EastEnders boss Ben Wadey delivers tantalising Christmas 2025 tease following soap's NTAs win
What looms ahead?
While Christmas might be some time away, preparations are well underway for some of the biggest shows on television, including EastEnders.
EastEnders is no stranger to pulling out the stops as we reach the festive season, with some major storylines including The Six, the Max and Stacey affair reveal and Den serving Angie with divorce papers, and this year could be up there with the greats.
After scooping their win for Serial Drama at the National Television Awards, new executive producer Ben Wadey was asked about what's to come this Christmas, teasing that audiences are in for a treat.
"The team have really bought their A-game," Wadey told RadioTimes.com and other press. "This Christmas, we're looking past, present and future, so we've got a lot of stuff that we're very excited to share with the audience."
The reveal received excited gasps from those in attendance, with Wadey sure to keep shtum on anything further.
With details on which Walford family will be the focus under wraps, audiences already have a good idea on what is to come with the autumn period.
In a preview of later this year, Wadey teased that there is a lot of drama ahead of various families, including the Brannings and the Slaters.
Wadey said of the Slaters: "Of course, Zoe is now back in the square, and Zoe and Kat's relationship is complicated. There are 20 years there for them to try and recover and get to know each other.
"I think Kat's been expecting one thing when Zoe would come back, and actually meeting your adult daughter is more complicated than perhaps Kat thinks. There's a lot for them to get to understand about each other.
"Zoe has a lot of secrets that she's going to bring into the Square with her, so the Slaters are in for a whole ride this autumn."
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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
