares to celebrate the festive season - joining a host of other festive celebrities.The actress, who often updates her fans on social media, shared a few snaps of the stunning decorations which surrounded the grand front door of her home.The decorations included a huge silver and gold wreath which ran along her door frame, with two circular wreaths placed in the middle. Captioning the post, Natalie wrote: "Just wanted to say a big thank you to Hayley @thedoordisplaycompany for another beautiful door.

EastEnders' Sharon Watts has a secret that Kat has discovered, and fans think they've figured out a Christmas twist. Kat Slater found out that Phil Mitchell is the real dad of Sharon Watts' son Albie, thanks to a recent DNA surprise during the episode which aired on Wednesday, 13 December. Sharon had Albie nearly four years ago after an affair with her now fiance Keanu Taylor, reports The Mirror.

EastEnders fans have spotted a subtle nod towards Kathy Cotton’s role in The Six this Christmas as she decorated her house for the festive period. Kathy is one of six women involved in the huge Christmas Day murder alongside Linda Carter, Suki Panesar, Sharon Watts, Denise Fox and Stacey Slater.

Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater in EastEnders, has dropped a big hint about the upcoming Christmas Day murder storyline. During a special spin-off show focusing on the storyline called The Six: Revealed on BBC Three, she hinted that her character might be involved in a shocking event this festive season. Former EastEnders favourite Joe Swash hosted the show, and he discussed which of the six women - Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Stacey Slater, and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal)- would cause someone's death this Christmas.Throughout the year Stacey has been targeted by Theo Hawthorne, but it seems unlikely he'll be the Christmas casualty, reported The Mirror.

There could be more than one death in EastEnders as the year comes to a close. Actor Matt di Angelo, who recently reprised his role as Dean Wicks after seven years, teased that the festive episodes could lead to another death. The 36-year-old made a shock return to Walford this October, giving Linda Carter the surprise of her life.

Denise Fox (Diane Parish) hopes to end her marriage to Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) who has recently been flirting with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) in latest EastEnders spoilers. Jack wakes up full of regret and ends up lashing out at Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) and Ricky Branning (Frankie Day) as a result. When Denise bumps into the kids in the Square, she heads home to fight for her marriage.

Sharon Watts and Keanu Taylor's wedding is set to take centre stage at Christmas in EastEnders, but fans have been left wondering if there's a huge twist in store. In Wednesday's (6th December) episode, Sharon gathered hers and Keanu's loved ones in the Queen Vic to reveal she'd booked the iconic pub for their wedding reception on Christmas Day, meaning the nuptials are definitely going ahead.

EastEnders' Karen Taylor is set to leave the soap, as actress Lorraine Stanley moves on to new pastures. Now fans reckon they've figured out her exit storyline – a shocking death twist that will make her departure from Walford permanent. In recent scenes, Phil Mitchell discovered Karen's involvement in a kidnapping plot, which could spell trouble for both Karen and her son, Keanu – who fans think could be the Christmas murder victim.

EastEnders star Danny Walters has hinted at a big secret being revealed just days before the shocking Christmas murder. The actor, who plays Keanu Taylor, has also teased that his character might be the one to meet a tragic end this festive season. The popular soap is gearing up for some intense drama with one character dying on Christmas Day, which is also set to be the date for Sharon and Keanu's upcoming wedding.

Eagle-eyed EastEnders fans have been left amused after spotting a fake tan blunder in the BBC soap's new promo image. On Friday (December 1), the long-running show announced that Joe Swash, who once played Walford's Mickey Miller, will host a special programme with six iconic actresses.

Strictly Come Dancing star Tyler West has gushed over his EastEnders star girlfriend Molly Rainford labelling her as "phenomenal", a year on from their time on the BBC show.The Kiss DJ, TV presenter, 27 sparked up a romance with the soap star, 23 when they both took part in Strictly last year.They kept their romance a secret until they finally revealed that they were in a relationship in March this year. A few months later the pair are as loved up as ever having recently taken a romantic trip to Paris to celebrate Molly's birthday along with a surprise party organised by Tyler with her EastEnders co-stars.

EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa has gotten into the Christmas spirit as she showed off the sweet surprise she set up for her children. The 31 year old actress shares daughters Ella, seven, and Mia, five, with her husband, the former TOWIE star Dan Osborne. She is also step mum to nine year old Teddy, Dan’s son from his previous relationship with ex Megan Tomlin.

EastEnders' Heather Peace, who plays Eve Unwin, has sparked worry among fans that she might be leaving the popular BBC soap.This comes after an emotional post on Instagram following a major storyline involving her character and Suki. Eve and Suki have been at the heart of a dramatic plotline which saw them decide to run away together, much to the surprise of Nish who was unaware of their secret romance. However, everything came out in the open on Wednesday evening, leaving Nish furious.

EastEnders actress Lorraine Stanley has revealed her incredible weight loss after confirming she'd be leaving the show at the end of the year.

EastEnders fans were in for a treat as two beloved characters, Chatham and Riley Taylor, made a surprise return to Walford after being away for three years. The young brothers, who are the sons of Karen Taylor (played by Lorraine Stanley) and half-brothers to Keanu Taylor (portrayed by Danny Walters), had been sent to live with their dad during lockdown in 2020.The boys, both living with Neurofibromatosis, hadn't been seen since then but returned to celebrate their mum's birthday. In Monday's episode, Mitch Baker (played by Roger Griffiths) threw a surprise birthday party for Karen at The Queen Vic, inviting all their family, including his daughter Bailey Baker (Kara-Leah Fernandes), and grandchildren Mackenzie (Isaac Lemonius) and Mia Atkins (Mahalia Malcolm).

EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley has wowed fans with her amazing body transformation ahead of her sad departure from the popular BBC soap.The actress took to Instagram to share snaps of her toned physique, revealing she's getting "fit at 40 something" after a personal training session. She captioned the photos: "Thank you @louiseappelpt I'm feeling fantastic!!! You're the best PT #personaltrainer #fitat40something #toning #weighttrainingforwomen #igotthis." Lorraine's character Karen Taylor is set to leave EastEnders by the end of the year.The actress shared her feelings about her upcoming exit on Instagram, posting a picture of her character and writing: "I hear ya! So many beautiful messages, too many to reply to each one but I'm definitely feeling the love, thank you they really do mean a lot," along with a peace, heart and heart face emoji.

Joe Swash is returning to EastEnders for the first time in 15 years - and the date of his arrival has now been confirmed. It was recently announced that Joe, 41, will be returning to the soap after more than a decade away from the hit BBC show.

Actor Nigel Harman has been taking the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom by storm as the competition's final is now only weeks away. But despite scoring high from the beginning of the series, Nigel was left downhearted during last Saturday's (November 18) Blackpool special.The actor, 50, and his professional dance partner Katya Jones did a quickstep to Duke Ellington’s song It Don’t Mean A Thing, which left them second from the bottom of the leaderboard.They received a total score of 31 points out of 40.This week Nigel and Katya will be doing the rumba to It's All Coming Back To Me Now by Celine Dion as they hope to glide into week 11 of the competition.

BBC EastEnders fans have figured out the real identity of Albie's dad - but in a major duff-duff moment, it's not Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) or Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).The BBC soap aired a huge DNA twist at the end of Wednesday night's episode, when it was revealed there was no way Keanu could be Albie's father as he didn't have the gene that caused the Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AADT) Albie had. AADT can make a person more prone to lung and liver disease in the future, but generally has no bearing on their future life.

EastEnders aired a shocking twist on Wednesday night's episode after it was confirmed that Keanu Taylor is not Albie's biological father.