[Rob!]

Carol ruining my memory of Jim

[Kizzy]

Poor ol stan bit too real for me that, bawled my eyes out

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Poor ol stan bit too real for me that, bawled my eyes out

Yeah same here. My dad passed in November and I drew a lot of parallels from it.

[waterhog]

very sad and i supose seeing it brings all the feelings back. sorry for you.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Yeah same here. My dad passed in November and I drew a lot of parallels from it.

[cheeky_monkey]

Spoiler:

EastEnders' Ellen Thomas: 'Claudette's family will be brought in'

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2...p9DUdP2T49u9S5

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey

Spoiler:

EastEnders' Ellen Thomas: 'Claudette's family will be brought in'

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2...p9DUdP2T49u9S5

yass!

[armand.kay]

i hated stan and really wanted his death to happen so we could get over and done with his story, but his final days were quit upsetting tbh.

[Pete.]

Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey

Spoiler:

EastEnders' Ellen Thomas: 'Claudette's family will be brought in'

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2...p9DUdP2T49u9S5

[Loukas]

Ellen Thomas has revealed that her EastEnders character Claudette will be joined on the Square by members of her family.

The actress told Daily Star Sunday that - as Claudette has been fostering children for 30 years - there is scope to introduce several of her former charges.
"This character is the bee's knees. She's got bottle," she said. "We're filming scenes to introduce her family now.

"Claudette is a foster mother, she's fostered children for the last 30 years. She's fostered the kind of children nobody else wants - tough cookies.

"Now any challenge she has, she just calls them and they're in there."

Thomas added that Claudette's former foster children provide an opportunity for EastEnders to bring in several different types of characters.

"It's a brilliant opportunity to bring new characters in," she said. "We go from robbers, bad 'uns, to the high-ranking - bankers and execs - all different races, male and female.

"It's a brilliant idea. They're going to walk in and go, 'Mum'!"

When asked if Claudette could be compared to famous EastEnders matriarch Peggy Mitchell, Thomas said: "That's what we're thinking - let's wait and see!"

Claudette, who arrived on screen last month, has already been revealed as market stall holder Donna Yates's former foster mother.

Digital Spy

This could be amazing..

I think Vincent could be her biological son?
Having foster children could introduce all types of characters into the square!

[Rob!]

Here for the black Peggy Mitchell

[waterhog]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

i hated stan and really wanted his death to happen so we could get over and done with his story, but his final days were quit upsetting tbh.

i agree - but still glad its done now -

[Marsh.]

Roxy and Charlie singing

[Firewire]

Rita Simons has so much sexual tension with EVERYONE

[Marsh.]

Roxy and Charlie just doesn't work.

Aleks and Roxy/Ronnie and Charlie was rushed enough as it is without us having to buy them both falling in love. Stupid storyline.

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Roxy and Charlie just doesn't work.

Aleks and Roxy/Ronnie and Charlie was rushed enough as it is without us having to buy them both falling in love. Stupid storyline.

Yeah I don't get it? Although apparently Aleks is leaving this week

[Marsh.]

What a waste of a character.

And Roxy, all they ever give her is "falling in love with someone else's husband" stories.

I hope Ronnie destroys her.

[waterhog]

just seems to be no real connection.

[Rob!]

Aleks clocking slaggy Roxy

Such a stupid story - Charlie and Ronnie were a brilliant couple. Now we're supposed to believe that Charlie would start shagging Roxy whilst Ronnie is in a coma?

[waterhog]

the fact these are quite new characters means we have no long connection with them - this is why there story lines have meaningless impact.

that is what EE is lacking - decent long lasting actors and actress - then just then the story lines might be more believable.

[Rob!]

New character arriving in the summer...and yum yum YUM.

http://m.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/e...dson-paul.html

[Jake.]

Okay so i haven't watched this at all in about a month

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by waterhog

the fact these are quite new characters means we have no long connection with them - this is why there story lines have meaningless impact.

that is what EE is lacking - decent long lasting actors and actress - then just then the story lines might be more believable.

Ronnie and Roxy have been in the show for nearly 8 years. That's not a new character.

In terms of long serving characters, I think there has to be the right balance. Coronation Street tends to hold on to too many of the same faces for way too long.

And before the Carter's arrived, EE was stale with the same boring characters doing the same boring things. New blood is vital IMO.

[Natalie.]

Hate the Roxy/Charlie thing

[Marsh.]

Oh no.

They're going to work around this by saying Ronnie doesn't really love Charlie either and she'll end up ****ing Vincent once her legs are working again.