Call the Midwife SUSPENDS filming amid the coronavirus outbreak 

Call the Midwife has become the latest programme to suspend filming amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement posted to Twitter, executive producer Dame Pippa Harris broke the news to fans that filming for the upcoming Christmas Special and Series 10 had been halted for the time being. Call The Midwife joins a long list … Read more

EastEnders star Louisa Lytton fears she will have to cancel her summer wedding

‘Scary times’: EastEnders star Louisa Lytton fears she will have to cancel her summer wedding in York due to coronavirus By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 12:09 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 12:31 GMT, 19 March 2020 Louisa Lytton took part in an Instagram question and answer session on Wednesday night, where she told … Read more

EastEnders stars party for St Patrick’s Day just days before filming of soap was suspended

EastEnders stars Max Bowden, Lorraine Stanley and Shona McGarty party for St Patrick’s Day just days before filming of soap was suspended due to coronavirus pandemic By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 23:03 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:03 GMT, 18 March 2020 The EastEnders cast went out partying over the weekend just days … Read more

BBC announces host of changes in coronavirus crisis with more health advice on The One Show

The BBC has announced a raft of programming changes for the coronavirus crisis, including health advice on The One Show and virtual church services. The broadcaster, which has suspended filming of Eastenders and other top dramas, will also add boxsets to the iPlayer including Spooks, The Missing and French and Saunders.  BBC director general Tony Hall … Read more

‘It’s distressing’: EastEnders’ Hetti Bywater hits out at pub-goers amid coronavirus pandemic

‘It’s distressing’: EastEnders’ Hetti Bywater hits out at pub-goers ignoring Boris Johnson’s advice as she dons a face mask amid coronavirus pandemic By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 16:04 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 16:04 GMT, 18 March 2020 Hetti Bywater has hit out at those ignoring Boris Johnson’s advice to not go to … Read more

EastEnders star Melissa Suffield gives birth to her first child with fiancé Robert Brendan

EastEnders star Melissa Suffield gives birth to her first child as she welcomes son River with fiancé Robert Brendan By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 11:59 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 11:59 GMT, 18 March 2020 Melissa Suffield has given birth to her first child with fiancé Robert Brendan.  The Ex-EastEnders actress, 27, who played … Read more

EastEnders SUSPEND filming and cut their weekly episodes amid coronavirus

EastEnders has announced that filming has been suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson for the soap confirmed that along with production being suspended, the soap will also cut it’s weekly number of episodes to just two a week, in a bid to spread out their film episodes. Production on the UK’s biggest soaps has … Read more

First Look at EastEnders’ £87m brand new set

EastEnders: FIRST LOOK at the soap’s £87m set as construction continues amid coronavirus pandemic… including a brand new Queen Vic, flats and extended railway line The revamped studio is being built to perfect replicate EastEnders’ old set, which is based just feet away The Elstree set will feature all of Albert Square’s staples, including the … Read more

Shona McGarty is she is seen for the first time without her engagement ring

She split up with fiancé Ryan Harris in January after an 18 month engagement. And EastEnders star Shona McGarty was seen for the first time without her engagement ring on Monday while driving by her local McDonald’s in London.  The actress, who has played Whitney in the soap since 2008, was seen leaning out of … Read more

Jacqueline Jossa sends fans wild as she hints Lauren Branning could RETURN to EastEnders

‘She’s not dead yet!’ Ex-EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa sends fans wild as she hints Lauren Branning could RETURN to Albert Square By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 12:33 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 12:41 GMT, 12 March 2020 She shot to fame playing Lauren Branning in EastEnders. And actress Jacqueline Jossa sent fans wild … Read more