For once Heather Trott is set to have a smile on her face!

The EastEnders character (played by Cheryl Fergison) will take a trip to Southend-on-Sea later in the summer, where she finally meets someone who could turn out to be her soul mate.

Pictures in the latest edition of Inside Soap magazine show the hapless single mum dressed in retro Eighties fashions, alongside her best pal. But it's the appearance of Andrew, played by comedian and star of BBC Four sitcom Getting On, Ricky Grover, that really puts a smile on her face.

Andrew is seen wearing a T-shirt with the words Freedom Fest on it - could they both be attending a festival named after a song by Heather's idol George Michael?

"Heather's had a pretty rough time with blokes, and she's almost given up on falling in love," an insider told the mag. "But in Andrew she finds someone she really connects with. It'll be interesting to see if their flirtation develops into a full-on romance."

The source added that Andrew would eventually follow Heather back to Walford: "He's got more than one reason to visit her later though - but just what is his other link to Albert Square?"