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EastEnders' Cindy Williams actress, Mimi Keene, is barely recognisable nine years after bidding farewell to Albert Square.The 26-year-old star portrayed the rebellious Cindy JR, daughter of Walford legend Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins), on the BBC soap from 2013 to 2015, taking over the role from Eva Sayer who played the part in 2007. Cindy JR's return to the Square happened in August 2013 when she escaped her grandparents' home in Devon to join the Beales. For most of her life, Cindy JR was under the impression that her mother had died during childbirth and sought to live with her half-siblings Peter and Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater).

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EastEnders star among cast for Harlan Coben's new show after Michelle Keegan Fool Me Once hit

Hot off the heels of Fool Me Once, Netflix is set to release another thriller adapted from a Harlan Coben novel and there are lots of familiar faces in the cast.The series, which is based on the 2014 novel, previously cast Slow Horses actress Rosalind Eleazar as the lead Detective Kat Donovan, with filming already underway. Joining Rosalind in the production is EastEnders star Jessica Plummer, Fool Me Once’s Richard Armitage, Three Little Birds’ Lenny Henry, Happy Valley’s Steve Pemberton, and The Stranger’s Paul Kaye.

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EastEnders in awkward blunder as soap broadcasts the f-word in club scene

EastEnders appeared to accidentally air a swear word during its recent New Year's Day episode. The pre-watershed BBC soap found itself in an awkward blunder as the F-word was broadcast while a group of Walford residents were seen clubbing to bring in 2024.

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BBC EastEnders star 'mortified' after going nude for role before finding soap fame

An EastEnders star has told how he was 'mortified' by having to do nude scenes in a role before achieving fame on the BBC soap. Ben Hardy, who celebrates his 33rd birthday today, Tuesday 2 January, played Peter Beale from 2013 to 2015, before actor Thomas Law's return to the role. But prior to his soap career, the star of Bohemian Rhapsody took on one of his most challenging roles.

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EastEnders’ Peter Beale actor Thomas Law: ‘I’m back in the Square - 13 years since quitting’

Peter Beale has been played by a stream of stars over the years – seven to be exact. But never before has an actor reprised their role as the famous Walford resident – until now.Thomas Law, 30, is back in EastEnders picking up the character he left behind 13 years ago. After Thomas’ exit in 2010, Peter was played by Ben Hardy and Dayle Hudson.