Karen Taylor: Last News

Prince Charles and Camilla made their debut on hit BBC One soap EastEnders on Thursday 2 June. The Prince of Wales, 73, and Duchess of Cornwall, 74, starred as themselves and joined Albert Square's residents with a street party to celebrate the Queen 's Platinum Jubilee.

EastEnders has been keeping the nation entertained since 1985.Across three decades we've grown to know and love the residents of Albert Square past and present from Ian Beale and Kat Slater to the late Peggy Mitchell and Dot Cotton.Although they provide some light-hearted entertainment, the soap also covers a range of sensitive topics from sexual abuse, bullying, eating disorders, racism and homophobia.However, not every single storyline has been well-received by viewers at home and some have even resulted in getting thousands of complaints.We're taking a look back at some of EastEnders' most complained about storylines and episodes.One of the most controversial storylines that EastEnders has ever had was in 2011.The plot saw the character Ronnie Branning swap her baby, who sadly died, for the newborn son of Kat Moon.After watching the story unfold, viewers quickly rushed to Ofcom and the soap was hit was 13,400 complaints.This was one of the show's most complained about plots across its entire history as many slammed the “distressing” scenes.People said that the scenes were an "inaccurate, insensitive and sensationalised portrayal" of cot death.However, Ofcom said the soap was not in breach of the rules when you considered the full context of the four-month storyline.In the end, the plot concluded when the baby was given back to his birth mother and Ronnie was put in prison for child abduction.An anti-vaccination row in EastEnders recently became the most complained about moment on the soap in 10 years.During an episode, which aired on March 22, viewers saw a conversation take place between Patrick Trueman, Suki Panesar and Karen Taylor.After Patrick revealed he had his second Covid vaccination, Suki replied she was due

EastEnders star Clair Norris shared some stunning pictures from her recent holiday to Tenerife on Saturday. The star, 24, who plays Bernadette Taylor in the hit BBC One soap, took to Instagram to share with her followers a glimpse of her "dreamy" trip. Clair paired a pink and white gingham dress with a tan-coloured handbag and her hair was styled into a chic bun, showing off a pair of gold disc earrings.

EastEnders favourite since 2009, and now Albert Square’s Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) has landed her own nine-part comedy spin-off.The show will follow sassy Kim as she attempts to become a fully-fledged social media influencer.Kim's enlisted the help of Howie ( Delroy Atkinson) as her very own personal cameraman as she tries her hand at a variety of different influencer trends and challenges including boxing and upcycling – with often hilarious results. The digital series consists of nine vlogs from Kim to her ‘Fox Cubbies’ and will also feature special guest appearances from some familiar Walford faces including Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy), Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) and Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley).EastEnders viewers have already seen Kim set her sights on becoming a social media star and now more determined than ever, Kim will have help from some real-life influencers in her vlogs including Ella Blake and Mariam Musa along with professional boxer Chantelle CameronThe Kimfluencer can be seen on the official EastEnders YouTube and Facebook pages from 6pm on Friday May 6th.Viewers can watch the show live or catch up at any time.Tameka Empson said: "I’m a lucky girl to not only love my job, but I also love playing Kim.

Soap fans are in for a treat this week, as Eastenders have announced the launch of its brand new spin off series, The Kimfluencer, which will kick off this Friday. The BBC soap's exciting new digital series will follow the journey of Albert Square’s very own Kim Fox (played by Tameka Empson) as she attempts to conquer the cutthroat world of social media influencing and make a name for herself.

fans may notice a familiar face if they watch a Tom Hardy film over the long weekend.Actress Lorraine Stanley - aka Walford's Karen Taylor - had a small role as a barmaid in the crime thriller Legend back in 2015.Lorraine, who has been on EastEnders since 2017, appeared in the biographical crime thriller which saw Tom play a dual role as notorious identical twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray, two of East London's most dreaded gangsters.Lorraine is almost unrecognisable as she had a blonde bob in the film.As well as parts in numerous TV shows, Lorraine also had small roles in other films including Made In Dagenham and Suffragette. These days, Lorraine has long hair, which she wears up in a bun as Karen.

EastEnders in 2017.From unexpected pregnancies to dramatic feuds with other residents, the Taylors have become firm favourites on the square among viewers - and have also brought with them plenty of shocks and drama.One such shock was the murder of daughter Chantelle Atkins at the hands of her abusive husband Gray Atkins, with his crimes finally exposed over two years later.This week saw Chelsea recieve a worrying letter from Gray - and it seems that he is intent on causing more havoc even though he is not on our screens any more.While viewers wait to see what the next chapter will bring for the Taylor family, Daily Star takes a look into the lives of the actors who have played the family - past and present.Lorraine Stanley joined EastEnders in 2017 as Taylor matriarch Karen, and since then, has been involved in huge storylines including defending son Keanu after he got Sharon Watts pregnant and dealing with the discovery of daughter Chantelle's body.However away from our screens, Lorraine's life has been far less dramatic - but just as interesting.After making her acting debut in the film Gangster no.1 in 2000, she has since gone on to star in huge TV series and films including Suffragette, Made in Dagenham and in Krays biopic Legend, alongside heart throb Tom Hardy.She also has a forgotten soap role in EastEnders too, as long before she walked onto Albert Square as Karen Taylor, she also played a character called Thelma Bragg for eight episodes in 2016.Although the actress prefers to keep her personal life private, she does share occasional glimpses into her home life with partner Mark Perez, who she has been in a relationship with since 2014, and with who she has a daughter called Nancy.Lorraine shared a beautiful

EastEnders favourite Bernie Taylor (Clair Norris) returns to Walford next week.Rainie (Tanya Franks) and Callum Highway (Tony Clay) rally together to convince Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) to attend his hospital appointment but he has other ideas and meets with Warren, who sells him more expensive supplements. Callum is furious and tries to get Stuart to see sense but Stuart is having none of it. Meanwhile, Rainie pesters Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) about Bernie’s whereabouts, worried she’s had the baby already.

EastEnders fans will be in awe over how different Keanu actor Danny Walters looks two years on from leaving the BBC One soap. Danny portrayed the role of Keanu Taylor in popular soap opera for three years between 2017 and 2020 – with his final scenes being aired in February 2020.The 28-year-old Harlow-born actor took to Instagram during the week to post a recent snap of himself – which left fans gushing over the hunk while completely taken aback by how different he looks.

EastEnders fans are convinced Whitney Dean will step up and adopt baby Jordan after Chelsea Atkins vowed to put him up for adoption.After discovering the truth about her evil husband Gray Atkins, a distraught Chelsea was seen hovering over Jordon’s crib as he lay in hospital.Earlier this week, fans saw Chelsea drop a bombshell on Whitney telling her she plans to put Jordon up for adoption to ensure no harm comes to him again.During the latest episode of the BBC One series, fans saw Whitney desperately try to convince Chelsea not to go through with it, pleading that she has plenty of love and help around her in Walford.Her passionate plight left viewers convinced Whitney could be planning to adopt Jordon herself.Fans took to Twitter to comment, sharing: “Whitney’s going to adopt Jordan isn’t she #EastEnders” A second agreed: “Why do I think Whitney's going to adopt Jordan?? #NeighbourhoodWatts #EastEnders”.While a third added: “Whitney adopt him pls #EastEnders”Walford residents are still reeling from the news about Gray's arrest and the truth about Chantelle Atkins, Tina Carter and Kush Kazemi being murdered.

EastEnders actor Toby-Alexander Smith has broken his silence after his BBC soap exit as evil murderer Gray Atkins aired.Taking to Instagram after dramatic scenes saw Gray arrested for the deaths of Chantelle, Tina and Kush, Toby, 31, took to Instagram to bid Walford farewell. Posting a snap of himself overlooking the Albert Square set, the soap star wrote: ‘Goodnight Walford…you’ve been wild!’ He has also spoken out on his exit storyline, revealing he was pleased that fans finally got to see Gray being punished for his crimes.Toby, who recently welcomed his daughter Bonnie with Emmerdale star girlfriend Amy Walsh, went on to describe Gray’s downfall as a “satisfying ending.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Toby told Digital Spy: “I think all of the audience have obviously wanted justice for Chantelle, Tina and Kush for so long and it was important that we showed that justice and that comeuppance.” “There was no room for him to have an easy way out and it would have been wrong if they'd have done that.” “I do think, from the audience's perspective, it's a satisfying ending to the storyline." Meanwhile, Toby’s co-stars were quick to wish him well and praise him for his performances over the past couple of years.

EastEnders viewers have finally witnessed the end of serial killer Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith).Fans of the BBC one soap were left on the edge of their seats on Thursday night (March 10) as the villain got his comeuppance following epic showdowns with multiple angry residents.Walford regulars have recently discovered that Gray murdered his wife Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer), Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadmi). In the dramatic episode, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) tearfully wielded a baseball bat at her son-in-law after initially refusing to believe her son-in-law was a killer.

Since the truth came out about Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) and discovery of Tina Carter's (Luisa Bradshaw) body, the walls have been closing in on Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith). Wednesday 9 March's episode of EastEnders saw Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) finally see through Gray's lies. After standing by her beloved ex son-in-law and believing he could do no wrong, she eventually realised that Gray isn’t the innocent man she thought he was.

EastEnders fans fumed as Karen Taylor protected murderous Gray from the police by hiding him and his son Jordan in her house.During Wednesday’s (March 9) instalment of the popular BBC One soap, viewers were left sitting on the edge of their seat as they waited for the highly-anticipated arrest of the disgraced solicitor.As rumours continued to swirl around the TV heartthrob on the Square, Gray was forced to kidnapped his son from the hospital behind his wife Chelsea’s back.It didn’t take long before the doting mum sounded the alarm as police soon swarmed the hospital, all on the lookout for her husband while he hid inside his close friend’s apartment.But fans were shocked to discover that it was Karen’s house he was staying at while the police were hunting him down as the supportive friend covered for him while Whitney Dean and Mick Carter started searching through all the homes on the streets.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can

EastEnders fans are used to seeing actor Roger Griffiths as Mitch Baker in the long-running BBC soap.Fan favourite Mitch didn't have the best start at family life, failing to stick around for his kids Chantelle and Keegan with partner Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley).However, the character has redeemed himself over the years, becoming more of a dad and learning to become more responsible with the introduction of his youngest daughter Bailey when her mum Dinah passed away.Mitch has since become a well-loved part of life in Albert Square since 2018, winning himself fans thanks to his bromance with Mick Carter and his loving relationship with ex-girlfriend Karen.His world is set to come crashing down this week as he discovers that Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) was responsible for his daughter Chantelle's tragic death.Fans may not realise it thanks to his youthful personality and good looks but Roger is actually 61 years old having just celebrated his birthday on February 6.Roger isn't just an on-screen dad and has three sons of his own - Troy, Tyler and Zain - with his partner Danielle Melville.As Mitch is set to take centre stage, Daily Star has taken a look into Roger's life away from Walford.Roger originally found his way onto TV screens when he starred alongside Lenny Henry in BBC One sitcom Chef!He played Everton Stonehead alongside Lenny's character Gareth Blackstock between 1993 until 1996.Chef! aired as 20 episodes over three series was created and primarily written by Peter Tilbury based on an idea from Lenny himself.Henry starred as Gareth Blackstock, a talented, arrogant, tyrannical and obsessed chef who has endlessly inventive insults for his staff, unknowing customers, and almost anyone else he encounters.

Since losing her cherished daughter Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) in September 2020, EastEnders' Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) has loyally stood by her beloved widowed son-in-law Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith). Karen has believed the lawyer struggled to move on with his life as a grieving widower and single parent, and even gave her blessing for him to marry Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) at Christmas. But as the net closes in on murderer Gray this week, Karen finally starts to realise she might have been duped by his smooth lines and plausible explanations, and is seen tackling the evil lawyer in scenes that put her in grave danger.

EASTENDERS serial killer Gray Atkins appears to have met his match in Karen Taylor. A jaw-dropping trailer for the BBC soap sees Gray's former mother-in-law turn on him in a rage-fuelled attack.

EastEnders star Clair Norris looked dramatically different to her character Bernadette Taylor on Saturday as she attended her on-screen brother Zack Morris' leaving party.Taking to Instagram, Lorraine Stanley, who also looked worlds away from her iconic character Karen Taylor, posted a sweet picture with her on-screen daughter, 24. It comes after Zack announced he was leaving EastEnders on Wednesday after playing Keegan Baker for five years.

EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley looked worlds away from her iconic character Karen Taylor on Saturday as she attended her on-screen son Zack Morris' leaving party. Taking to Instagram, the actress, 45, posted a collection of sweet snaps with the actor, 23, as she sweetly said she would "cherish" their BBC One soap memories forever.

EastEnders actress Lorraine Stanley looked worlds away from Karen Taylor when she attended her on-screen son Keegan's (Zack Morris) leaving do. Lorraine, 45, traded Karen's classic up-do for a glamorous curly hairstyle, which saw her tresses down and relaxed – something that viewers of the show would have to take a double glance at.

EastEnders viewers have pointed out a glaring error in the ongoing storyline regarding serial killer Gray Atkins (Toby Alexander-Smith).Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Kheerat Panesar (Jaz Deol) are still looking for evidence to bring him down for murdering his late wife Chantelle Atkins after the pair rumbled the horrific abuse ordeal in December.After finding messages on a domestic abuse forum, Whitney realised Gray has been harming Chantelle before her tragic death and soon believed he killed her.Her theory has been supported by Kheerat and the pair are trying to expose the evil murderer unbeknown to the fact that Gray has also murdered Tina Carter (Luisa Bradhsaw-White) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami).The pair have yet to find proof that Gray was responsble for ending Chantelle's life but are taking matters into their own hands.Whitney recently went to the police to report Gray as Chantelle's killer but things don't seem to be going to plan.While watching at home, fans were left wondering why Chantelle's grieving parents Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths).One fan penned: I can’t believe that Whitney has reported Chantelle’s murder by Gray to the police and shown them the forums, yet Mitch and Karen don’t have a clue about any of this."Another added: "Sorry but I think it’s vile that Whitney hasn’t even told Chantelle’s own parents about how she really died. Karen and Mitch have more chance of taking Gray down than Whitney.""I'm watching and I don't feel anything.