Kathy Beale: Last News

EastEnders star Shaheen Jafargholi looks completely different compared to his says as Shakil Kazemi. The 25-year-old actor played the role of Kush Kazemi's younger brother in the BBC One soap from 2016 until 2018.Since leaving the show, he's appeared in medical dramas Casualty and Holby City as Marty Kirkby.

Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders have had viewers hooked for decades - but do you know which soap character is disliked most by fans?A new survey by Bingo site Tombola analysed more than 109,668 tweets by viewers of three of the most watched UK soaps, to reveal which characters we have said goodbye to, who the public loved and disliked the most, as well as the most talked about soap exit.By analysing the positive vs negative sentiments of each tweet, the data has now revealed that Emmerdale icon Viv Hope has been revealed as the most disliked character across the three soaps.READ NEXT: EastEnders' iconic comebacks unveiled - from Dirty Den, Sean Slater and Kathy Beale More than 69% of tweets about Viv Hope, who died in a post office explosion in the dales in 2011, reportedly included negative sentiments.Tombola reported that "it seems her character and her exit wasn't best received."Closely behind Viv Hope was EastEnders Lucy Beale, whose exit and character received 63% of negative sentiment tweets.Despite this, her famous exit from Albert Square in the Who Killed Lucy Beale? storyline was the most talked about across the three soaps, with her exit mentioned most in viewer's tweets.Out of 18,760 tweets about the character, 495 referenced her exit storyline, with the total number of tweets making Lucy the most talked about character across EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.Her exit also came just ahead of Peggy Mitchell's sad death, with more than 408 tweets referencing her exit from the soap.More than 6,201 tweets were also about Peggy, making her the fifth most talked about soap character behind EastEnders Ian Beale and Emmerdale's Kim Tate.Coronation Street villain Pat Phelan also took third place

ITV has confirmed it will run live and uninterrupted coverage of the late Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral. The coverage of the ceremony, which will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday September 19 and has been deemed a UK bank holiday, will be preceded by Good Morning Britain, which will give viewers a preview of proceedings.

EastEnders fans praised the BBC One soap on Monday as it made a "touching" tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after she died aged 96 on the 8 September. At the start of the episode before the opening credits in a last-minute scene added, Linda Carter, Denise Fox and Kathy Beale gathered around a picture of the monarch in the famous Old Vic pub, to discuss her "selfless" life of service.The trio discussed milestones including the Queen’s coronation in 1953 and her silver and platinum jubilees, the latter of which was described as "a classy way to say goodbye". In the scene, Linda, played by Kellie Bright, adjusted a picture of the Queen to which Denise (Diane Parish) said: "God bless her, she’s been there our whole lives.

EastEnders fan were left in tears as Monday night's episode paid tribute to the Queen, following her death.

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Eastenders legend Gillian Taylforth looked positively glowing as she stepped out with her twin grandchildren for the first time on a family outing this week.The 66 year old appeared ageless as she made an appearance with her baby grandchildren for their first day out with their grandma. Gillian was also joined by her two children Harrison and Jess, as they enjoyed al fresco drinks at an eating establishment. The Eastenders star looked worlds away from her character Kathy Beale on the BBC soap, as she dressed up glamorously for the outing in a black and white printed summer dress.

EastEnders fans can expect plenty of drama next week as Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) gets arrested.Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) spots Callum Highway (Tony Clay) offering Ben a small olive branch and encourages her son to tell Callum what exactly happened with Lewis Butler (Aiden O'Callaghan).After bumping into Kheerat Panesar (Jaz Deol), who offers some advice, Ben decides to ask Callum to meet him.READ MORE: EastEnders fans adamant Sam was ‘strategic’ in taking a bullet for KatDespite Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) advising otherwise, Callum meets Ben.After an incident in The Vic, a furious Callum snaps at Ben and storms off.Meanwhile, a police officer updates Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson) , Rocky (Brian Conley) and Kathy on finding Peter’s attacker but admits they’re not having much luck.Kathy tries to make things up to Peter and prove to him that she loves him.However when Kathy rushes to support Ben after the incident with Callum, Peter feels his point is proven.Back home, Kathy finds a devastated Ben struggling to deal with what’s happened.Later in the week, Kathy is at her wits end with Ben and Peter’s bickering so organises a games night to celebrate Rocky’s birthday, insisting they must both be there.

EastEnders fans were left emotional after the BBC One soap aired a sweet nod to Dot Cotton during the latest episode.Dot was one of the best-loved characters to ever hit Albert Square, with actress June Brown passing away two months ago at the age of 95.Monday's episode (July 4) marked 37 years to the date that June first popped up on our screens as the iconic Dot.READ MORE: EastEnders fans all say same thing as Suki and Eve kiss after weeks of sexual tensionWith that in mind, the soap paid a special tribute to her involving Sonia Fowler, played by Natalie Cassidy.Sonia said almost the exact script lines June read in her first soap scene back in 1985, in the very same location - the café.On top of that, but Sonia was also wearing a coat similar to that worn by Dot in the moment that aired over three decades ago.Sonia walked into the café she made a request to Kathy Beale, saying: "Give us a tea Kath, and a glass of water so I can take a paracetamol."This was almost identical to Dot's opening line as she too walked into the café on this very day 37 years ago.Served by Lofty, she said: "Give us a tea Lofty, and a glass of water so I can take a paracetamol."Viewers were quick to pick up on the nod to the character and June, and took to Twitter to praise the moment.One viewer said: "Lovely tribute to Dot’s first ever scene in tonight’s first episode."Another commented: "This is really sweet! I love June Brown and Dorothy Cotton! Both legends. She will be missed."While a third tweeted: "Love the shout out to Dot with Sonia’s line.

EastEnders have paid a special tribute to June Brown's iconic Dot Cotton on the anniversary of her character's first appearance on the BBC One soap. In a touching scene, Natalie Cassidy's Sonia Fowler and Gillian Taylforth's Kathy Beale recreated the scene as a nod to Dot, who made her first appearance on the show on July 4, 1985 – 37 years ago.

EastEnders bad boy Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) may have finally met his match.The Walford hardman is currently spending time behind bars but things take a dark for the Albert Square resident turn next week.He makes an enemy with another prisoner, Craig, and turns to a fellow inmate, Ravi, to get a burner phone.Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) is torn when Phil calls and asks him for a favour - leading Ben to reveal all to a furious Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth).READ MORE: EastEnders undergoes huge format shake-up due to summer's sporting tournamentsPhil calls Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and as they talk, the phone line suddenly goes dead.Back at the prison, Phil finds himself in a huge fight with Craig forcing the guards to step in.He later meets with Keeble who warns him he won’t survive much longer in prison and gives him 48 hours to make a decision on her offer.Craig later sends Phil a sinister warning – he dies tomorrow.Getting desperate, Phil turns to Ravi and offers to pay him to back him up.Kat is on on-edge after the abrupt end to Phil’s call and is harassed by a mystery caller.Phil calls Kat for a favour but things get worse as another threat is sent via Tommy.Kat later visits Phil in prison and drops a bombshell.The clock is ticking for Phil as Craig warns him his time is coming to an end.Keeble arrives to speak to Phil and crushes his hopes of any backup.Reality hitting, Phil asks Sharon to visit and gives her five letters for her and his family.Sharon realises what’s going on and pleads with him to take Keeble’s deal but ehe refuses.Craig and his men arrive for Phil… Is this the end of Phil Mitchell?EastEnders fans were left fuming on Monday night (June 27) after bosses decided to air the channel on BBC Two

WEEKS have gone by but Ben Mitchell is still dealing with the trauma Lewis Butler left him with. Next week in EastEnders, his nephew Peter Beale will be getting his own revenge with one cruel gesture.

This week on EastEnders, Zack Hudson feels guilty after his night with Sam Mitchell. And, after the secret does come out, Shirley Carter punches him and Nancy Carter decides to end the relationship.Tina Carter is honoured at The Albert.

EastEnders bad boy Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) finds himself in more trouble next week.Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) fusses over Ben as he begins to have doubts about reporting rapist Lewis Butler (Aiden O'Callaghan) to the police.Outside, Ben watches on as Lewis and Callum Highway (Tony Clay) have a seemingly close conversation.Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) senses Ben’s mood and having had enough of being blamed for what happened with Lewis, Ben tells Jay that Lewis raped him.The pair talk about the incident and Jay inadvertently puts doubts in Ben’s mind about going to the police.Kathy takes Ben to the station but before they get there, Ben changes his mind, worried the police won’t believe him.Ben later sends a message to Lewis asking to meet him.Lewis is riled when Kathy fires him from his job at The Albert after what he did to Ben.Meanwhile, crowbar in hand, Ben waits for Lewis at The Arches but when he’s a no show, storms over to The Albert and demands that Kathy tells him where Lewis lives.Seeing red and believing Kathy is protecting Lewis, Ben struggles to keep his rage in check but Jay spots the commotion.Fuming at what Kathy did, Lewis retaliates and tells Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson) that Ben is the one who attacked him.Kathy is stunned when a drunk and enraged Peter tells her he knows it was Ben who attacked him.Wanting Kathy to prove her loyalty to him, Peter asks her to report Ben to the police.Will Kathy betray her son to support her grandson?EastEnders has responded to BBC viewer complaints over Ben's harrowing rape scenes earlier this month.A statement read: "EastEnders has been a pre-watershed BBC One staple for over 37 years and has a rich history of dealing with challenging and difficult issues and Ben’s

dismisses Jean’s worries about her injury. Seeing Jean’s concern, Stacey is hopeful this could be the start of Jean getting better but when Kat sees Stacey’s wound, she questions if Jean should be in hospital. Outside, Stacey bumps into Kheerat who picks up that something is not right with Stacey and she reveals what Jean did to her.

Tragedy is at the centre of a number of the nation’s biggest soaps next week, with a deadly car crash on the menu, as well as the loss of one of the genre’s finest ever characters. We are, of course, referring to Hollyoaks’ Luke Morgan, whose final scenes will air next week. Luke, as viewers know, is battling dementia, and upcoming scenes will see him jet off on holiday with his loved ones.

EastEnders bad girl Janie Butcher (Charlie Brooks) finds herself in more trouble next week.She makes plans with daughter Scarlett to visit her sister, Clare, but her focus turns elsewhere as she remains insecure following Mick (Danny Dyer) and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) getting on so well last week.As Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill) prepares to go to Watford with Linda, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) reminds Linda that telling Nancy about the money is for the best.Nancy is apprehensive about the trip and her feelings worsen when Zack Hudson (James Farrar) lets slip that Linda was planning to leave a few weeks ago.As Linda and Nancy set off, Sharon enjoys winding up Janine, revealing Linda plans to tell Nancy the truth.On their way, Nancy confronts Linda about almost leaving and before Linda has a chance to explain everything, Nancy storms off and goes back to the Square.With her car broken down, a deflated Linda turns to alcohol.Janine is on tenterhooks when Nancy storms into The Vic, clearly upset about something.Janine intercepts a call from a drunk Linda and willing to do anything to stop Linda from speaking to Mick, gets a cab to Linda despite missing plans with Scarlett.With the car now working, Janine drives a drunk Linda and Annie home and pleads with her not to tell Mick the truth, opening up about her feelings.However, tragedy strikes when Janine loses control of the car and crashes.Janine wakes up to Annie’s cries and soon realises the severity of Linda’s injuries.As she begins to panic, Janine shows her true colours.Elsewhere in Albert Square, Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) reels as she discovers Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) was raped by Lewis Butler (Aiden O'Callaghan) and does all she can to support her son but

EastEnders, serial killers in Coronation Street, hit-and-runs in Emmerdale or whodunits in Hollyoaks, viewers are guaranteed to be left reeling as the rug is pulled out from under them time after time.Soaps have pulled off some of the most far-fetched storylines over the decades, having characters return from the dead, take on secret identities, and even dream up the entire thing.As Crossroads fans mark nine years since the show's shocking ending which goes down as one of the most outlandish twists in TV, we take a look back at some of the biggest surprises in soap history.Crossroads returned in 2001 after a 13-year hiatus - it was cancelled by 2003 because of poor ratings, but not before pulling off one of the most outrageous twists in television history.

EastEnders fans spotted the disappearance of a key prop ahead of Prince Charles and Camilla visiting for their Jubilee cameo.The Queen Vic in Walford is known for its iconic portrait of Princess Diana, set against a white backdrop and with the princess looking regal as ever in a high-collared white gown.This week, however, the portrait disappeared - just ahead of Charles and Camilla dropping in for the upcoming Jubilee party.But in episodes transmitting this week, Vic owner Mick Carter - played by Danny Dyer - is busy dressing the pub for the Platinum Jubilee street party.Fans were quick to point out that the portrait of Diana shad vanished, despite being seen in the background as Mick discussed the party with Kathy Beale and Sonia Fowler, intending to ask the council if he can close the Square off.In the next shot, Mick could be seen holding a portrait of the Queen and informing Kathy that he wants to put it up ‘there’ - where the Diana portrait had been just moments before.Baffled fans took to social media to share their thoughts, with one writing: “I’ve just seen the pic of Diana in the Vic. Has it really been removed?”“Since the Carters moved inside the Vic there was a picture of Princess Diana on the wall.

EastEnders this week, when he is assaulted by Lewis.Following an argument with Callum, with both left wondering if this is the end of their relationship, Ben meets up with Lewis for drinks - but the night takes a devastating and harrowing turn.It is one of the many huge storylines that Ben Mitchell has been involved in throughout the years, since arriving on Albert Square in 1996 - including the murder of Heather Trott and the fake death of his mum Kathy Beale.During that time he has also been played by a total of six actors in EastEnders, including current star Max Bowden.Here Daily Star, takes a look at where the actors who played Ben Mitchell are now.Phil Mitchell and Kathy Beale's son Ben arrived on our TV screens in 1996, played by baby Matthew Silver.Matthew featured in over 14 episodes of the soap between 1996 to 1998, before the young child actor was replaced by Morgan Whittle.However, EastEnders is listed as Matthew's only acting role according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), and little has been reported about what he has gone on to do since.In 1999, Morgan Whittle arrived on our TV screens as toddler Ben Mitchell, playing the role for two years until 2001.Although he only starred in 11 episodes of the soap during that time, his stint was one of the most dramatic, after mum Kathy Beale took Ben to South Africa - with viewers later believing that Kathy had died in an accident.Like Matthew Silver, the first actor to play Ben Mitchell, Morgan Whittle's only acting role is the soap according to IMDB - and it is not known what career Morgan later moved into, or what he is up to now.One of the actors to have played Ben Mitchell for the longest period of time was Charlie Jones, who took on the role in 2006 for

EASTENDERS fans have spotted a chilling parallel in the soap's Ben Mitchell sex assault storyline. Viewers last night saw the Albert Square bad boy become the victim of rape at the hands of Prince Albert manager Lewis Butler.