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EastEnders casts Gwen Taylor as 'hard' granny Violet Highway ahead of Ballum's wedding
EastEnders is set to welcome a new arrival to the square, with Gwen Taylor playing a stern grandmother who isn't afraid to speak her mind.Violet Highway will appear on the soap in the run-up to her grandson's wedding, as Callum Highway prepares to walk down the aisle with longtime beau Ben Mitchell.EastEnders scriptwriters have promised Violet will bring a dose of toughness to Walford, her hard edges even leaving gangster Ben (Max Bowden) squirming.While Violet isn't particularly close with her grandsons Callum (Tony Clay) and Stuart (Ricky Champ), they could come to rely on her as the storyline develops.With Ben and Callum's wedding on the horizon, Violet's first scenes are set to air later this spring, as viewers watch the Highway family