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The drive down the windy roads towards Denshaw is a beautiful one. But they have been at the centre of tragedies too many times.

Beat the Chasers star Darragh Ennis has revealed which of the celebrity contestants has been his favourite throughout his time on the show - and it's an EastEnders legend with a craving for quizzing! Darragh, 43, joined ITV's The Chase as one of its professional quizzers in 2020, going head-to-head with celebrity contestants in the show's various specials. In an exclusive interview with OK!, the TV star admitted that one of the toughest celebrities he's faced on Beat the Chasers has been EastEnders' Shaun Williamson - who is one of the top 100 quizzers in the country. Shaun, 58, played Barry Evans on the soap for 10 years until 2004, before playing himself on Extras and Life's Too Short.

EastEnders legend Shaun Williamson has spoken out about the latest scandal on the BBC soap, after viewers threatened to boycott it because of it's 'offensive and sickening' rape storyline. Viewers were left feeling "physically sick" after Dean Wicks forced Linda Carter to take back her rape accusation in harrowing scenes in Wednesday's episode, 22 November. Dean said he wouldn't report George if Linda would confess to 'lying' about him raping her, as he continued to insist they had consensual sex.

This is the dramatic moment when hero passengers rescued a dog that had fallen under a train in Glasgow.

Viewers of BBC magazine programme The One Show were left saying the same thing when EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth paid a visit to the studio. Gillian appeared alongside her fellow actor on the soap, Brian Conley, to talk about their characters' wedding as fans waited to find out what happened at the ceremony.

Sam Fender had a very special, if not surprising, guest on his recent festival set. The musician was joined on-stage by none other than Barry from EastEnders (aka actor Shaun Williamson). Fans went wild as the soaps actor stormed onto the stage at Sam’s set for the recent Truck festival in Oxfordshire, with the unlikely duo performing a duet together.

Emmerdale fans will no doubt be familiar with the dramatic storyline of Meena Jutla over the past few months. Viewers watched as the serial killer, played by Paige Sandhu, seemed to finally face justice this week after being sentenced to 75 years behind bars for the murders of Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.

Charlie Brooks, known for playing one of EastEnders' most-feared villains Janine Butcher, is now one of TikTok's newest stars.The award-winning soapstar, 40 - who first joined Albert Square back in 1999 - has been joining her real-life daughter Kiki Brooks-Truman, 17, to film a series of charming and hilarious clips for the popular video sharing app. Charlie appears in one of her daughter's videos, which saw her and Kiki recreating the iconic EastEnders scene which saw Janine Butcher shove sobbing husband Barry Evans, played by Shaun Williamson, off a cliff, killing him.The actress had fans in stiches as she mimed over her original lines from the 2004 episode, whilst Kiki took over the part of Barry.

Barry Cryer OBE has died aged 86. The comedian died on Tuesday afternoon (25 January) at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, according to a statement from his family. He died “peacefully” and in “good spirits” surrounded by his family.

EastEnders icon Shaun Williamson is reportedly charging up to £3,000 for a private gig amid his successful UK karaoke tour.The 56 year old shot to fame thanks to his role as Barry Evans on the popular BBC soap from 1994 to 2004 but has now turned to singing to continue his foray in the entertainment industry. And fans have been happily splashing out for a ticket, which retails between £15 to £25, for the gigs, named The Barrioke tour, which kicks off in Southampton on February 4. Of course, if fans want a private gig with the legendary soap star, they would need to splash out in their thousands for a coveted gig.

Paul Chuckle shared a poignant tribute to his late brother Barry Chuckle on what would have been his 77th birthday.The message comes three years after the fan-favourite comedian sadly died of cancer. Barry, whose real name was Barry Evans, lost his battle at the age of 73 after he was diagnosed with bone cancer two years earlier.

Shaun Williamson has revealed how he reunited with his long lost son after a rollercoaster romance with a trapeze artist 26 years prior.The EastEnders actor, who is known for portraying Barry Evans on the popular soap opera, dished out all the intimate details behind their first meeting while appearing on Loose Women on Friday, 2 October.The 54 year old, who previously appeared on Celebrity Big Brother back in 2017, explained that months before his career in entertainment took off he was in a

EastEnders fans made an unusual discovery at a Scottish hotspot this week of a 'memorial plaque' to remember a soap character who was murdered 16 years ago.Soap fans will remember the iconic moment Janine Butcher pushed her husband Barry Evans over a cliff in a Hogmanay special back in 2004 and EastEnders fans will never forgot the scene which went down in soap history.Last night, a Scots resident took to Facebook group 'Scotland by the Roadside' to share her discovery of a memorial plaque to

Charlie Brooks recreated an iconic EastEnders scene with her lookalike daughter – and it is epic.The former soap star, who terrorised the residents of Walford as the villainous Janine Butcher, shared the hilarious moment as they acted out the murder of her onscreen ex-husband Barry Evans.