Ex-EastEnders star Mimi Keene is unrecognisable from her soap role after moving on to achieve Netflix fame

Milly Zero plays Dotty Cotton on EastEnders after she was recast in the role and the actress who plays her couldn't be further from her scheming soap character. The 21 year old from Peckham, south east London, is a former student of the BRIT School and landed her first role when she was 13 on CBBC.

Linda Henry has broken down after revealing she hasn't been able to see her grandson as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The 57 year old, who is known for portraying the tough character Shirley Carter on the popular BBC soap EastEnders, couldn't hold back the tears as she discussed her two year old grandson on Monday's Secrets From The Square.

Former EastEnders actress Rita Simons is splitting from her husband of 14 years.The actress, 43, who played Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap, has called time on her marriage to hairdresser Theo Silveston and the pair have been secretly living apart.The split was confirmed by Rita’s representatives, the Daily Star reports. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Adam Woodyatt has split from his wife Beverley Sharp after 22 years of marriage.The 52 year old married dancer Beverley at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida back in 1998. It is believed that EastEnders star Adam made the decision to end the relationship, but there is thought to be no third party involved.

Shona McGarty has made an impact playing Whitney Dean on EastEnders ever since she arrived in 2008.The actress has been involved in some tough storylines over the past 12 years from dealing with sexual abuse, her fractured family life and her failed relationships not to mention falling in love with Danny Dyer's character and her onscreen father-in-law Mick Carter.

Actress Letitia Dean has been a staple part of hit soap EastEnders for some time now, playing the part of Sharon Watts. The 52 year old star first graced the square with her talent as an original cast member from 1985 until 1995 and then reprised the role from 2001 to 2006.

Noah Schnapp is okay after his Twitter account got hacked and left distressing messages.

If you’re an EastEnders fan then you may well have tuned into Secrets From The Square as Davood Ghadami, who famously plays the role of Kush Kazemi, appeared. During the show, Stacey Dooley chatted to Davood and James Bye about all things Martin and Kush while they relived classic scenes and gave viewers a behind the scenes tour.

Also Read: 'Minari' Director Shares the 'Poetic' Meaning Behind Immigrant Tale's Title (Video)The whole film is done from the perspective of live-streamed webcams placed around Kurt’s car, and for a while, we’re stuck looking for an escape from Kurt as the main character.

Succession star Brian Cox has opened up about his personal experience with COVID-19 after revealing he'd contracted the coronavirus months ago but didn't feel "anything." Speaking to The Late Late Show host James Corden, the award-winning actor revealed during his Wednesday late night appearance that he was made aware he'd gotten the respiratory virus as part of a routine visit to Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Kellie Bright is better known for playing soap character Linda Carter on EastEnders but away from Walford the talented actress enjoys an idyllic home life.The 44 year old actress married her long-term love Paul Stocker, 36, in 2014 and the pair have two sons together, Freddy and Gene. As well as her role on EastEnders, Kellie has also starred on Strictly Come Dancing, played 'Me Julie' in Ali G and almost gave birth in a car with her second child Gene.

Actor Leslie David Baker is well known to fans of “The Office” for his hilarious portrayal of grumpy Dunder Mifflin sales rep Stanley Hudson.

Olivia Munn and Tucker Roberts have called it quits. A rep for the actress and the Philadelphia Fusion president confirms to ET that the two broke up amicably at the end of 2019.The pair was first linked in December 2018 after they were spotted holding hands while out in Los Angeles.