Joey Branning

Plus, why is Amira Masood back? And more spoilers for September and October!

There’s dramatic news this morning about the possible fate of EastEnders characters Lauren and Joey Branning – who are of course cousins and set to fall in love with each other this autumn – because we’ll be left wondering if they manage to survive after a car they’re in crashes and explodes!

However, as the Daily Mail reports, because the car explodes and bursts into flames soon after the couple crash into a shop front, it isn’t overly likely that they’ll survive.

The paper adds, “The misbehaving teenager, played by 19-year-old Jacqueline Jossa, steals her sinister uncle’s car and takes her cousin Joey for a spin before losing control and smashing it into the front window of BettaSave.”

Of the plotline, as well as Lauren and Joey’s forbidden romance, a show insider said, “This is going to be a huge storyline across the autumn. Lauren hits the booze and shows her vulnerable side to Joey.

“He’s there for her and feels very protective… Continue reading »

Plus, a game of spin the bottle leads to unlikely snogs & see spoiler clip of Phil and Sharon trying to get her son back

As fans of EastEnders will know, during this week of special episodes, Shirley Carter will find out that Ben Mitchell murdered her best mate Heather, and when she does, and then makes it public knowledge, Phil and Jay will be vilified for helping Ben cover up his heinous crime…

And of course, one of the most angry of the Square’s residents will be Andrew Cotton, who was engaged to Heather and was initially the prime suspect in her murder.

The shocking revelation is set to prompt Andrew to make “a big decision” about his future in Walford, especially as he struggles to believe that Shirley had no idea that Ben was the killer.

However, he finally does accept that she knew nothing, but by then, he’s made up his mind that he can’t stay on the Square, given it’s full of hurtful memories for him.

So we’ll see Andrew bidding a poignant farewell to the Square, which actor Ricky Grover filmed around six weeks ago.

Aww I’m going to miss Andrew! Will you? Continue reading »

We have a sneak peek look at what’s coming up on EastEnders between 23rd and 25th July, so if you don’t want to know, leave now!

For the rest of us who can’t get enough of Walford spoilers, here’s the latest update…

On July 23rd, there are two visits to the show, and in the one that begins at 8pm, Billy Mitchell’s big day is finally upon him when he will of course run through Walford with the Olympic torch…

But of course, things rarely go well for Billy, and this event will prove the normal mix of chaos and glory!

Click on ‘Continue reading’ to see a sneak peek… Continue reading »

Plus Chucky Venn on Ray Dixon’s “dark side” and David Witts on kissing Hetti Bywater

We’ll start our look at Walford news with a report that fans of the show are unhappy with how bi-polar disorder is portrayed in the character Jean Slater, who’s played by Gillian Wright…

Which comes as something of a surprise since in 2010, the show won an award for the accuracy of its depiction of the mental illness.

However, the Sun reports that around 100 people have complained to the BBC that Jean is being portrayed as “crazy”.

One Twitter fan said, “Seriously disgusted and p****d off at the way EastEnders is portraying Jean as a crazy person when she is just bipolar.”

A spokesman for the show said, “We have received a total of 107 complaints from more than 16 episodes.”

He added, “As every EastEnders viewer will know, this storyline has been running for more than a month with the climax reaching more than eight million viewers.

“This story was never about Jean’s bipolar disorder but about how Michael has manipulated her… Continue reading »

Plus Zoe Lucker lands Waterloo Road role

We’ll start our look at soapy news today in Coronation Street where Shobna Gulati – who plays Sunita Alahan – has revealed that she’s suspended her Twitter account after online trolls left vile messages of abuse.

The tweets were primarily of a racist nature, and one even threatened, “I’ll always be here to bother you.”

Of the dreadful messages, Shobna told the Sun, “Being racially abused on Twitter really shook me up. It felt like going back in time to the 1970s.

“It put me in mind of a psycho — like a horror movie. I just decided enough was enough.

“I tried to ignore it but it started to affect my confidence.

“Violent, vitriolic hatred gives people their moment in the spotlight. It beggars belief.”

How utterly awful! If you happen to read this Shobna, please go back on Twitter; don’t allow these vile people to drive you away because then they’ve won. For all those vicious ar**holes, there are ten times as many people who are genuinely your fans, and I’m one of them! Continue reading »

Plus, see spoiler clip from tonight’s show, and Lucy Beale to find love with Joey Branning

In tonight’s hour long episode of EastEnders, the net seems to be closing in on wicked Michael Moon when the police show up on the Square and tell him he must go to the station with them so they can question him about the fraud complaint made by Jean Slater…

Meanwhile, back on the Square, his fiancé Janine’s sister Diane and brother Ricky have arrived in time to celebrate Janine and Michael’s wedding, however, while everyone’s distracted welcoming them back to Walford, Jean sneaks into Janine’s in search of the chain she gave Michael.

Fans will recall that after he confided in Jean about his mother’s suicide, a sympathetic Jean bought him a silver chain on which he could put the St Christopher his mother gave him…

But tonight, determined to play as dirty as Michael does, Jean finds the special piece of jewellery and flushes it down the loo! However, Michael hasn’t finished playing nasty mind games either, and he calls an undertaker, asking him to pay a visit to the Vic to organize ‘dead’ Stacey Slater’s funeral…

However, as everyone’s reeling from the shocking news that Stacey’s died, Big Mo reveals that Stacey is very much alive and that she’ s just had a phone a call from her! Continue reading »

Plus, madcap Poppy Meadow is headed back to Walford, Joey Branning’s set to arrive and meet Masood’s brother AJ

Coming up in EastEnders in June, there’s drama by the bucket load, including two marriage proposals, two new arrivals and the return of one of Walford’s dizziest leading ladies…

Beginning with the marriage proposals, the most surprising one is that proffered by Jay Mitchell to his teen girlfriend Abi Branning, and not unreasonably, her mum and dad, Max and Tanya, are far from happy on hearing the news.

However, Abi, being a sensible girl, can see that she and Jay are far too young to be considering marriage, but she loves him, and when he issues her with an ultimatum, namely, ‘marry me or we’re over’ it remains to be seen if she’ll follow her heart or her head!

Meanwhile, the aforementioned Branning parents are also about to consider marriage to each other once again when Max proposes to his beloved Tan.

See all that drama as of the 20th of the month, which is also the time when we’re set to meet Derek Branning’s son Joey – who is the brother of Alice – as he arrives in Walford to warn his dad to leave his sister alone.

But of course, having only just got to know Alice, Derek has no intention of relinquishing their fragile relationship. And Alice is set to have yet more reason to want to stick around Walford as she’s about to begin dating Anthony Moon… Continue reading »