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Lacey Turner wearing a black outfit, looking ahead, pictured in front of a white background.

EastEnders' Lacey Turner on hopes for 40th anniversary

Sonia confronting Reiss in EastEnders

EastEnders' Sonia Fowler endures terrifying showdown with game-changing twist in early iPlayer release

Wk 8 Eastenders 40th anniversary

EastEnders' Letitia Dean on being "used to crying" and the thrill of getting a big story

Radio Times Eastenders 40th Anniversary special issue cover featuring Gillian Taylforth.

This week's Radio Times special issue celebrates EastEnders' 40th anniversary

Wk 8 Eastenders 40th anniversary

EastEnders' Gillian Taylforth reflects on Kathy's most 'gruelling' and 'scary' storyline

Rob lies unconscious in Coronation Street in black outfit

7 Coronation Street spoilers next week: Rob Donovan's escape plot leaves Carla Connor in danger

Wk 8 Eastenders 40th anniversary

EastEnders' Diane Parish: 'Denise never learns – I wish she'd stop going for younger men'

Letitia Dean and Ross Kemp sat next to each other, smiling.

EastEnders' Ross Kemp: 'Grant is secretly in love with Sharon'

Jessie Wallace pictured in black and white, smiling.

EastEnders' Jessie Wallace: 'Huge film actors don’t realise how hard it is to produce a soap'

Michelle Collins as Cindy Beale stood in a big fur coat, looking downwards, and in front of a burning Queen Vic.

EastEnders' Michelle Collins: 'Cindy's not an out-and-out villain'

A promo shot of the exploding Queen Vic as the cast of EastEnders stand in front

EastEnders anniversary spoilers: Day-by-day guide as the Queen Vic explodes

A promo shot of the exploding Queen Vic as the cast of EastEnders stand in front

EastEnders' boss says soap 'belongs to the audience' ahead of 40th anniversary

Michelle Collins wearing a black dress with one arm in the air and the other on her hip.

EastEnders' Michelle Collins defends Cindy: 'There’s a lot of vulnerability there'

EastEnders' Balvinder Sopal on keeping Suki true to her roots and why soaps need strong women

Kellie Bright wearing an off the shoulder dress, smiling as she is posed to one side.

EastEnders' Kellie Bright threw her scripts in the bin after first audition after 'zero chemistry'

Jane Slaughter stands as Tracey The Barmaid in the Queen Vic hallway in EastEnders.

EastEnders icon Jane Slaughter: 'Tracey says very little – but she sees everything'

An eerie promo with the moon streaming in as several characters stand either side in Emmerdale

3 Emmerdale spoilers next week: Crash victims fight for survival as Noah Dingle faces terrifying flashbacks

Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter sat next to each other, smiling.

EastEnders confirms no early release episodes in anniversary week

Michelle Collins, Balvinder Sopal, Jessie Wallace and Diane Parish.

EastEnders stars celebrate 40 years of iconic soap in exclusive Radio Times photoshoot

EastEnders: 40th anniversary bookazine

Diane Parish and Michelle Collins on the cover of Radio Times magazine.

Radio Times celebrates EastEnders' 40th anniversary with stunning femme fatale covers

Rob looming over Carla who wears a hospital gown in Coronation Street

Coronation Street teases Rob's escape bid as danger looms for Carla and Lisa

A silhouette of a young man in front of the Coronation Street title card.

Coronation Street reveals who set Platt house fire as vital evidence uncovered in ITVX release

Sonia making a discovery in EastEnders

EastEnders' Sonia Fowler makes alarming discovery in chilling early iPlayer release

Olly Rix wearing dark blue scrubs, looking ahead.

Call the Midwife favourite Olly Rix lands role as new Casualty regular

Lacey Turner laughs sat on a windowsill holding a mug and wearing a yellow jumper and leopard print trousers for We Started Here.

EastEnders' Lacey Turner reunites with Davood Ghadami and Rakhee Thakrar in podcast first look

Jaime Winstone as Peggy Mitchell wearing black in EastEnders.

EastEnders' Jaimie Winstone feels Barbara Windsor's "nod of approval" reprising Peggy Mitchell role

Diane Parish plays Denise Fox in EastEnders

EastEnders reveals dramatic trailer as Denise Fox faces divisive love triangle audience vote

Karen Blick as Lydia Dingle in Emmerdale looking shocked with her hands on her lap

Emmerdale spoilers see Lydia Dingle drawn into traumatic April Windsor story

EastEnders star reminisces about working with soap icon Jake Wood ahead of 40th anniversary