Stacey Dooley chats to some of Walford’s biggest stars, reliving their most memorable moments, sharing juicy behind-the-scenes gossip and revealing some of the soap’s best-kept secrets.

Gillian Taylforth and Adam Woodyatt, who play mother and son Kathy and Ian Beale, call each other ‘Mum’ and ‘Son’ off-screen. They tell all about their unique working relationship and 35-year friendship, and why it wasn’t unusual for Adam to turn up at Gillian’s house for food at 2am.

As they take a trip down memory lane, they each reveal their own stories behind Ian and Kathy’s biggest scenes – from Gillian’s nerves whilst filming Kathy’s shock return from the dead to the real reason Adam had to wear a hat throughout Ian’s homeless storyline.

Adam tells the story of their very first meeting during rehearsals in 1984, Gillian reveals who Kathy’s favourite son is, and the duo relive a classic Doof-Doof moment from the show’s early days. The pair also look to the future and tease what’s in store for Ian and Kathy when EastEnders returns in the autumn.

Stacey also gets an exclusive tour of 45 Albert Square – better known as the home of the Beale family, and previously the Fowlers – where the trio reminisce about some of the biggest moments to have taken place on the iconic set.

Stacey Dooley chats to some of Walford’s biggest stars, reliving some of their most iconic moments, sharing juicy behind-the-scenes gossip and revealing some of the show’s best kept secrets.

This week, Stacey is joined by Diane Parish and Tameka Empson, aka sisters Denise and Kim Fox, for a very big socially-distanced reunion, as Tameka returns to set for the first time since 2019.

Picking up just where they left off, the stars reveal all about their close working relationship and tell the stories behind some of their biggest moments – from Tameka reliving her infamous live labour scenes for the 30th anniversary to Diane explaining why she once had to pretend to all her friends and family that she had quit the show.

Diane recalls the pair’s first meeting, long before working together on EastEnders, even if Tameka doesn’t remember it herself. Tameka reveals how blagging helped win her a role on the show, and – with Kim currently living in Scotland – the trio marvel at Tameka’s attempts at a Scottish accent.

As well as looking back at all the best Fox family drama over the years, the duo break into Albert Square’s very own hair salon – Fox and Hair – to give Stacey an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour.

Stacey Dooley is joined by Max Bowden and Tony Clay to talk all things Ben and Callum (better known to fans as Ballum), relive classic scenes and share their best backstage stories.

EastEnders super fan Stacey Dooley sits down for a chat with two of EastEnders’ original cast members, Adam Woodyatt and Letitia Dean, aka Ian Beale and Sharon Watts. The pair reflect on starting out on the show together as teenagers, revisit classic scenes (and classic hair dos) and share their best backstage stories. They also tease what’s in store for Ian and Sharon when the show returns.

Together they recall the time when as teenagers they were sent home from set for giggling, relive their failed bid for Top of the Pops glory, and Letitia gives her take on the recent 'Sheanu' storyline. Adam rewatches a scene that made him an internet meme, Letitia explains why a nailed down coffin gave her a nasty surprise, and Stacey finds out which cast member is most like their character.

Adam also gives Stacey a VIP behind-the-scenes tour of the café, revealing which actor is responsible for their broken till.

Stacey Dooley is joined by Walford fan favourites Linda Henry and Luisa Bradshaw-White, aka sisters Shirley and Tina Carter, for a rare interview. The duo, who are close friends on and off the show, revisit some classic Shirley and Tina moments and reveal some of their best behind-the-scenes stories.

Linda explains how fans react to seeing ‘Shirley’ in the street, Luisa recalls her own brush with musical superstardom, and the pair reveal how a tender scene on-camera quickly became a riot of laughter and chaos every time the cameras cut.

They relive some unforgettable stories – Shirley’s big reveal that Mick is her son, Tosh and Tina’s turbulent relationship, and not forgetting Shirley’s inseparable friendship with Heather Trott. And Stacey gets an access-all-areas tour of the upstairs of the Queen Vic, where Luisa reveals her secret backstage hideaway.

Stacey Dooley chats to another pair of Walford’s biggest stars. Jake Wood and Scott Maslen – aka Max and Jack Branning – spill the beans on their time on the Square and look back at the lives and many, many love interests of the Branning brothers. Whilst delving into the EastEnders archives, Scott tells the story of his cloak-and-dagger first meeting about joining the show, and Stacey shocks them both with a clip of Jake’s first appearance in Walford 30 years ago. Scott also recalls an unfortunate encounter with some tuna and a baked potato, and the pair relive the fateful night of the live 25th anniversary episode. Stacey auditions for Homes Under the Hammer when she invites herself for a backstage tour around Jack’s flat, and the trio revisit some classic Branning family drama – from all the best scraps to the unforgettable Christmas of 2007.

Stacey Dooley is joined by the women behind two of Albert Square’s most influential landladies – Letitia Dean and Kellie Bright, aka Sharon Watts and Linda Carter – for a Queen Vic landladies special.

The formidable duo will join forces to look back at all the iconic landladies that came before them, from Angie Watts to Peggy Mitchell. They also revisit their own biggest moments behind the bar, reveal juicy backstage gossip and tease what’s to come as Linda hands the landlady reins back to Sharon - all before Stacey puts their landlady knowledge to the ultimate test.

Stacey is joined by EastEnders legends Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright to relive some of Mick and Linda’s classic scenes, send each other up and share some of their best behind-the-scenes stories from Albert Square.

Kellie reveals an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction and recalls auditioning with an 'alternative' Mick, Danny shows off his best ‘doof doof’ face, and Stacey gets teased about another famous investigative journalist.

Danny also gives Stacey a guided tour of the nation’s favourite boozer, the Queen Vic, and reveals which East End legend sent him a note before he took over the pub.

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