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    EastEnders producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins has revealed where he gets some of his storyline ideas from - strangers on tubes and buses!

    The BBC soap's boss appeared on The One Show with actress Lacey Turner last night (February 15), and admitted to eavesdropping on conversations while getting public transport in order to get inspiration for plots.

    "When I am on the tube or a bus, I have my headphones in but I never turn on any music because I listen to people around me for stories," he explained.

    "My friends have stopped telling stories and they don't tell me about their personal lives anymore."

    Turner, who plays Walford's Stacey Branning, joked: "No-one is going to sit next to you anymore."

    Discussing the show's forward planning, Treadwell-Collins admitted that he has a vague plan in place for this year's Christmas episodes already, despite it only being February.

    "Tomorrow we are going to start planning August and we vaguely know next Christmas," he said. "If you don't know where you are going to go then the show ambles a bit.

    "​You want to know exactly where you are going so you can build and build up to the big moments in the year."

    ​Treadwell-Collins also opened up about Peggy Mitchell's upcoming exit from the soap.​

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    Louise Plowright, best known for playing Julie Cooper on EastEnders in the late 1980s, has died aged 59.

    The actress had battled pancreatic cancer, with the sad news being announced by a fundraising page for the star.

    "I am so sorry to have to let you know that an hour ago we lost Louise to that horrid disease," it said.



    "All of her family were with her. The world has lost a truly special person, prodigiously talented, and a friend to all. Can I thank all of you who joined us in this battle and who helped Louise to have hope."

    Plowright appeared on the BBC soap between 1989 and 1990 as Salford hairdresser Julie, known for her appetite for men.

    She was also a well-known stage actress, making her debut in Mamma Mia! in 1999 and later going on to play the role of Donna for four years.

    She was most recently in Wicked, though was forced to withdraw when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2013.


    RIP Louise

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    Exclamation Jeremy Corbyn uses EastEnders for guidance

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed he looks to EastEnders' Phil Mitchell for guidance - then does the opposite.

    Corbyn - a self-confessed fan of the soap - admitted that he loves how miserable it is all the time and said it's great for your ​"moral compass".

    Making the comments on a TV debate show before recording started, he said (via The Mirror​): ​"I'm a fan and I've watched it for years but I usually watch it on catch-up, much to the annoyance of everyone else in the house.​

    "It's so miserable all the time. If you ever feel that you're losing your moral compass then watch EastEnders."​

    He added: "You just look at what Phil Mitchell does and then do the opposite."​

    Wise advice there, we have to admit.

    Elsewhere, Corbyn was criticised by Noel Gallagher last month as the musician compared the Labour Party under Corbyn's leadership to communism.



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    Steve McFadden has just reportedly become a dad for the fifth time.

    The EastEnders ' star is said to be celebrating after welcoming a daughter called Frankie with his girlfriend Karen Cairns, according to the Sun newspaper.

    It's a double celebration in as many weeks for the 57-year-old who won the Outstanding Achievement accolade at the British Soap Awards in May.

    Steve already has son Matt McFadden, 28, with Sue Marshall, and two daughters Teona, 18, and Mollie Jane, 12, with his ex Angela Bostock.

    In June 2009 Rachel Sidwell gave birth to his daughter Amelie Tinkerbell, 7, and the couple reportedly split two months later.

    It's Steve's first child with his girlfriend Karen and a source told the Sun newspaper: "Steve and Karen are both over the moon with little Frankie. Her pregnancy did come as a surprise, but now they are both really happy."

    The actor, who has played Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap since 1990, has been highly praised by fans recently for his emotional reaction to losing his mum Peggy Mitchell, played by Dame Barbara Windsor.

    Viewers watched at the end of May as Dame Babs bowed out as Peggy after a three-decade run as the matriarch and it left her sons devestated.

    Phil discovered his mum's body after she took her own life after the terminal cancer spread to her bones and her brain.

    The Walford legend pulled off a tour de force performance as his character coped with the aftermath of his mum's decision to end her life.

    "Steve McFadden's acting in tonight's episode was absolutely phenomenal, he definitely needs to win an award," wrote one fan.

    Another added: "Steve McFadden is such an underrated actor. He's got such an amazing range and makes the character of Phil Mitchell iconic."

    MirrorTV have contacted reps for the actor.

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    EastEnders star Belinda Owusu has issued an emotional plea after her younger brother was stabbed to death just hours after his 19th birthday last month.

    Belinda Owusu, who recently reprised her role of Libby Fox, has spoken of her family's heartbreak after Ziggy Worrell-Owusu was killed after being knifed in a row at a shisha club.

    Ziggy was attacked in the early hours of the morning on Thursday, October 27, and Belinda is now appealing to find his killer.

    Belinda told the Evening Standard: "My brother went along with some friends to celebrate his birthday and this just happened. He was not involved in any fighting but we know there were lots of different groups of friends there and not everyone knew each other.

    Ziggy Worrell-Owusu, Eastender actress Belinda Owusu brother murdered
    "Someone decided they were going to bring a weapon in. It is hard to imagine anyone doing that, let alone deciding to do this to someone.

    "We are not completely sure if it was their intention to hurt him or if he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time but he was not fighting."

    She added: "There were lots of arguments going on that night but Ziggy was a good kid. If he saw someone in trouble he would help them.

    "He had just started out, he had a 19th birthday and he was just starting to become an adult and suddenly it is all gone. It is still a shock."

    RIP xxx

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    How sad.

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    EastEnders stars' whopping salaries revealed as Danny Dyer surprisingly earns more than soap veterans Steve McFadden, Adam Woodyatt and June Brown
    The cockney star tops the list above the long-standing Phil Mitchell, Ian Beale and June Brown actors
    The whopping salaries of the EastEnders cast have been revealed, with cockney actor Danny Dyer topping the list above soap veterans Steve McFadden and Adam Woodyatt.
    The Mick Carter actor makes a staggering £400,000 a year playing the pub landlord, which is nearly £100,000 more than the next highest earner.
    Steve McFadden, who stars as Walford hardman Phil Mitchell, only earns £310,000 according to the Daily Star, despite becoming the most widely recognised face of the soap.
    This is also more than original cast member Adam Woodyatt, as he reportedly brings home £260,000 from his role as Ian Beale, which he has played since 1985.
    The biggest female earner is June Brown, who is believed to be signing a huge contract to stay on EastEnders until at least March 2018.
    Dot Branning never brought home a lot from her job at the launderette, but June has been offered £300,000 in her role as Albert Square's leading gossip.
    A source revealed: "Bosses at the BBC like to open talks early so things don’t go down to the wire.
    "They realise June isn’t getting any younger but she has intimated that she wants to carry on in the role as long as she feels able, so that is great news."
    The two EastEnders stars making the most money are both currently off screen, as Mick was forced to fly out to see injured daughter Nancy in Bulgaria and Phil is still on holiday.
    Danny Dyer was spotted arriving back on set this week after a temporary break from the soap to get his head together in January.
    The 39-year-old flew out to South Africa to recuperate from his exhausting work schedule and lifestyle, but is coming back to Elstree studio after more than a month away.
    His £400,000 a year contract runs out in October, but the Canning Town-born actor has received his new scripts and will return to the Square.
    EastEnders viewers mocked the show after his "laughable" exit a few weeks ago, which came amidst several developing plot lines for the Carter family.

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    how much?! We could get lots of other actors for that much.

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    Antiques Roadshow might be worth a watch for EE fan's, its coming from Albert Square and is a "celebration of film, theatre and television." It is on at 8.00pm New years Eve on BBC One.
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    The People's Channel

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