Before we begin our usual dose of Walford gossip his week, it was announced over the weekend that Linda Carter will be leaving the Square after 13 years, with Kellie Bright bowing out early next year. Now, those Mick rumours seem to make more sense…

This weekend the team at EastEnders unveiled their secret project: a whole new family is about to descend on Albert Square – and they’re already related to the most powerful family on the Square!

Poor Ian Beale! That’s all we can think about here at Walford Walk! Eight months in prison! BUT we know he won’t serve the full term – how exactly will Ian be home in time to be Max Branning’s best man on New Year’s Day?

Greeting EastEnders fans – is it warm enough for you? It’s certainly heating up on screen, if yesterday’s passion between Mark and Lauren is any judge… How far will this go? Just how much like her father is Lauren Beale?

Welcome back to another week of gossip, thrills and excitement from Albert Square, Walford — where an unwelcome return causes chaos, one man’s look may wreck a marriage, and another resident might not see daylight again for a long while…

Greetings, EastEnders enthusiasts! As you can see from our front page, we’re celebrating the return of two former residents next week, and where these two go, the drama always seems to follow! But before all that, there’s some news to share…

Get ready for another incredibly tense week in Walford! From shocking kidnappings to near-misses at the car lot, the drama in Albert Square is reaching fever pitch! Who needs the football or the tennis?

Welcome back to another week of Walford drama! We have tense engagement parties, dramatic interventions, and stolen drag queen bookings to look forward to in the upcoming episodes of EastEnders. If you are planning out viewing habits, here is the full breakdown of everything happening on the Square this week.