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EastEnders have held talks with Kate Oates about taking charge

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IT is not long ago that soap boss Kate Oates was axed from Weatherfield – now she could be on her way to Walford.

I can reveal that she has met EastEnders chiefs to discuss heading up the BBC show.

In her two years at the helm of rival show Coronation Street, Kate was credited as the driving force behind some of the soap’s darkest ever storylines. These included the grooming of Bethany Platt, serial killer Pat Phelan’s reign of terror, David Platt being raped, and the suicide of Aidan Connor.

Some of it was a little too grim and grisly for diehard Corrie fans but it seems the East-Enders bosses were impressed. A source at the BBC said: “Kate went in to meet up with bosses earlier this month and they seemed to really like her.

“They love what she did with the recent Corrie storylines, such as the suicide of Shayne Ward’s character Aidan. They would love Kate to bring some gritty drama to EastEnders. It’s still early days but producers are quietly hoping Kate will now decide to get on board.”

If she does head to Albert Square she will be taking over from former executive producer John Yorke. He stepped in on a temporary basis last year after producer Sean O’Connor quit amid falling ratings less than a year after he had started on the soap.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...ng-to-walford/

I called this! Memba I told you!

The show needs her. It's dying on its arse at the moment if we're being honest

She was brilliant on Corrie so praying she can revive Eastenders.

I can't believe that article is saying that Kate Oates was axed from Corrie and yet SOC quit :joker:

Like her or not she’d definitely get people talking about EastEnders again and would bring actual storylines with her

We need her!

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Originally Posted by Rob! (Post 10102634)

I can't believe that article is saying that Kate Oates was axed from Corrie and yet SOC quit :joker:

It's cos SOC sued the Sun for saying he was axed and that he bullied the cast :skull:

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Originally Posted by Greg! (Post 10102646)

It's cos SOC sued the Sun for saying he was axed and that he bullied the cast :skull:

We want justice for Laurie Brett

We need ha! Sick of male producers swinging their flop dick on this show!

Yes give us some grittiness queen!