It looks like the baby Lexi storyline currently running on EastEnders may have a happy ending after all, if pictures in today’s Sun newspaper are anything to go by!
Fans of the award-winning BBC1 soap will know how teenage mum, Lola (Danielle Harold) is currently fighting to get her baby back after social services took her into care a few weeks ago.
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Things are looking dark indeed for BBC bosses, after more and more reports have emerged of sexual abuse behind the scenes at the channel.
We reported yesterday that after the Jimmy Savile furore broke out, an un-named TV actor had been arrested for the rape of a 14 year old boy back in 2010, and this comes after news earlier this year that Eastenders star Joshua Pascoe had also been arrested for an alleged sexual assault.
Last week, EastEnders fans were treated to seven episodes of the hit soap, with last night’s double bill seeing returnee Sharon hopping on the good foot and doing the bad thing with Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Ben Mitchell confessing to the police that he murdered Heather.
The build up to both of the show’s Big Week plotlines has of course been large, and the show’s bosses were rewarded with unusually high viewing figures all week…
But what did you think of the week’s shows? Were they worth all the hype?
Well I have to say, I think they were. I’ve been gripped all week, and have only wished that each episode was an hour long instead of half an hour.
Sharon’s return – at first – I thought was asking us to suspend our disbelief somewhat, given that she simply abandoned her obviously much loved son Dennis at the venue where she should have been marrying fiancé John… Read more & comment »
Jay Mitchell has of course been an unwilling accessory to murder – both during and after the fact – in as much as he’s known all along that it was Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) who murdered poor old Hev…
However, during this week’s special week of episodes, Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) is finally going to learn the truth, and of course, the revelation rocks not only her, but also the rest of the Square when it becomes public knowledge that it was indeed Ben who ended Heather’s life.
But initially, when Shirley discovers the photo frame that was used to kill Heather – and she tracks it back to having been in the Mitchell house – she jumps to the conclusion that it must have been Phil (Steve McFadden) who murdered Heather… Read more & comment »
Fans of EastEnders have been patiently waiting for the moment that Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) learns the horrible truth about the death of her BFF Heather Trott, which is of course that Ben Mitchell murdered her, and his dad Phil and foster brother Jay helped cover up his crime…
Well sports fans, that moment is nigh, and will come in a week of special episodes as of August 13th, which will also see the return of Letitia Dean to the show and her role as Sharon Rickman.
The climax to one of the show’s biggest ever storylines comes when Shirley pays a visit to Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and is horrified to see a photo frame that used to belong to Heather sitting on Denise’s mantelpiece… Read more & comment »
Could Ian Beale be about to blow the whistle on the murder of Heather Trott in EastEnders?
Fans of the award-winning BBC soap will know how Ian (Adam Woodyatt) returned to the soap last week after spending the last few months on the streets after he discovered that his half-brother Ben (Joshua Pascoe) was the person responsible for the harpooning of Heather Trott earlier this year.
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As we reported recently, Shirley Carter is in for an über dramatic couple of weeks, because not only will she propose to her boyfriend Phil Mitchell, she’ll also – finally! – discover that his son Ben murdered Heather Trott…
And as if that wasn’t enough for poor old Shirl to cope with, thrown into the mix will be jealousy when Phil (Steve McFadden) ditches their engagement party when his former mistress Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean) sends him an SOS message.
Speaking to Soaplife, Linda Henry began by revealing what happens in the build up to the dramatic moment that her character Shirley realises that Ben (Joshua Pascoe) killed Heather.
She began by explaining the rooftop proposal to Phil, saying, “She’s doing a sponsored abseil to raise money for Hev’s son George, but she’s terrified of heights… Read more & comment »
There’s a good deal of drama ahead for Walford’s Shirley Carter, and it begins with the return of Sharon Rickman, who of course once had an affair with Shirley’s bloke, Phil Mitchell.
And Sharon’s timing couldn’t be worse as far as Shirley’s concerned, because next week, we’ll see her propose to Phil (Steve McFadden) and when he accepts, the couple happily celebrate their engagement with a party in the Vic.
However, a distress call from Sharon (Letitia Dean) sends Phil running to her aid, despite the fact it’s literally in the middle of his own engagement celebration, and not unreasonably, that leaves Shirley rather unimpressed.
As fans will know, Sharon’s return will be marked by episodes on seven consecutive night as of August 13th, and it’s also during the special week that Shirley will learn that Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) murdered her BFF, Heather Trott… Read more & comment »
Life for Jay Mitchell (Jamie Borthwick) is really only just settling down into a relatively normal pattern since the horrific murder of Heather Trott…
He has of course struggled with his conscience over the fact that he was there when she died, having witnessed nutcase Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) smack her on the head with a photo frame.
But next week, that frame is going to come back to haunt Jay when he finds it hidden under Ben’s bed.
As you may recall, at the time of the murder, Ben’s dad Phil (Steve McFadden) told him to weight down the frame and chuck it in the canal, but for whatever reason, he didn’t and stashed it at home instead… Read more & comment »
In a shocking twist to the EastEnders Heather Trott murder story, her best friend Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) is set to propose to Phil Mitchell, the man who has been covering it up!
According to STV Entertainment website, the not to be messed with blonde decides to propose (for the 2nd time) to the menacing mechanic after starting to figure out that is was Phil’s (Steve McFadden) son, Ben (Joshua Pascoe) who killed her friend.
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Over the course of the next couple of months, EastEnders’ bulldog-chewing-a-wasp character Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) is set to put all the pieces together and figure out that Ben Mitchell murdered Heather Trott…
Her first clue comes in a forthcoming episode in which she discovers the photo frame that Ben (Joshua Pascoe) used to clock Heather upside the head, prompting her to fall and fatally hit her head on the kitchen worktop.
But of course, Ben’s dad Phil (Steve McFadden) and his adopted brother Jay (Jamie Borthwick) already know that Ben’s a killer, but so far, they’ve managed to connive and deceive enough so that Ben’s not even on the radar over the slaughter… Read more & comment »
It was confirmed by EastEnders bosses over the weekend that troubled teen star Joshua Pascoe is leaving the soap and his role as Ben Mitchell.
He’s set to appear on our screens for the last time towards the end of the summer when it becomes public knowledge that Ben murdered Heather Trott.
However, the how and why of the revelation is being kept a secret by the show’s bosses.
The news comes after it was reported last week that 16 year old Joshua – who was brought into the soap in 2010 after Charlie Jones, who formerly played Ben, was axed – was arrested on Thursday in connection with inquiries into an alleged sexual assault. Read more & comment »
It’s been reported today that EastEnders star Joshua Pascoe – who of course plays Ben Mitchell – has been arrested and subsequently bailed on suspicion of an alleged sexual assault.
No further details about the allegation have as yet emerged, but a Scotland Yard spokesperson confirmed the arrest, telling The Sun, “A 16-year-old boy was arrested on May 24 in connection with an allegation of sexual assault.
“He has been bailed to return to a North London police station on July 31.”
And last night, a BBC spokesman said, “We are aware of the allegations.”
A source close to Joshua and his family told the paper, “His mum is distraught. He’s only 16, so his arrest is very upsetting for the whole family.” Read more & comment »
As we have all watched over the last week or so, the cover up of Heather Trott’s murder 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).
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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 is EastEnders.
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.
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