It is that time of year again, time to cast your vote in this year’s British Soap Awards as the six categories open to the general public have revealed their short list nominations.

The British Soap Awards, due to take place next month, is your chance to voice your appreciation for your favourite actresses and actors in the world of the Great British Soap Opera.
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As fans of EastEnders star David Witts – who of course plays Joey Branning – he won the National Television Award for Best Newcomer on Wednesday night…

However, modest David has revealed that although he was very flattered to have won the award, he’s something of a fish out of water when it comes to the limelight.

Speaking to the Radio Times after winning the award, David said, “I was very nervous coming. I’m very much out of my comfort zone being a ‘celebrity’ for the night.

“But it’s an amazing experience.” Read more & comment »

Last night saw the 18th annual National Television Awards at London’s O2 arena, and what a night it was.

All the stars were out in force to celebrate the highly acclaimed ceremony, with some of them having too much fun…

Before the awards even began Celebrity Juice presenter, Keith Lemon, decided to entertain the cold masses outside on the red carpet with star jumps, after a making a dash to the gents as soon as he arrived.
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EastEnders bosses have of course never shied away from controversial storylines, and in the past, there have been rapes, murders, teenaged pregnancies, AIDS plotlines and child abuse…

So having cousins Joey and Lauren Branning hooking up was perhaps a bit of light relief!

And this week, David Witts, who of course plays Joey, has told the Radio Times that he hopes the romance between his character and Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) will continue for a long time yet, given that it’s been something of a slow burner up until now.

As fans will know, when Joey’s dad Derek (Jamie Foreman) shuffled off the mortal coil at Christmas, it hit Joey unexpectedly hard, but it did make him rethink his priorities, and that rethink took him back into the arms of Lauren, who he’d formerly dumped because Derek blackmailed him into it… Read more & comment »

With the 18th National Television Awards only two weeks away all the votes in the public choice categories have been counted and a short list has now been released for you to vote for your favourites!

The National Television Awards is a celebration of the last year on our television sets from soap’s to comedy, drama to factual, and whilst many of the awards are decide by an independent panel, the following 14 awards are left for you, the voting public to decide.
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As fans of EastEnders will know, Patsy Palmer is now back at work on the show after taking several months off from the soap and her role as downtrodden single mum, Bianca Jackson.

We’ll see Bianca’s return to the Square – she has of course been in prison – early in December, but it seems her status as a single parent isn’t about to change any time soon, given that Sid Owen, who played Bianca’s husband Ricky Butcher, has left the show.

But apparently, Patsy is hoping that he might make a comeback at some point in the future, and she thinks that if he doesn’t, her character Bianca will remain loveless, because Ricky is “the only man” for her.

Speaking to Inside Soap magazine, Patsy said, “I think Ricky will always be the man for Bianca – they’re such a great couple!

“But I don’t know if Sid will come back at some stage in the future – I really hope he does… Read more & comment »

Cousins Lauren and Joey Branning are of course currently in the midst of an intense romance, but given that they’re actually related, understandably, they aren’t keen to share the news of the relationship…

But as we’ll see in tonight’s episode, when Lauren and Joey (David Witts) have an horrific car crash, Joey’s dad Derek (Jamie Foreman) helps to rescue them from the wrecked motor, and within minutes of freeing them, he’s going to manipulate the accident to his own advantage.

That’s because he now knows they’re lovers, having spotted them kissing in last night’s episode, so he’s set to tell Joey that if he doesn’t ditch Lauren, he’ll tell the police that it was in fact Lauren who was driving, and that she was drunk. This comes after he advises Joey to say that he was driving to save Lauren from being charged with the crime… Read more & comment »

As fans of EastEnders will no doubt be aware, Joey and Lauren Branning, who’ve just embarked on a romance, are set to have a car crash this week, and ever the opportunist, Joey’s dad Derek (Jamie Foreman) manages to get something he wants out of the near tragedy!

As we’ll see in the dramatic storyline, Joey and Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) crash into a shop front on the square, and as it happens after Lauren’s been drinking, quick thinking Derek – who helps pull the couple from the wreckage of the car – says they must tell the police that Joey was driving…

However, there’s a price to pay for Derek’s cooperation with the police, and that is that Joey must end his relationship with Lauren, and more importantly, he must behave like the dutiful son that Derek has always wanted… Read more & comment »

Fans of EastEnders will most likely be aware that in forthcoming episodes, we’re set to see cousins Lauren and Joey Branning getting a good deal closer as they find it impossible to resist the attraction between them…

However, their verboten love sets off a chain reaction that, next week, will see them facing a life or death struggle to get out of a burning car when their joyride turns to disaster!

And today, we have behind the scenes pictures for you of Jacqueline Jossa and David Witts – who play Lauren and Joey – as well as other cast and production crew members filming the dramatic car crash, which happens after Joey steals the keys to his dad Derek’s jag.

You can see those images after the jump, but first, in tonight’s trip to Walford, Derek (Jamie Foreman) is left seething with his brother Max (Jake Wood) after a reunion with an old flame doesn’t go to plan… Read more & comment »

Fans of EastEnders will know that there’s little love lost between Derek Branning and his son Joey, and since he turned up in Walford, Joey (David Witts) has done everything and anything he can to annoy, humiliate and generally put down his dad…

And with good reason, given that Joey claims Derek (Jamie Foreman) used to beat his mother. But it would appear that his sister Alice (Jasmyn Banks) never witnessed the assaults, because she of course loves her dad.

However, even her patience with Derek is going to wear thin next week when Joey claims that Derek punched him! But for once, Derek didn’t do anything, but nobody believes him.

It all begins when Derek manages to earn a black mark from Alice by insisting that she stop having self-defence lessons from Ray. She tells him that she has no intention of doing so, and adds that being able to fight back if she’s ever attacked again – she was of course mugged a few weeks ago – has boosted her confidence no end… Read more & comment »

As fans of EastEnders will know, Lauren and Joey Branning are about to start a steamy affair, and in tonight’s show, they seal their new found relationship with a kiss, and we have a preview clip for you after the jump.

However, while speaking to The Sun’s new TV mag, Jacqueline Jossa who of course plays the role of Lauren, has said that her co-star David Witts – who plays Lauren’s cousin Joey – “Isn’t at all sexy!”

I can therefore only assume Jacqueline has Fit Bloke Blindness, which is like being colour blind only sufferers evidently can’t spot a hot bloke.

However, both Jacqueline and David revealed to the magazine that they found that first kiss on-set somewhat awkward… Read more & comment »

Fans of EastEnders will no doubt be aware that the soap is about to tackle the taboo subject of incest as cousins Lauren and Joey Branning embark on an affair after both realize – and act upon – the powerful sexual attraction between them that’s been simmering for weeks.

The last time the soap tackled such a sticky wicket was in portraying the relationship between Sharon Watts – as she was back then – and Dennis Rickman…

The couple were, morally but not biologically, brother and sister, given that Dennis’ dad was Dennis Watts, who adopted Sharon (Letitia Dean) as a baby, and of course, raised her as his own.

But featuring cousins having a sexual relationship is a first for the show, but of course, Emmerdale is no stranger to that taboo, having featured a long-running love affair between cousins Charity Sharma (Emma Atkins) and Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley)… Read more & comment »

Fans of EastEnders will surely know that cousins Lauren and Joey Branning are about to realize that they’re attracted to each other…

However, in the weeks leading up to Christmas on the Square, Lauren and Joey will fall in love, and it’s expected that their family and friends are set to find out just how close the cousins are over the festive period.

We’ll see Lauren and Joey sharing their first kiss in the episode that air on November 1st and ahead of the start of the big storyline, Jacqueline Jossa and David Witts, who of course play the roles of Lauren and Joey, have posed for a sexy photo shoot!

We have the rest of the glamorous pics for you after the jump, but first, of the controversial storyline, a show insider recently told the Daily Star, “This is going to be a huge storyline across the autumn.”

The source added, “Lauren hits the booze and shows her vulnerable side to Joey. He’s there for her and feels very protective… Read more & comment »

Fans of EastEnders will know that last week, Joey Branning (David Witts) planted a kiss on Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) primarily to annoy her boyfriend Tyler Moon (Tony Discipline).

But of course, Joey is dating Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) so when she finds out about the kiss, she decides to exact revenge and ropes in BFF Lauren Branning to help her out.

However, what she doesn’t know is that Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) is secretly attracted to her cousin Joey, but given what happens next, it seems that Joey is fully aware of it!

It all begins when, having learned of the kiss, Lucy lures Joey to the playground where she promptly handcuffs him before storming off… Read more & comment »

EastEnders fans may be in for a treat this festive season, as more details of the big Christmas plot line, in which a HUGE Branning family secret will be revealed, has now been rumoured to include the departure of Derek Branning!

Fans of the show will know how Albert Square favourites, Tanya (Jo Joyner) and Max Branning (Jake Wood) are planning to tie the knot for a second time this Christmas, where a huge family secret will be uncovered and ruin yet another Branning Christmas.
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