As the BBC One soap prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary, we take a look at some of the stars who have swapped Walford for ...

Away from Albert Square, Ben, 34, has found fame in Hollywood as he played Roger Taylor in the hit biographical film Bohemian ...

Ricky made his first EastEnders appearance as Lynne Slater’s (Elaine Lordan) other-half when the Slater family were first ...

Iconic EastEnders duo Garry Hobbs and Minty Peterson have returned to Albert Square in the biggest welcome surprise on the ...

Garry Hobbs made an unexpected return to Walford for Billy Mitchell's stag do in recent scenes of EastEnders 16 years after ...

EastEnders icon Ricky Groves, known for his role as Garry Hobbs, has made an unexpected return to the BBC One soap alongside ...

EastEnders has welcomed back another two familiar faces to Walford ahead of the 40th anniversary celebrations in the form of ...

But during Ricky's time on EastEnders, life imitated art as a real-life romance sparked between Ricky and actress Hannah ...

The cast of EastEnders are devastated following news that Natalie Cassidy has quit the soap. The 41-year-old actress, who made her first appearance as Sonia Fowler in 1993, is bidding farewell to ...

Eastenders is set to air a special programme fronted by soap star Joe Swash to celebrate the soap’s 40th anniversary. Swash, who played Mickey Miller from 2003 to 2008 and briefly reprised the ...

A fan since it began, Weekend's soap critic celebrates EastEnders' enduring mix of lies, love, death and disaster.