April 18, 2013
Digital Spy reports that actor Chucky Venn is going to leave hit BBC One soap Eastenders. Venn’s character Ray Dixon will exit the show in June. Venn joined the show back in early 2012. In a statement released to Digital Spy Venn commented: “Working on EastEnders has been one of my career highlights and an invaluable experience. “I couldn’t have asked for a better team to work with and have found a life-long friend in my on-screen partner Tameka. I want to thank everyone who supported me on the show.” Ray’s exit […]
April 15, 2013
BBC soap Eastenders has added actor Cornell S John to it’s fold. John who starred in hit British films Kidulthood and Adulthood has been cast to play the father of youngster Dexter Hartman. Via Digital Spy Ava and Dexter will be shocked when Sam returns following the death of his father, and is determined to get to know his son. Dexter has never met his father, who left a pregnant Ava when he went to get milk and never returned. John said: “It’s a great honor […]
September 27, 2012
Tameka Empson is just going from strength to strength. Digital Spy reports that Empson’s ‘Eastenders’ character Kim Fox will feature in her own spinoff titled The B&B. The mini-episodes will take the style of a reality-documentary focusing on Kim’s B&B business and Empson has written the scripts for each episode herself. The B&B will launch on Friday, October 12 on the official EastEnders website. New episodes will go live each Friday from then, with the fourth and final edition released on November 2. … Love […]
September 25, 2012
Eastenders star Tameka Empson took home the ‘Funniest Female’ award for her portrayal of Kim Fox at the ‘Inside Soap Awards last night. It is a well deserved win. Congratulations Tameka.
November 23, 2011
Flavour Magazine reports that the actor formally known as Chucky Venice (now Chucky Venn) will join the Eastenders cast this Christmas. Venn will play the Ray the father of Bianca Butcher’s youngest/only mixed race child Morgan. I was wondering when they would introduce Morgan’s father. Anyway this will be interesting. Congratulations Chucky.
September 8, 2011
Actress Modupe Adeyeye will make her debut on BBC soap Eastenders this coming Tuesday playing Faith Olubunmi, the younger sister of Merci Olubunmi (played by Bunmi Mojekwu) who was written out of the show earlier this year. The newcomer will also appear in EastEnders online spin-off E20. Congratulations Modupe – good luck. And let’s just hope there isn’t another random deportation storyline in the works. [Thanks UC from The TV Collective]
May 12, 2011
Digital Spy reports that actress Bunmi Mojekwu who plays Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC 1 soap Eastenders, will be written out of the hit show later this year. EastEnders bosses have today confirmed that Mercy Olubunmi will be leaving Albert Square later this year. The Walford student, played by actress Bunmi Mojekwu, will bow out on-screen in the summer after a year as a regular cast member on the show. Mercy is currently caught up in an immigration drama after the UK Border Agency threatened to deport her for outstaying her […]
July 20, 2010
Earlier this year it had been reported that former Eastenders star Mohammed George who played wide eyed docile road sweeper Gus, had been thrown out of the show’s 25th anniversary party. Click HERE to read all about it. Well Mohammed took legal action against Express Newspapers after the allegation was printed in the Daily Star Sunday, and WON! Express Newspapers admitted they lied, has apologised over the matter and agreed to pay Mohammed’s legal costs along with undisclosed damages. ……………………………………………… Congratulations Mohammed! But every time I read about Mohammed the […]
June 8, 2010
BBC Soap Eastenders always seems to get wrong when they decide to integrate a black family into the show. The show recently introduced family members Mercy Olubunmi (played by Bunmi Mojekwu) and her Nigerian grandmother Grace Olubunmi (played by Ellen Thomas). I remember actress Ellen Thomas when she appeared on The Lenny Henry Show back in the late eighties. Since then she has starred in a multitude of different TV projects over the years, and has managed to bag some pretty big TV roles. Now she is playing a […]
April 2, 2010
Via Digital Spy EastEnders actress Tiana Benjamin is to bow out of the BBC soap later this year, Digital Spy can confirm. The 25-year-old – who has played beautician Chelsea Fox since May 2006 – recently decided to leave her Albert Square counterpart behind and pursue other projects. Speaking of her decision, she said: “I have had an amazing time at EastEnders and this has been a very difficult decision for me to make but now seems like the right time to […]
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