Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Callum and Stuart Highway are in for a surprise as their straight-talking grandma arrives on the square.
Violet Highway will be played by famed actress Gwen Taylor who will join the EastEnders in the spring. Gwen is best known for her iconic portrayal of Amy Pearce in 80s ITV sitcom Duty Free as well as playing Barbara Liversidge in the sitcom Barbara and Peggy Armstrong in the series Heartbeat.
And it's not her first time in a soap having starred in Coronation Street back in 2011 as Anne Foster, the mother of Frank Foster.
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