In next week’s episodes of EastEnders, Lauren Branning’s struggles with booze reach a dramatic climax when not only does she steal from her own grandmother to fund her drinking, but in a booze fuelled rage, she also lashes out at Lucy Beale, and is arrested!
The drama begins on Monday, May 27 when, fed up of Lauren’s drinking, her mum Tanya (Jo Joyner) decides enough is enough and so asks Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kirsty Branning (Kierston Wareing) not to sell Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) any alcohol… Read more & comment »
EastEnders star Hetti Bywater has revealed that she sometimes gets into trouble while filming for the show, because she bursts into tears at times when it’s not scripted for her character Lucy Beale to be crying.
And apparently, she’s most prone to crying while filming with her co-star Adam Woodyatt, who plays Lucy’s dad Ian Beale.
Speaking to TV Biz, Hetti said, “Adam is amazing. He can turn on the tears so quickly that I find it hard not to cry in scenes with him.
“In one scene I filmed recently I wasn’t supposed to be crying and I just burst into tears. The team had a word with me about it but luckily it worked out OK.
“Another time Lucy was supposed to tell Ian to ‘drop dead’ during a fight and I started crying because I just didn’t want to say the words to him… Read more & comment »
As we reported earlier, David Witts is about to make his debut appearance on EastEnders, and he’s going to prove that the old adage that states ‘like father like son’ applies to his character Joey Branning, who is of course the son of Derek Branning, who’s played by Jamie Foreman.
However, though Joey’s intentions are originally only to make his sister Alice (Jasmyn Banks) distance herself from their career criminal dad, after he meets Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) a romance is set to begin.
And today’s TV Biz describes the relationship that’s to ensue between Joey and Lucy as one of the “hottest” Albert Square has ever seen.
17 year old Hetti Bywater – who of course plays troubled teen Lucy Beale in EastEnders – is reportedly “horrified” that teenagers with eating disorders see her as a role model.
Hetti is of course a very slim young lady, and according to The Sun, on forums dedicated to unhealthy approaches to weight loss, Hetti is seen as “thinspiration”.
The paper quotes one teenager on forum anaprincess as saying, “I think the new Lucy is great thinspo, I love her skinny legs especially!”
Another wrote, “I love her arms and backbones! Her legs are skinny but I’d prefer slightly smaller.”
In response to the news that teens who have eating disorders were idolizing Hetti’s thin frame, a spokeswoman for the actress said, “Hetti is horrified her image is used this way…” Read more & comment »
As we have all watched over the last week or so, the cover up of Heather Trott’smurder is starting to unravel in EastEnders, leaving us all just waiting for the truth to be revealed, but could the Mitchell’s have one more trick up their sleeves?
So far, since Killing Heather, we have seen murderer Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) enlist the help of father Phil (Steve McFadden) to help cover up his dastardly deed, whilst Jay Mitchell (Jamie Borthwick) shook close to breaking point in the background!
However, despite his calculated steps to keep the truth from coming out, including breaking his dad and Shirley (Linda Henry), Heather’s best friend, up, it was Ben himself who spilled the beans, to half-brother Ian (Adam Woodyatt). Read more & comment »
With Ian Beale’s gazillionth wedding coming up, no one could possibly expect it to go according to plan, after all it is Ian, and it isEastEnders.
But while the world sits and waits for his wife-to-be, Mandy, to come to her senses in the nick of time and stand him up at the altar, or for her to rob him blind as soon as he says I do, viewers will be shocked to see that this wedding is brought down by someone else entirely!
Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) has never has a great relationship with any of his kids, and when Lucy (Hetti Bywater) returned to Albert Square recently she made it very clear that she was not about to accept his new wife anytime soon.
So, when the big day arrives, Lucy – who has actually started to show a softer, more caring side recently, even towards Mandy (Nicola Stapleton), is set to ruin her dads wedding when she issues him with a severe ultimatum: “It’s me or Mandy. You decide.”
The wedding is fraught with problems from the start. It is already the couples third attempt to get down the aisle, and with Ian keeping the fact that he is serious financial trouble from his fiancée, and having just discovered that his brother Ben (Joshau Pascoe) was the person responsible for the harpooning of Heather Trott, this final nail is too much for the chip shop owner to take.
In a bid to block out all his worries he gives Mandy a huge wad of cash to go and buy a new dress, and enlists the best man services of Max Branning (what will Alfie say?), but as quick as plans are being arranged, Lucy is secretly undoing them, including cancelling the registry office and throwing away the rings, in a bid to stop her dad from making, what she believes will be the biggest mistake of his life.
Unfortunately for her, her dad manages to fix everything so the wedding is back on track, forcing her to make the ultimatum on the morning of the wedding.
An EastEnders insider said: “By the morning of Ian and Mandy’s wedding Lucy has done everything she can to stop it happening.
“The only thing she has left to do is plead with her dad to come to his senses. When he refuses she tells him he must choose.
“It’s either Mandy or her and she means it.
“She tells him she will walk out of his life forever if he goes through with the wedding.”
Viewers can watch the drama unfold on May 24th.
Watch another of Ian’s far-from successful weddings below:
EastEnders can be seen Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings on BBC1 / BBC1 HD.
News from Walford way today begins with Hetti Bywater – who of course took over the role of Lucy Beale from Melissa Suffield – who’s revealed that she’d love to work with Thomas Law, who has formerly played the role of Lucy’s twin, Peter.
Speaking to Inside Soap, Hetti said, “I’d like Thomas Law to come back to EastEnders. I haven’t met him, but I’ve heard he’s very nice.
“I thought his portrayal of Peter was really good when I used to watch the show with him in it.”
Thomas played the role of Peter from 2006 until late 2010 when the character left home, furious with his dad Ian (Adam Woodyatt) for having had an affair with Glenda Mitchell (Glynis Barber)… Read more & comment »
News from Walford way today includes the revelation that soon to be departing EastEnder, Cheryl Fergison, has told Inside Soap magazine that she’d love a role on Downton Abbey.
And in forthcoming episodes, we’re going to see that teen troublemaker Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) is doing her best to thwart her dad Ian’s marriage to Mandy Salter. More on that in a moment…
But first, Cheryl – who of course plays Heather Trott – who told the magazine, “I’d really love to be in Downton Abbey. Before I got EastEnders I used to do lots of ‘under stairs’ roles…
“But perhaps I could go upstairs this time and prance around a bit. I’d love to do all that.”
As fans of EastEnders will know, newcomer Hetti Bywater made her debut on the show this week as Lucy Beale, and she’s been telling the Daily Mirror what it’s like to be the new kid on the Walford block.
When asked how she’d “got into acting”, 17 year old Hetti said, “I went to a drama school on Saturdays and then I was taken up by an agent.
“I’ve done two films and some adverts, so this isn’t my first job but it is still a very big deal.”
And of how she’s settling in to the cast of EastEnders, she said, “It’s pretty overwhelming…
“I was really nervous as everyone knows each other and it’s like a big family, but they’re all really welcoming. I think I have settled in now…” Read more & comment »
As fans of EastEnders will know, troublesome teen Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) is headed back to Albert Square for Pat Evans’ funeral…
As we reported yesterday, Nicola Stapleton, who plays Mandy Salter, has revealed that she’s expecting lots of trouble for her character courtesy of Lucy.
And in an interview with Soaplife, Nicola has gone into more detail about one of Lucy and Mandy’s storylines, which sees the youngster outwitting her potential step-mum.
Nicola explained that Mandy is anxious to get Lucy’s approval, and so she suggests to her that they spend some “quality time” together, which boils down to getting drunk together.
Of the plotline, Nicola said, “Mandy wants to be part of the Beale family and she’s desperate to win Lucy over, but she gets it all wrong… Read more & comment »
As fans of EastEnders will know, Lucy Beale – who’s played by newcomer Hetti Bywater – is headed back to Walford, and top of her agenda is causing as much trouble as she can for her new prospective step-mum, Mandy Salter.
And Nicola Stapleton, who of course plays Mandy – and who has also starred in You Bet! The Thin Blue Line, The Bill, and Casualty - has been telling All About Soap that things aren’t made any easier by the fact that Mandy’s fiancé, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) hasn’t told Lucy anything about her at all.
She said, “Ian promised Mandy that he’d told the twins about their relationship, so she’s a bit surprised when Lucy arrives home for Pat’s funeral and starts demanding answers about Ian’s love life.
“Lucy definitely has her nose put out of joint when she realises she’s not Ian’s number one any more.
“She’s going to do everything she can to undermine his relationship with Mandy…” Read more & comment »
Towards the end of last year, it was reported that actors Hetti Bywater and Chucky Venn were to join the cast of EastEnders, in the roles of Lucy Beale and Ray Dixon respectively.
And we have the first official pictures of the newcomers, as well as spoilers about their first appearances in Walford.
Starting with Hetti, who’s also appeared in Doctors and Casualty, she is reprising the role of Lucy Beale after Melissa Suffield, who formerly played the troubled teen, was axed from the show.
On learning that Hetti had landed the part of Lucy, her agent, Mark Jermin, said, “We did some workshops for the BBC, but we weren’t told what the character was.
“When we found out, and that Hetti had been cast, we started popping champagne, and called her up and told her to go shopping and splash out.
News from Walford way today begins with the report that 17 year old actress Hetti Bywater is to reprise the role of Lucy Beale on EastEnders.
As fans will recall, the part of Ian Beale’s (Adam Woodyatt) daughter was originally played by Melissa Suffield, however, she was axed from the show for what the producers termed “unruly behaviour”.
Her storyline is that she’s been living in Devon since she left Walford around 18 months ago, but with Hetti in the role, she’s due back soon, and won’t be pleased to see her dad is romantically involved with Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton).
Of landing the part, Hetti said, “I’m really excited to be joining such an iconic show as EastEnders and becoming part of the Beale household.
“I’m looking forward to find out what’s in store for Lucy.”
And a show insider told The Sun’s TV Biz, “Lucy is less than impressed in Ian’s choice of partner, she is not about to make life easy for the couple.”
In other news, the mystery of just who is stalking Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) deepens, but on the show’s official website, we’re given two clues as to who might be behind it… Read more & comment »
