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EastEnders Part 9: FugEnders

Will new Executive Producer Kate Oates succeed in her mission to defugify Albert Square?

by Anonymousreply 601June 14, 2019 8:51 PM

She ought to send Mitch, Sharon, Bernie, Karen, Ian and Martin to “Portugal” and reintroduce them with hot new bodies.

Keep Phil and Big Mo fat though.

by Anonymousreply 1April 9, 2019 3:31 PM

How about sending "My name is DENNIS" along with Louise, to Siberia.

by Anonymousreply 2April 11, 2019 7:00 AM

Dennis is malevolent.

by Anonymousreply 3April 11, 2019 7:01 AM

Dennis will probably end up sharing a jail cell with Hunter.

by Anonymousreply 4April 12, 2019 7:22 AM

Ben is a real nasty piece of work. Stuart is being redeemed. In some sense he was redeemed by Dot's acceptance and Christian love. Dot is the last Christian on the square. Decades ago, for those who want to attack, they had her go thru the acceptance of AIDS thing. She's retained her Christian beliefs but become accepting. As a comedic episode there was her prayer by the tomb of her best friend, (Ethel?) who she had helped commit suicide (because of her suffering), which she also had to deal with and grow from. "Our Father, What is in Heaven..." Will miss Dot.

by Anonymousreply 5April 12, 2019 7:45 PM

New Ben is hot

by Anonymousreply 6April 12, 2019 7:48 PM

Dot IS EastEnders.

The Old Vic should be reCHRISTened "The Smoking Dot Cafe"

by Anonymousreply 7April 12, 2019 9:25 PM

[quote] Ben is a real nasty piece of work.

Heel-Face-Revolving Door. It's confusing.

I dunno though, he's alright. Sometimes. At least he's a decent shag.

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by Anonymousreply 8April 12, 2019 10:10 PM

wish they'd bring back a Johnny that's not fugly

by Anonymousreply 9April 13, 2019 1:13 AM

R2, I think New Evil Ben might be planning to traffic Louise and Denny.

by Anonymousreply 10April 13, 2019 2:54 AM

Johnny needs to be recast as a super hot actor. Maybe Douglas Booth could play him.

by Anonymousreply 11April 13, 2019 3:06 AM

It would be a natural for a NEW hot, blond, lawyer-in-training, Jonathan, to hook up with experienced solicitor, Gray.

by Anonymousreply 12April 13, 2019 9:11 PM

R12, Flashy Gray definitely looks like he could be bi. So he can hook up with New Evil Ben or someone from the gay bar.

by Anonymousreply 13April 13, 2019 9:57 PM

Dennis is played by a bad child actor. Those queens and fraus over at WW think he’s “playing a blinder.” Jesus.

by Anonymousreply 14April 14, 2019 12:34 AM

Dennis looks as if he's going to grow up to be over 6 foot, which doesn't seem realistic, given his parents. They'll probably recast him soon. This is now the official thread as Part 8 has reached 600 posts.

by Anonymousreply 15April 14, 2019 12:38 AM

[quote] So he can hook up with New Evil Ben or someone from the gay bar.

Preferably someone from the gay bar. Gray is too hot for New Evil Ben, who looks like the love child of Martin and Lee.

by Anonymousreply 16April 14, 2019 12:40 AM

Will evil Dennis end up murdering, accidentally or otherwise, his whore of a mother?

by Anonymousreply 17April 14, 2019 12:48 AM

R17, no - lardfug Sharon is a legacy character who will probably be there until she dies. She is way too hefty to get cast elsewhere on a regular basis.

by Anonymousreply 18April 14, 2019 1:39 AM

Dennis should at least rip Sharon's extensions out.

Maybe Chantelle can come up with a new hairstyle for her.

by Anonymousreply 19April 14, 2019 3:08 AM

I once called Sharon a lard queen on Digital Spy and was attacked by all the 60 year old fraus for body shaming.

by Anonymousreply 20April 14, 2019 3:43 AM

As you should be, r20.

by Anonymousreply 21April 14, 2019 5:34 AM

Dennis the Menace 2 Society

by Anonymousreply 22April 14, 2019 6:12 AM

On WW you can get a temporary ban for daring to criticize a performer’s appearance. So unfair.

by Anonymousreply 23April 14, 2019 12:10 PM

There's quite a few residents who could use some time in the gym.

They should have Kush exit the street stall and have him take over what used to be "Ronnie's Boxing Club & Gym" (Basher's). I assume Jack still owns the place? I remember it was mentioned after Ronnie died. Anyway, it could be turned into "Albert Square CrossFit" or something. The extras from the gay nightclub scenes can work out there too. .. lol!

Kush isn't seriously planning to selling cheap tat for the next 35 years, is he? He could always keep the stall and have someone else work it for him.

by Anonymousreply 24April 14, 2019 8:13 PM

If it was a real East End neighbourhood it would have a gym, a juice bar, an ice cream shop, a vegetarian/vegan café, a small venue for live music, a deli and plenty of little independent gift shops, bakeries etc. EastEnders is currently doing a huge set expansion so perhaps a few of these places will appear, with time

by Anonymousreply 25April 14, 2019 10:46 PM

I also got screamed at on Digital Spy when I dared to say that New MIchelle wasn't attractive enough to catch the interest of a hot 17 year old. I can't even remember the American guy's name, was it Presley?

by Anonymousreply 26April 14, 2019 10:47 PM

Just remembered, it was Preston. As if he would seduce frumpfug Michelle. The Digital Spy fraus all rushed to tell me how slim and tiny Michelle was.

by Anonymousreply 27April 14, 2019 11:00 PM

I don't get what Keanu wants with Sharon . Bex and her crush on Kush makes sense , Kush ist younger and hot, but people over at WW love Sheanu and hate even the thought of Bex and Kush . Maybe they are living through Sharon and want a younger boytoy .

by Anonymousreply 28April 15, 2019 12:29 AM

Not only that, but its already been established that Bex goes for older guys. She previously had a thing for her music teacher, Mr. Pryce.

by Anonymousreply 29April 15, 2019 1:41 AM

Bex and Kush would make a more realistic couple than Kush and freeze dried Denise. They were a vomit worthy couple with their 20 year age gap, yet the WW and DS fraus adored them.

by Anonymousreply 30April 15, 2019 1:59 AM

50 year old Sharon and 19 year old Keanu should have been a month long fling at most. Dragging it out like this is ridiculous. She isn't attractive in the slightest, even for her own age group. She's already matched with King Fug Phil, fat and short and old like her. She's at her level with him.

by Anonymousreply 31April 15, 2019 2:01 AM

[italic] The Albert Square Cross Dressers Gym ...........

Where everyone is welcome.

And no one will judge.

by Anonymousreply 32April 15, 2019 5:48 AM

Evil Dennis and Evil Ben. They will be the next Mitchell brothers except on steroids.

by Anonymousreply 33April 15, 2019 6:55 PM

You crack me up, R31.

I don’t think Ben will live out the year.

by Anonymousreply 34April 15, 2019 8:09 PM

I could see Ben being this year's Christmas corpse.

by Anonymousreply 35April 15, 2019 8:12 PM

Sam Strike was a stunner.

by Anonymousreply 36April 15, 2019 8:56 PM

Sam's tattoos are fugly.

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by Anonymousreply 37April 15, 2019 9:11 PM

^moment of silence for the tragic loss of lovely looks. He was so pretty and now look. America ruins everything.

by Anonymousreply 38April 15, 2019 9:52 PM

it's a shame, Sam Strike was quite striking when he arrived on EE

by Anonymousreply 39April 15, 2019 10:03 PM

Personally, I assumed things would go downhill fairly quickly even when he was still in the UK. He'd already started with the stinky looking tats and always seemed to have a fag in his mouth. Not a good sign. And looking at his father, I think it's primarily genetics along with some less than healthy habits.

by Anonymousreply 40April 15, 2019 10:22 PM

His hairline receded mightily fast. Can't he afford a hair transplant?

by Anonymousreply 41April 15, 2019 10:46 PM

R34, R35, surely they won't do something so tone deaf as kill off the show's only gay character? They got a massive backlash for killing Paul a few years ago. It's more likely that the traffickers will kidnap Lola and Lexi and one or both of them will die (and it will be Ben's fault).

I hope New Evil Ben wasn't just brought back to be a criminal. He needs a romantic storyline too. Spain is the centre of the gay porn industry in Europe so maybe he will bring back a porn star boyfriend. I want a big splashy relationship that's really in fat Phil's face.

by Anonymousreply 42April 16, 2019 1:47 AM

R37, R38 - Sam Strike has put on weight and fugged out! How upsetting. He was beautiful. This thread really is living up to its name.

by Anonymousreply 43April 16, 2019 1:48 AM

Geez, is he going for the Danny Dyer look?

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by Anonymousreply 44April 16, 2019 3:23 AM

He is ugly. Hair loss like that is so aging. Johnny needs to be recast. Any ideas?

by Anonymousreply 45April 16, 2019 12:12 PM

[quote] Any ideas?

A couple of years ago, the now 24-year old Tom Glynn-Carney was on the BBC's "Hot New Talent List" where they also listed the young EE actors playing Louise, Bex, Keegan, Shaki, Travis, and Madison. At the time, I remember thinking that Glynn-Carney would look good as our lawyer-in-training, Jonathan Carter. He had a role in the 2017 BBC mini-series, "The Last Post." .. Don't know the status of his career, presently.

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by Anonymousreply 46April 16, 2019 11:45 PM

Tom had an even bigger role in Dunkirk.

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by Anonymousreply 47April 16, 2019 11:56 PM

R46, Tom would be ideal and he could possibly be bi or gay himself - check him flirting here with bisexual Harry Styles on the set of Dunkirk. I think he is currently doing a Broadway play.

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by Anonymousreply 48April 17, 2019 12:32 AM

R48 Tom's IG indicated his Broadway stint wrapped in February. Sadly, I think he's beyond EE now. Feature article in The Last Magazine. Busy boy.

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by Anonymousreply 49April 17, 2019 12:43 AM

Yeah, he seems to be doing too well at the moment to consider EE. Joe Alwyn is another who looks the part but it probably too big for it.

by Anonymousreply 50April 17, 2019 1:17 AM

Since Dunkirk I thought he’d be a great Peter Beale.

NuBen would have made a perfect Lee Carter. He’s got a degree of butchness and attractiveness that the guy playing him never had.

by Anonymousreply 51April 17, 2019 3:33 PM

Any news on the Bobby Beale recast? They said Bobby gets out in about eight weeks.

by Anonymousreply 52April 17, 2019 8:13 PM

So I guess Oates is now top dog for Continuing Drama at the BBC. Shouldn't they maybe wait to see if anything she's actually done so far pays off?

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by Anonymousreply 53April 19, 2019 8:39 PM

I said earlier they should have a story about someone ordering prescription drugs online, and here we have Bex ordering a strip of Adderall or similar. She isn't going to develop a drug habit off ten tablets though, but EE has Kush acting like she's got hold of Fentanyl. Adderall is addictive but stop taking it and you'll simply feel tired and hungry. You won't tip into seizures or life threatening withdrawal symptoms.

by Anonymousreply 54April 19, 2019 10:22 PM

I just want Kush to sit on my face.

by Anonymousreply 55April 19, 2019 11:56 PM

Wikipedia has very little personal iij information about Davood Ghadami who plays Kush. It gives a Persian translation of his name so I assume he is of Iranian descent. But nothing of his religion, he could be Christian or other religion, nothing of parents, and most importantly, nothing of romantic partners. Anyone know anything. He's certainly a fine looking man.

by Anonymousreply 56April 20, 2019 11:10 AM

Nothing about his partners? He could be gay.

by Anonymousreply 57April 20, 2019 11:15 AM

Weight of Ghadami, 13 stone, 5 pounds. Amusing listing on the web.

by Anonymousreply 58April 20, 2019 11:16 AM

Sad, he's very very Woke on Twitter.

by Anonymousreply 59April 20, 2019 11:20 AM

Davood has been married for years and has two small daughters. His wife keeps out of the limelight but she was in the audience every week when he did Strictly Come Dancing in 2017.

by Anonymousreply 60April 20, 2019 4:32 PM

Link , R60?

by Anonymousreply 61April 20, 2019 5:36 PM

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

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by Anonymousreply 62April 20, 2019 6:26 PM

Davood just put a photo up today with his two "princesses" at Disneyland Paris.

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by Anonymousreply 63April 20, 2019 7:59 PM

When I suggested they have Kush take-over managing Ronnie's old gym and turn it into "Albert Square CrossFit," I had no idea that that's what Davood's being doing lately. He got a certificate late last year.

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by Anonymousreply 64April 20, 2019 8:05 PM

Evil Ben is becoming truly evil. Did he threaten to kill someone's foster mother and having the man watch before killing him as well? I don't know his character is going to last. True psycopath.

by Anonymousreply 65April 20, 2019 9:38 PM

His character won’t last. He’s very rapidly being written into a corner. It would be nice if Pam returned to the Square to remind him that he was once a loving, caring person when he was with her son Paul.

by Anonymousreply 66April 21, 2019 12:52 AM

Oops, sorry, I meant her grandson Paul.

by Anonymousreply 67April 21, 2019 1:17 AM

If Ben's truly psychopathic, as he appears, then ta-ra. He'll be ruined completely like they did to Steven [RIP].

by Anonymousreply 68April 21, 2019 1:20 AM

What’s the point of bringing back a character from a legacy family to make him this year’s Stuart?

by Anonymousreply 69April 21, 2019 3:25 AM

I hope Ben murders Stuart.

by Anonymousreply 70April 21, 2019 2:10 PM

Hopefully Stuart will murder Ben. Then his redemption will be complete.

by Anonymousreply 71April 21, 2019 2:44 PM

It's disappointing that Oates chose to make the sole remaining gay man into an evil villain when we already have King Fug Stuart.

by Anonymousreply 72April 22, 2019 7:58 AM

R68 *agonised wail of grief*

Auntie Beeb hates Millennials, especially the gay ones and the ones who are complicated integral people with uncomfortable ideas or desires. That’s why Steven had to go, and Abi, and Lee, and now Ben..

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by Anonymousreply 73April 22, 2019 9:29 AM

Ben seems to have redeemed himself somewhat today.

by Anonymousreply 74April 22, 2019 10:51 PM

No redemption for Ben. Ben's part of the conspiracy to kidnap Louise, and ruin Phil in the process. Phil's evil deeds are about to become exposed, and in the process they'll discover that Ben is as bad, if not worse than Daddy Dearest Phil. All of the Mitchell men are con artists. Too bad Keanu didn't quit while he was ahead. The Mitchell's will probably try to blame him for this.

by Anonymousreply 75April 24, 2019 6:20 AM

Keanu and Louise are sleeping together again yet he is probably still in love with fugtastic Sharon. So unrealistic.

by Anonymousreply 76April 25, 2019 12:51 AM

This show really is fucking unwatchable. So far Kate Oates hasn’t done a damn thing to change that.

by Anonymousreply 77April 25, 2019 4:04 AM

I'm pretty disappointed in what we've gotten so far.

by Anonymousreply 78April 25, 2019 5:02 AM

Who will be the first Game Of Thrones actors to join EastEnders?

My money’s on Podrick, Sam and the sand snakes who aren’t Keisha Castle Hughes.

by Anonymousreply 79April 25, 2019 11:35 AM

We already have the guy who plays Stuart.

by Anonymousreply 80April 25, 2019 7:44 PM

If Sam Heughan turns up those insane Sam fraus will come and infesr this thread.

by Anonymousreply 81April 25, 2019 9:23 PM

Please, just spare Aiden Gillen the indignity.

by Anonymousreply 82April 25, 2019 9:31 PM

Mmmm - Wouldn't mind if hot otter, Midge, stuck around. If NuBen is going to be psycho, then he might as well have a psycho boyfriend .. lol!

I guess when the actor playing Midge, Tom Colley, was in "The Judas Kiss," he walked around the stage totally naked for 20 minutes. ( I remember brief mention of Colley in the DL thread on Ben Hardy, since Hardy also appeared naked in the play.)

When Colley did the same role in NY, an article on stage nudity made comment about his character (an Italian sailor who was Oscar Wilde's lover in Naples) saying:

[quote] Hare’s script has Wilde remark that the angler has “a generative organ like a rope that has been dipped in pitch.” As one critic noted: Colley well fulfills the physical demands of his role. The actor lounges seemingly without a care — and definitely without a piece of clothing — in the world for about 20 minutes. No props to cover his junk. Just a bit of pastry to nibble.

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by Anonymousreply 83April 26, 2019 8:57 PM

Kush and Kat? No. No fucking way. Horrible idea to put them together in any way. Daran Little knows how to write but damn, he doesn’t know shit about this show. He should go back to Coronation Street.

by Anonymousreply 84April 27, 2019 3:00 AM

I hope Louise is killed.

by Anonymousreply 85April 27, 2019 11:44 AM

I snapped at Sharon and Michelle in a bar I worked in, in London, in the mid 90s. I was run off my feet and Sharon, (very politely) asked me for 2 glasses of champagne. She was shocked when I, very rudely, asked her to wait just a moment.

I'm not normally rude, and was fan of the show. However I was having a bad night.

Oh the shame. The shame.

by Anonymousreply 86April 27, 2019 11:52 AM

What did she look like then, R86

by Anonymousreply 87April 27, 2019 12:30 PM

More importantly, had Michelle’s skin cleared up a little?

by Anonymousreply 88April 27, 2019 5:22 PM

R84 It's so gross. Here, we just got rid of Kush and Denise, and now this?

And Ben's not only psycho, but he's a dumb psycho. My least favorite kind.

by Anonymousreply 89April 27, 2019 7:13 PM

I thought Kush fancied Iqra? At least she's the right age. He would never consider a raddled fishwife type like Kat Slater.

by Anonymousreply 90April 27, 2019 11:15 PM

Both the Masood girls were hired as eye candy but both have ballooned since joining the soap. Habiba in particular had huge legs and hips in those tartan trousers. Kate Oates must be wringing her hands. She brought in two lookers and already the curse of FugEnders has descended.

by Anonymousreply 91April 27, 2019 11:16 PM

I saw a rumour on DS that Habiba might be a transwoman! She does have that strong jawline. This is why they've had to run away from their orthodox family and why Adam is so conflicted about finding Habiba attractive.

by Anonymousreply 92April 27, 2019 11:45 PM

Darran Little wrote the best episode of Craig and John Paul in Hollyoaks all those years ago. Not sure if anyone here remember?

by Anonymousreply 93April 27, 2019 11:46 PM

Darran needs to fight to upload the soap with lgbt characters if he wrote good scripts for the gay guys in Hollyoaks. When will the gay bar open? I hope it wasn't just a rumour.

by Anonymousreply 94April 27, 2019 11:49 PM

I don't understand why Tamsin Outhwaite is considered to be a good actor. On every show I have seen her in she is scary, blonde and imperious.

by Anonymousreply 95April 28, 2019 1:21 AM

Poor Tamzin epitomizes the term “ridden hard and put away wet.” Her ex hubby Tom Elliis was a total hottie so I guess it was worth it.

by Anonymousreply 96April 28, 2019 5:41 AM

When will the gay bar open? I hope it wasn't just a rumour.

It wasn't a rumor, as it came directly from Kate Oates herself in a video Q&A on twitter put up at @bbceastenders back in January.

[quote] “We are looking at opening a gay bar on the square which will be a super-cool precinct where gay and straight characters can all just hang out and loads of stories can cross and should just be something really exciting, really fun, really visual and feel really true to multicultural London. Hopefully that will be something exciting for the next year.”

Though, I suppose the expressions "we are looking into" and "hopefully" could mean it wasn't exactly a done deal when she said it ??

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by Anonymousreply 97April 28, 2019 8:54 AM

R92 They already revealed the reason why the sisters ran away, and it was so Iqra could escape an arranged marriage.

by Anonymousreply 98April 28, 2019 9:08 AM

Habiba is an annoying name. Iqra is a cool name.

by Anonymousreply 99April 28, 2019 4:40 PM

Oh God, are we going to have to be subjected to that fucking awful child actress who plays Amy whining all through tonight’s episode? I hope Sean drowns her.

by Anonymousreply 100April 29, 2019 4:10 AM

As if Sean wouldn't have found out that Roxy died. Boring neurotic Jean or Stacey would have texted him for sure.

by Anonymousreply 101April 30, 2019 1:22 AM

Yeah, that was really stupid. Kazinsky looks far better now than when he was on the first time. His features are maturing very nicely. Shame he’s only back for a very limited time.

by Anonymousreply 102April 30, 2019 1:56 PM

Apparently they've only got Sean back to kill him off via suicide.

by Anonymousreply 103April 30, 2019 6:16 PM

ugh another Slater suicide story. We just got done with HALEY! wanting to kill herself.

by Anonymousreply 104April 30, 2019 6:42 PM

wHY IS HE KIDNAPPING aMY WHEN THE PATERNITY TEST SHOWED SHE WASN'T HIS?

by Anonymousreply 105April 30, 2019 7:14 PM

R105 Apparently he's one of those crazy soap opera males who can't get over the fact that they didn't birth a baby and are still lactating.

by Anonymousreply 106April 30, 2019 9:33 PM

But isn’t Jean going to die, too? I figured that’s what would send Stacey out of Walford so Lacey Turner can take her maternity break.

by Anonymousreply 107April 30, 2019 10:05 PM

What a fecking idiot Lola is - it could not have been more obvious that it was her who flooded the flats, and then she's shocked that Jack would tell the police because 'I've got a daughter'. Then she just let Billy take the blame, ensuring that Honey despises him and that he'll probably get arrested for criminal damage. How the hell did she think that was going to work?

by Anonymousreply 108April 30, 2019 10:28 PM

What is Lola's relation to Billy, is she a niece or something? She really is a weaselly little chav and so is Ruby.

by Anonymousreply 109May 1, 2019 1:15 AM

Lola is his long-lost granddaughter via a son we never saw onscreen. He died.

by Anonymousreply 110May 1, 2019 1:25 AM

[quote] But isn’t Jean going to die, too? I figured that’s what would send Stacey out of Walford so Lacey Turner can take her maternity break.

I've never heard Jean's going to die! .. really?!? .. I figured she'd need treatment elsewhere (something the NHS can't do) and Stacey would accompany her, or something like that.

But Turner better be leaving soon. Those scarves they're having her wear are beginning to look like bedspreads, and she's almost as big as Bernadette.

by Anonymousreply 111May 1, 2019 1:33 AM

R111, I thought Lacey would have a small Megan Fox type pregnancy, but nope, she's a whale with a huge double chin. But that soap is so full of fug and fat that she doesn't even look out of place.

by Anonymousreply 112May 1, 2019 1:47 AM

You are far too kind, r112. Thank you ever so much for noticing, and for caring and sharing with the entire world.

by Anonymousreply 113May 2, 2019 2:17 PM

Tonight's episode was sooo dull. I loathe Jean and find her almost impossible to watch. I hope she dies and is written out.

by Anonymousreply 114May 2, 2019 7:02 PM

I've always been able to tolerate (and even enjoy) Jean's quirkiness in small doses, but her leading role in the recent HALEY! story coupled with this one built entirely around her has become far too much.

by Anonymousreply 115May 2, 2019 8:18 PM

Pity Rob Kazinsky has never done any decent nudity.

WHET the gorgeous David Witts? He was just as good an actor as Ben Hardy.

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by Anonymousreply 116May 3, 2019 12:22 PM

Witts does a lot of musical theatre nowadays, like Wicked. Maybe he’ll get the film?

by Anonymousreply 117May 3, 2019 12:31 PM

I hope Stacey and Jean go away for Jean’s treatment, Lacey’s maternity leave ends and Stacey returns to Walford and it turns out Jean had died.

by Anonymousreply 118May 3, 2019 11:14 PM

I really thought Sean was going to commit suicide tonight and take Jean with him by mistake. Sadly, both survived the episode.

by Anonymousreply 119May 4, 2019 1:31 AM

The frauen over at WW are treating the episode last night like it’s some classic. “Ohhh, I’m so proud EastEnders is back on form!” Well, it isn’t, I want to yell at those morons. It’s still a big fucking mess with a cast which needs to be seriously examined and CULLED. Lorraine fucking Stanley (Karen) is the one shortlisted for Best Actress? Really? She’d be one of the first to go if I had my way.

by Anonymousreply 120May 4, 2019 4:37 AM

R120, Karen should definitely go, she is a caricature who isn't even funny. Kim and Denise need to go as well.

by Anonymousreply 121May 4, 2019 4:54 AM

I actually like Kim and Denise, R121. When they’re not written as cringeworthy black female caricatures.

My list of those who should be written out are: Karen, Stuart, Keegan, Louise, Dennis (recast), Chantelle, Jean, Ruby, Mo, Bex Lola, Mitch, Halfwit and Bailey.

by Anonymousreply 122May 4, 2019 7:44 PM

That fucking Mrs. Peel on WW just used the term “shouting the odds.” That’s a British expression. Mrs. Peel is an American. I don’t care how long she’s lived over there the bitch should stop using British terms.

by Anonymousreply 123May 6, 2019 2:03 AM

R123, true. There's nothing more annoying than a spazzy Yank trying to be British.

by Anonymousreply 124May 6, 2019 3:13 AM

I can't believe they're introducing another boring pregnancy storyline with Keanu and Louise. Where is the gay bar?

by Anonymousreply 125May 6, 2019 3:15 AM

Have the episodes aired in the US ever caught up with the UK episodes? When Eastenders first started airing the US the series was show on PBS stations. Two episodes were shown five nights a week, so the US would catch up! I stopped watching years ago. I'm curious what the situation is now.

For about a year, BBC America was running the more current episodes, that ended abruptly.

by Anonymousreply 126May 6, 2019 3:24 AM

No, R126. The PBS stations in NC and NY are among the only ones left and they’re still stuck in 2007.

I remember the BBCA episodes stopped the week before Den’s return. Bastards.

by Anonymousreply 127May 6, 2019 4:14 AM

Sean’s exit was nice. Too bad it was marred by the horrible “acting” by the child playing Amy.

by Anonymousreply 128May 7, 2019 4:07 AM

R127 When BBCA dropped EastEnders (2003), it was subsequently picked up by Dish satellite TV as a PPV option for U.S. viewers. The announcement said the show would starting where BBCA left off. The show ran on Dish until sometime in 2018 when it became "temporarily unavailable" while Dish and BBC Worldwide were supposedly discussing a new distribution model. It never came back, and eventually moved to Britbox.

by Anonymousreply 129May 7, 2019 10:58 AM

Thank God for Britbox. I wish they’d start streaming episodes from the beginning or selected episodes from over the years.

by Anonymousreply 130May 7, 2019 2:09 PM

Missed a few weeks - how/why did Ben become involved in Louise's kidnapping?

by Anonymousreply 131May 8, 2019 10:54 AM

So good of Prince Harry to pay tribute to me.

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by Anonymousreply 132May 8, 2019 4:20 PM

So are we ever going to get a glimpse of "Pecs Guy"?

Although, I'm guessing the idea is that Psycho Ben doesn't do relationships, and if he hooks up with the guy a second time, it would be an anomaly.

by Anonymousreply 133May 8, 2019 7:11 PM

ugh .. They're actually going there.

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by Anonymousreply 134May 9, 2019 1:17 AM

Jesus, poor Kush. He's a dumpster for all the old fug ladies on the Square. First freeze dried Denise and now this aged harridan. He was attracted to Iqra, what happened to that?

by Anonymousreply 135May 9, 2019 1:38 AM

So stupid to put Kush and Kat together, even in a one night stand. The frauen at WW will no doubt eat it up.

by Anonymousreply 136May 9, 2019 1:52 AM

😹 Those tits on Kat are monstrous. She could suffocate Kush.

by Anonymousreply 137May 9, 2019 2:08 AM

And speaking of Denise .. reports are teasing a "surprise romance" with Jack?

RME.

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by Anonymousreply 138May 9, 2019 2:21 AM

R138, please, no.

Denise is NOT attractive. Jack likes willowy blondes.

by Anonymousreply 139May 9, 2019 2:58 AM

Make that hardbitten blondes.

by Anonymousreply 140May 9, 2019 2:59 AM

Kim is more attractive than Denise.

by Anonymousreply 141May 9, 2019 11:25 AM

How:s Sharon's new face holding up?

by Anonymousreply 142May 9, 2019 4:21 PM

Not well, R142. Not well a’TALL.

by Anonymousreply 143May 10, 2019 12:41 AM

Sharon used to be so hot

by Anonymousreply 144May 10, 2019 7:59 PM

I think Sharon had one of those face lifts where they just lift the skin when she should have gone for a full one and a neck lift too. Also a gastric band to lose her huge midriff and belly.

by Anonymousreply 145May 10, 2019 8:00 PM

Great Idea For A Christmas Gift …......

The Whores of Walford Calendar

by Anonymousreply 146May 11, 2019 1:20 AM

January: Kat Slater, signature lepord-print blouse tied alluringly round her sizable midriff, pulling a pint at The Queen Vic. Her big, naked, pendulous titties are pointing due south towards the bar

February: Sharon Mitchell, beautifully spray-tanned, recreates the moment she was taken by Keanu on that delicate little kitchen table. The difference is now her perfect pins are spread high and wide, giving the paying masses full view of her freshly waxed cooter!

March: Svelte cougar Denise is in the laundrette completing her weekly service wash..in the buff! The picture captures a close up of her boney arse spreading as she bends into the dryer to retrieve her knickers

April: Stacey Fowler reclines proactively on her husband Martin's fruit and Veg stall.. Wearing nothing but a sultry pout and a pair of ug boots. The image captures the moment she entralls the male traders by firing a fresh apple right out of her muff!

by Anonymousreply 147May 11, 2019 3:56 PM

LOL!

by Anonymousreply 148May 11, 2019 8:28 PM

There already is a "Whores Of Walford" calendar!

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by Anonymousreply 149May 11, 2019 9:40 PM

I want a Kush’s Feets calendar.

by Anonymousreply 150May 11, 2019 11:50 PM

R150 January

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by Anonymousreply 151May 12, 2019 3:39 AM

February

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by Anonymousreply 152May 12, 2019 3:39 AM

March

LOL! ... (Someone has or had a tumblr on his feet.)

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by Anonymousreply 153May 12, 2019 3:41 AM

Thanks, guys! Rubbed one out twice already.

by Anonymousreply 154May 12, 2019 3:45 AM

The guy who plays Kush is a marginally good actor. He's getting along on his looks alone. I enjoy looking at him, tho.

by Anonymousreply 155May 12, 2019 5:44 PM

Kush should get hazard duty pay for having to do bed scenes with Denise, Kat, etc.

by Anonymousreply 156May 12, 2019 7:30 PM

FugEnders just won the BAFTA for Best Soap? On the strength of Shakil’s funeral? What a joke.

by Anonymousreply 157May 12, 2019 10:25 PM

You mean the very special episode of Mick Carter making Shakil's death all about himself ?

by Anonymousreply 158May 12, 2019 11:03 PM

What the fuck, R157? That was the crazy boring ass funeral with all the victims of stabbings lined up outside the church. Ridiculous that that episode should get a Bafta.

Meanwhile, FugEnders continues their policy of pairing a beauty with a beast, and on Friday treated us to the horror show of hot Kush snogging 50 year old Kat Slater, complete with wet lip smacking sound effects. Gross.

by Anonymousreply 159May 13, 2019 12:47 AM

That funeral with the real-life families of knife crime victims was so cringingly self-reverential. Damn, the Brits are so often way more sentimental and self-congratulatory regarding “feelings” than us Americans.

God, I hate Keegan but Zack Morris looks particularly yummy in a sharp suit.

by Anonymousreply 160May 13, 2019 1:15 AM

Correction-he was wearing a tux with black tie. He really did look yummy.

by Anonymousreply 161May 13, 2019 2:17 AM

This pregnancy story is dull and cliched.

Keanu copies Danny Dyer's acting methods and tries to express anger or sorrow through narrowing his eyes.

by Anonymousreply 162May 13, 2019 8:55 AM

The guy who plays Keanu is terrible.

by Anonymousreply 163May 13, 2019 10:41 AM

He fills out his pants well

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by Anonymousreply 164May 14, 2019 1:04 AM

Keanu has a great torso, yum.

Bailey's sick mother is performing illness in exactly the same way Jane and Ronnie did, by lowering their voices and sounding breathy.

by Anonymousreply 165May 14, 2019 1:31 AM

Karen even thinking about helping someone commit suicide is so unrealistic, when she's got six kids ffs. She wouldn't even consider it.

by Anonymousreply 166May 14, 2019 2:08 AM

They’re giving Karen way too much prominence in this show. Bitch can’t act.

by Anonymousreply 167May 14, 2019 1:51 PM

The Louis pregnancy drama is dull and clichéd. Why does everyone have to get pregnant on this soap, even the 17 year old?

Bex is supposed to be looking strung out on Ritalin.

by Anonymousreply 168May 15, 2019 12:08 AM

I hope there’s a Bexit.

by Anonymousreply 169May 15, 2019 1:04 AM

So it looks like Kathy is going to buy The Albert? .. and this will be the gay bar?

by Anonymousreply 170May 15, 2019 8:19 PM

It will, R170!

by Anonymousreply 171May 15, 2019 8:45 PM

Please, she's going to buy and set up an East London pub for 100k? Does she think it's 1985 again?

by Anonymousreply 172May 15, 2019 10:45 PM

BEXIT, LOL.

Apparently she is set to become a junkie vagrant after her Ritalin addiction spirals out of control, which isn't realistic. Ritalin isn't physically addictive and she'd only be tired and a bit headachy if she stopped taking it.

The producers should have had her take internet Xanax and then had a life threatening seizure when she ran out, to raise awareness of how dangerous benzo use can be. Online Xanax has become really popular in the UK over the past two years.

by Anonymousreply 173May 16, 2019 12:21 AM

If Bex and Kush ever hook up, we can call them Bush.

by Anonymousreply 174May 16, 2019 2:52 AM

If Sharon has developed a taste for the younger man and hooks up with Kush, we can call them SHUSH!

by Anonymousreply 175May 16, 2019 5:43 AM

I'd prefer either Bush or Shush to Kash or Dash. Iqra is my pick for Kush.

by Anonymousreply 176May 16, 2019 5:55 AM

Iqra is the stupider of the two sisters.

But no one needs Lexie. Time for a Lexit.

by Anonymousreply 177May 16, 2019 11:50 AM

Loved the scene tonight when Ben was eyeing up Keanu's ass and then tried to come on to him in a menacing way.

by Anonymousreply 178May 16, 2019 9:35 PM

NuBen is disgusting.

by Anonymousreply 179May 16, 2019 10:10 PM

The guy is completely miscast as Ben. He would have been a good Lee Carter, though.

by Anonymousreply 180May 16, 2019 10:18 PM

Off-topic ... Marc Elliott's character, the abusive and manipulative Isaac Mayfileld, returned to "Holby City" at the the end of Tuesday's episode. Will Isaac reel Dom back in?

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by Anonymousreply 181May 16, 2019 10:19 PM

We were reminded that Ben is gay last night, so I hope they're gearing up for him to get involved with someone. New Johnny needs to reappear too, as a hot, confident lawyer.

by Anonymousreply 182May 17, 2019 8:58 AM

We haven’t seen enough Gray.

by Anonymousreply 183May 17, 2019 9:00 AM

Gray seems controlling, so I think we might be heading for a domestic violence storyline. It would be better and more original if Chantelle was the violent one, though. She is a giant, after all.

by Anonymousreply 184May 17, 2019 9:05 AM

So Keanu dropped his pants again for Sharon. This show really is unwatchable.

by Anonymousreply 185May 17, 2019 5:17 PM

I think they are gearing up for a domestic abuse storyline but with Honey and her bloke, they have been laying the groundwork for ages slowly dropping hints in a realistic way.

by Anonymousreply 186May 17, 2019 5:26 PM

I'm disappointed that the new Ben is just basically evil, one of the strengths of the character, particularly in the last version of him, is that he did objectively bad things but was basically just really messed up and was hurting himself as much as anyone else. Even though he got angry, and sometimes violent, I was usually sympathetic to him because the actor managed to show what was driving him which was the need for love (especially his dad's), for respect, and a compulsion to perform a particular version of masculinity that never sat quite right on him. I have to say, the last actor was amazing at conveying all of that - Ben's messiness and neediness and anger all at the same time.

It may make sense that that need for his dad's approval has turned into hatred of him but I don't think past Ben was evil like he is now, I feel like he has no sympathetic aspect he's just cold and heartless which, despite everything, old Ben never was. I

I

by Anonymousreply 187May 17, 2019 5:35 PM

Kush and Kat are unbearable to watch. Who the fuck thought their pairing would make any sense at all?

by Anonymousreply 188May 17, 2019 9:18 PM

It's only about sex r188.

by Anonymousreply 189May 17, 2019 9:48 PM

The little kid who plays Bailey did a really bad job with Bailey finding out her mother was dead. And the guy who plays Mitch just isn’t cutting it and should be fired.

by Anonymousreply 190May 18, 2019 4:59 AM

R190, Mitch and Karen were way too cut up about Deena's death. Karen barely knew her and Mitch had abandoned her a long time ago. Bailey isn't a charming child at all and needs to go.

Keanu + Fat Sharon = 🤮

by Anonymousreply 191May 18, 2019 2:56 PM

So why do you keep watching?

by Anonymousreply 192May 18, 2019 3:51 PM

We love to hate it, R192.

by Anonymousreply 193May 18, 2019 5:12 PM

I blocked R192 for being a cunt, what do we love to hate, R193?

by Anonymousreply 194May 18, 2019 8:29 PM

Her name was Dinah but they pronounce it as Dinah? What the fuck?

by Anonymousreply 195May 18, 2019 8:30 PM

Oops, I meant Deena.

by Anonymousreply 196May 18, 2019 8:30 PM

And you wonder, r194, why you have no friends .............

by Anonymousreply 197May 19, 2019 4:25 AM

Oi, R197/cunt, I’ll just LOVE blocking you, too.

Go have a wank with your iPad pics of Keanu.

by Anonymousreply 198May 19, 2019 4:42 AM

R194, we love to hate FugEnders.

by Anonymousreply 199May 19, 2019 8:46 AM

The Kush and Kat scenes are so weirdly scripted. The lines given to Kush don't sound like the character would ever say them. And I thought Kat had reunited with fug Alfie? Who is looking after Kat's four (with Hayley's) children while she's out shagging Kush?

by Anonymousreply 200May 19, 2019 8:52 AM

Stacey, probably.

by Anonymousreply 201May 19, 2019 12:43 PM

Giant Mo, most likely.

by Anonymousreply 202May 19, 2019 12:46 PM

They really need to bring Dan (Craig Fairbrass) back.

by Anonymousreply 203May 19, 2019 2:50 PM

R200 Poor Tommy. .. Alfie had already recruited him to watch after Bert and Ernie, so he's used to babysitting. We saw Kat sent him upstairs with the box of chocolates and told him to find a film to watch.

by Anonymousreply 204May 19, 2019 9:00 PM

Why wouldn't Kush prefer a woman with a perky bosom instead of a pair of low hanging udders and female parts as wide as the Thames tunnel?

by Anonymousreply 205May 19, 2019 9:23 PM

He does. Him being at all attracted to Kat is genuinely ludicrous.

by Anonymousreply 206May 19, 2019 10:36 PM

Men aren't allowed to have types on the Square, so we get Keanu jumping from pretty, skinny Astrid to vast Sharon to Louise and back again and Kush shagging Stacey, marrying Shabnam, then dating ancient Denise, then fancying Iqra and now obsessed with disgusting Kat!

Ben also went from dominating cute little Paul to being dommed by daddy Luke! Even Jack ,whose type is hard bitten blondes, is now supposedly attracted to the Square's unlikely femme fatale, 50 year old stringy wizened Denise!

In real life, it does not happen like this!

by Anonymousreply 207May 19, 2019 11:40 PM

Yes, it does.

by Anonymousreply 208May 20, 2019 1:45 AM

R208, care to elaborate how a 45 year old guy who has ONLY fancied blonde women suddenly likes the looks of Denise?

by Anonymousreply 209May 20, 2019 2:00 AM

Under the influence of alcohol.

"The Girls All Look Prettier At Closin' Time."

by Anonymousreply 210May 20, 2019 2:27 AM

Jack knows that Denise puts out.

by Anonymousreply 211May 20, 2019 2:42 AM

R187 W&W to your whole comment.

Harry Reid’s Ben and indeed the very first Ben (the kiddie one in the early 00s) made emotional sense, and seemed like a real albeit insanely traumatised person. He had feelings and desires and beliefs that all clashed inside of him to create an interesting fraught personality. Yes, he was Woobie-ish like Aaron off Emmerdale at times, but there were good character reasons for that. This new incarnation of Ben is more like a reset back to the chilly robotic second one, who nobody liked to watch or connected with because he was badly and barely drawn. It’s a total waste of years building a rich persona for the Mitchell heir.

by Anonymousreply 212May 20, 2019 9:52 AM

It was rather funny a week or so ago, when Ben was threatening Rainie, and she mentioned that he used to "prance about to Lady Gaga."

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by Anonymousreply 213May 20, 2019 11:47 PM

Keanu finally called Ben's bluff last night and punched him in the face. Ben soon backed off. If we're to take Ben's transformation into a lean, mean fighting machine seriously, he needed to be seen having boxing lessons or something.

by Anonymousreply 214May 21, 2019 8:09 AM

Kate Oates isn’t cutting it. This show needs a strong producer who’s not afraid of wielding an ax and totally re-shaping this show.

by Anonymousreply 215May 21, 2019 8:22 PM

There is definitely sexual tension between Keanu and Ben. I hope they go there!

by Anonymousreply 216May 22, 2019 8:13 AM

Bianca is returning to the square!

by Anonymousreply 217May 23, 2019 12:44 AM

R216 ........ Dream on, Miss.

Keanu would kill Ben before he'd ever go there.

by Anonymousreply 218May 23, 2019 12:55 AM

R218, Keanu is only 19. He could discover that he is bi.

by Anonymousreply 219May 23, 2019 12:59 AM

Sorry, Miss, but that's one highway Keanu's never gonna travel.

by Anonymousreply 220May 23, 2019 1:23 AM

R218 I agree.

I don't think Keanu is wired for that or open to any "discovery." Seems quite orthodox to me.

If he were open to bisexuality even a bit, then I think he would have continued with the escorting and seen the value of expanding his customer base to include wealthy men as well.

by Anonymousreply 221May 23, 2019 1:32 AM

I agree, R221.

The fraus on WW are hoping Ricky will be brought back. Oh please. He was awful. I do remember when Bianca whispered into someone’s ear that Ricky had a big dick, though.

by Anonymousreply 222May 23, 2019 2:00 AM

Most gays have discovered long before the age of nineteen that they're gay.

by Anonymousreply 223May 23, 2019 2:03 AM

Is Bianca the chick whose mother was engaged to Dan Sullivan, and he was sleepingwith both Bianca and her Mom?

Is Bianca Tiffany's mother?

by Anonymousreply 224May 23, 2019 2:10 AM

Yes, she is Tiff's mum. Another screaming chav.

by Anonymousreply 225May 23, 2019 5:00 AM

Were we to infer that "Donny the Hitman" is gay as well?

I wouldn't mind having a network of gay criminals around, floating in and out of the action.

Midge, the guy who kidnapped Louise, could be another one.

by Anonymousreply 226May 23, 2019 8:18 PM

God, I want to bury my tongue in Keanu's velvet love tunnel.

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by Anonymousreply 227May 23, 2019 8:53 PM

Bex is plumping up. She looks more pregnant than Louise. Are those pills giving her the munchies?

Kat is fatter than ever. She looks like a typical Medieval bar wench.

Mel looks really beastly. She needs a makeover from Kim.

by Anonymousreply 228May 24, 2019 3:25 AM

Littlr Arthur has been recast and looks like Mowgli, very cute. Kush for some reason thinks he'll get joint custody?

Danny Dyer and Linda are probably getting a yawn inducing autism storyline with their youngest, Oliver.

by Anonymousreply 229May 24, 2019 12:39 PM

I wonder who they’ll hastily film mentioning Theresa May’s resignation to insert on tonight’s show.

by Anonymousreply 230May 24, 2019 3:38 PM

I can't stand Bianca, she's a dim bulb with a loud voice.

Who did Pat leave her house to, that seems to be a doss house for the miscellaneous atm?

by Anonymousreply 231May 24, 2019 4:16 PM

[quote] Mel looks really beastly. She needs a makeover from Kim

Mel looks 'rough' like she plays roller derby or something. But can Kim give herself a makeover first? I don't think she's changed-out those braids for over two years.

by Anonymousreply 232May 24, 2019 6:52 PM

Kim always looks great. Mel looks frumpy and dumpy, boozy and coked up. Was she ever hot?

by Anonymousreply 233May 25, 2019 1:01 PM

Re: the gay bar.

[quote] Kathy turns to Ben and Tina for help with getting it off the ground, and they’re both shocked to realise she has no idea what she’s doing. So Kathy makes Tina an offer she can’t refuse, and the pair deliberate over names for the place

I hope Tina isn't going to be managing the place for Kathy. Can't we get a hot guy in there?

by Anonymousreply 234May 26, 2019 8:52 PM

I think the name should be The B & P-after Ben and Paul.

by Anonymousreply 235May 26, 2019 8:55 PM

Since "The Albert" was named to relate to "The Queen Victoria," perhaps we should keep it in the family and call it "Prince Eddy's." .. lol!

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by Anonymousreply 236May 26, 2019 9:44 PM

The Cock Tavern - a real gay bar from Kennington, London

by Anonymousreply 237May 26, 2019 11:11 PM

Or The Prik-a real bar in Amsterdam.

by Anonymousreply 238May 26, 2019 11:30 PM

The name should be Benders but it won't be.

Spoiler site Eastioaks has confirmed that Ben is going to have an affair with Whitney's boyfriend, cute Callum (Halfway).

by Anonymousreply 239May 29, 2019 2:25 AM

#EastBenders Pub & Grille

#GenderBenders Bar & Bistro

by Anonymousreply 240May 29, 2019 2:55 AM

Callum's PTSD word kick in and he'd castrate Ben, which is exactly what Ben deserves.

by Anonymousreply 241May 29, 2019 2:59 AM

Gosh you guys! Sharon is Pregnant!

She doesn't know who inseminated her, the tart!

Remember the huge storyline they made of her being infertile and why she ended things with Phil in the early 2000s? What a waste of time that was..

Will they pad her up much and/or will she keep it?!

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by Anonymousreply 242May 29, 2019 6:00 AM

Barren Sharon getting pregnant at 50 after decades of infertility is beyond absurd - has Kate Oates lost her mind? Keanu must have some weapons grade sperm going on down there.

The Ben/Halfway romance is confirmed starting Friday. He had a bf in the army who was possibly killed.

Let's call the bar EastBenders on here. Benders would be such a good name but the WW fraus would probably squawk 'homophobic'.

by Anonymousreply 243May 29, 2019 7:05 AM

Ben and Callum ?!

What's their smushname?

Ball 'um

by Anonymousreply 244May 29, 2019 7:20 AM

Sharon has looked pregnant for years. No need for padding. On the contrary, the challenge will be how to make her look as if she's not in her third trimester after the baby arrives.

by Anonymousreply 245May 29, 2019 7:59 AM

Halfway is very cute.

by Anonymousreply 246May 29, 2019 9:52 AM

Sharon had infertility problems BEFORE she had Dennis, not after, r243.

by Anonymousreply 247May 29, 2019 11:47 AM

Lot of semi-incest in EE.

by Anonymousreply 248May 29, 2019 2:20 PM

Halfwit's new haircut is great, but he'd be much better looking, if he spent $3K to have a simple otoplasty procedure.

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by Anonymousreply 249May 29, 2019 6:54 PM

Spoiler!

The club will be called The Prince Albert!

How the hell can Kathy open a Clun for 100k?

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by Anonymousreply 250May 30, 2019 5:59 AM

Do pubs in the UK exchange hands as frequently in real life as they do on EE?

by Anonymousreply 251May 30, 2019 6:41 PM

The Club should be called the Princess Alberta.

by Anonymousreply 252May 30, 2019 11:06 PM

Ben and Halfway started flirting tonight.

by Anonymousreply 253May 30, 2019 11:07 PM

Looks like Phil got kicked in the balls by Keanu not once, but twice.

by Anonymousreply 254May 30, 2019 11:09 PM

If Halfway and Ben actually do have an affair, Stuart will probably respond with a creative form of torture, possibly even murder.

by Anonymousreply 255May 30, 2019 11:14 PM

Stuart is being turned into a boring goody goody character. He knocked over spazzy Martin today and then hopped off and rescued Bex from some weird South Bank type place.

by Anonymousreply 256May 30, 2019 11:20 PM

Whitney would turn even the straightest guy gay with her self obsessed personality and the expectation for every guy to buy her whatever she wants on the spot or he's a bad boyfriend .

by Anonymousreply 257May 30, 2019 11:23 PM

Wasn't Halfwit a virgin when he and Whit first had sex?

by Anonymousreply 258May 31, 2019 12:02 AM

Supposedly yes, R258.

by Anonymousreply 259May 31, 2019 1:18 AM

And he looked like a deer in the headlights

by Anonymousreply 260May 31, 2019 1:27 AM

Dot was the only real Christian on EE, which is statistically about right, 1 in a thousand. The underlying storyline is that her acceptance and love of Stuart transformed him. So yes he's becoming a goody-goody, a traditional and very old trope in Christianity. the sinner redeemed. They often becomes saints themselves. I am not sure this is a conscious intent on the writers part or if it is something unconscious because it still remains a story submerged and mostly forgotten in the remnants of Christian culture in England.

by Anonymousreply 261May 31, 2019 1:31 AM

I want to see Phil get Keanu pregnant, like now.

by Anonymousreply 262May 31, 2019 1:55 AM

What a lush image: Keanu cradling his baby bump! x

by Anonymousreply 263May 31, 2019 1:57 AM

Why is everyone trying to find Jesus? He's not the one who is lost.

by Anonymousreply 264May 31, 2019 6:23 PM

Ben: Maybe there could be a dark room.

Kathy: What, for photographer gays?

OK, I like that.

by Anonymousreply 265May 31, 2019 7:26 PM

Is it going to be Halfgay or Ballum

by Anonymousreply 266May 31, 2019 8:22 PM

HALFGAY, lmfao.

Yesss! That's his DL name now.

by Anonymousreply 267May 31, 2019 8:26 PM

Hah. I hope those frauen on WW who denied this was going to happen choke on their M&S pre-cooked dinner for one.

by Anonymousreply 268May 31, 2019 8:31 PM

They are oddly for it .

by Anonymousreply 269May 31, 2019 9:26 PM

That's a tough call, r266.

We'll discuss it at the 2019 Annual DataLounge Summer Picnic.

by Anonymousreply 270May 31, 2019 11:10 PM

I also saw Bum mentioned .

by Anonymousreply 271May 31, 2019 11:51 PM

Ben pulling sex faces and saying 'I smell QUEER!'

I am here for that.

EastBenders just got good again.

by Anonymousreply 272June 1, 2019 12:53 AM

That idiot Shamelessness over at WW insists that fug Stuart will stay on EE because “they love Ricky Champ at Elstree.” What a moron. He can show up at the production offices every day with roses and chocolates but Stuart can still be written out at any time. And he should. They’re only “redeeming” him so he’ll end up worse than before and taken out of Walford in a wooden box.

by Anonymousreply 273June 1, 2019 1:16 AM

Fug thug Stuart is definitely going to do something even more dastardly sooner or later.

by Anonymousreply 274June 1, 2019 1:19 AM

I don't think that Stuart will approve of the gay club. He will probably feel it's his self appointed duty to handle them in the same manner that he handled the men he believed to be child predators. And if Ben sleeps with Halfway, and Stuart finds out, this will not end well for the young lovers. I seriously think Stuart would murder Ben.

by Anonymousreply 275June 1, 2019 6:55 AM

I think the gay club should be called The Prancing Albert.

by Anonymousreply 276June 1, 2019 6:59 AM

I hope Louise dies in childbirth and Ben human traffics Lola away to Slough.

by Anonymousreply 277June 1, 2019 9:03 AM

[quote]Ben pulling sex faces and saying 'I smell QUEER!'

Actually the best thing I've seen in years. Watched with my sister and her boyfriend, everyone started cheering.

by Anonymousreply 278June 1, 2019 9:05 AM

All of a sudden I'm liking Neu-Ben, that filthy little sex pig.

by Anonymousreply 279June 1, 2019 9:25 AM

Let's call the bar [italic] "Uncle Bottom's"

by Anonymousreply 280June 1, 2019 12:56 PM

Phil's going to come out as gay next. (The storylines have been absurd for decades.)

by Anonymousreply 281June 1, 2019 3:52 PM

Well, I still think he was raped by Gavin’s goons when he was held in that house in Notting Hill for a few weeks. They hinted at it but never followed through.

by Anonymousreply 282June 1, 2019 4:15 PM

Why do you think Phil goes to Spain so often? He loves the Barcelona Circuit parties and all the Spanish boys.

by Anonymousreply 283June 1, 2019 8:08 PM

Olé ?

Oh-Lay !

by Anonymousreply 284June 1, 2019 9:27 PM

Red Carpet, British Soap Awards.

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by Anonymousreply 285June 2, 2019 2:12 AM

The kid who plays Keegan was up for Best Actor? Are you fucking kidding me. Horrible character played by an awful actor. I don’t care how good looking he is.

by Anonymousreply 286June 2, 2019 2:39 AM

Maybe it's the dad who will have a problem with Halfway's sexuality.

Richard Graham arrives this summer.

Another bald head on the square.

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by Anonymousreply 287June 2, 2019 3:13 AM

R287, wtf? I thought Oates didn't employ fug actors? Why do people's families have to arrive and stay on the square anyway? It never happens in real life.

The actor playing Ben needs to lose weight. He was much thinner and better looking in Waterloo Road. He's been sitting with Bernie, Kim, Tiffany, Kat and Sharon too much between takes.

by Anonymousreply 288June 2, 2019 7:56 AM

Kate Oates, all is forgiven!

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by Anonymousreply 289June 2, 2019 8:05 AM

I'm so glad he punched Ben. After Ben inevitably blackmails Callum, I hope his brother kills him and Callum can find an actual hot boyfriend

by Anonymousreply 290June 2, 2019 8:33 AM

I want a scene of BeigeSex first

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by Anonymousreply 291June 2, 2019 8:48 AM

Prediction-on Halloween Gavin (straight out of prison) torches the Prince Albert intending to murder Ben but Halfway is killed, instead.

by Anonymousreply 292June 2, 2019 2:57 PM

And fug Stuart is blamed for it and ends up going to prison for it.

by Anonymousreply 293June 2, 2019 2:57 PM

I hope not. Halfgay is cute and we need gay Male storylines on EE. I mean we NEED it!

by Anonymousreply 294June 2, 2019 5:07 PM

Another closeted gay/bi guy in denial wailing and weeping? That wasn't even original 20 years ago. At least with Syed, they had the religion angle to play.

Would prefer to have a hot openly gay-bi guy causing trouble.

by Anonymousreply 295June 2, 2019 7:32 PM

As usual a certain Mrs Peel hates young conventionally pretty girls and apparently sexually active people too .

by Anonymousreply 296June 2, 2019 7:59 PM

I loathe Mrs. Peel. And there are few things more annoying than Americans who’ve moved to the UK and acquire their colloquialisms and turns of phrase. You’re not a Brit, moron, stop writing shit like “bang to rights” and “playing a blinder.”

by Anonymousreply 297June 2, 2019 9:04 PM

Lacey Turner’s going to be away for a year on maternity leave. Wow.

On Friday the 14th Kathy apparently will have a tense confrontation from “a face from the past.” Could it be Jane? It’s happening the week before Bobby is released.

by Anonymousreply 298June 3, 2019 1:55 AM

At this point, Ian almost qualifies as "a face from the past" .. lol. Geez, how long does it take him to tell Peter that Bobby's being released and will be staying with him?

by Anonymousreply 299June 3, 2019 2:51 AM

Maybe he's taking a sailboat to New Zealand ., should take a while .

by Anonymousreply 300June 3, 2019 3:24 AM

I think we’ll see Peter in a nee head around Christmas.

by Anonymousreply 301June 3, 2019 4:32 AM

Sorry, I meant “with a new head.”

by Anonymousreply 302June 3, 2019 4:33 AM

Old Peter was hot and can come back.

by Anonymousreply 303June 3, 2019 4:57 AM

If Lauren's still packing on the pounds, Peter might be interested in checking out the gay bar.

And if Stacey's going to be gone for a full year, Martin might want to go that route as well.

by Anonymousreply 304June 3, 2019 5:51 AM

r297 Especially when they move back to America and say "proper" and "loo". Ugh.

by Anonymousreply 305June 3, 2019 8:29 AM

What excuse will they give for Stacey's absence? Just not have her in it or say she's run off so Kush can't have Arthur?

by Anonymousreply 306June 3, 2019 9:04 AM

R304, Lauren is still huge and is just a stay at home mum and influencer these days. Too fat to get cast.

by Anonymousreply 307June 3, 2019 9:08 AM

R303, do you mean Ben Hardy? He ain’t ever coming back, he’s got a film career now.

by Anonymousreply 308June 3, 2019 2:12 PM

I will admit I like the name Prince Albert

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by Anonymousreply 309June 3, 2019 4:44 PM

'Cause I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it

Sex in the air, I don't care, I love the smell of it

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by Anonymousreply 310June 3, 2019 5:01 PM

R308 but those jobs he got because Bryan Singer found him hot .

by Anonymousreply 311June 3, 2019 6:47 PM

Ruby and Jay aren't going to work out and her new love interest starts with an M and the bitches at Walford Web are already bitter because they think Martin is going to cheat on St Stacey .

by Anonymousreply 312June 3, 2019 7:33 PM

Is Jay going to go back to Lola?

by Anonymousreply 313June 3, 2019 7:35 PM

R312 That would not surprise me. Even before Oates took over, I remember there were a few instances where it seemed like Ruby was hot for Martin.

by Anonymousreply 314June 3, 2019 7:57 PM

Maybe Jean will stop taking her nut meds, and Stacy will suffer from post partum depression, and they will both jump off the the Suicide Mountain Roof of the Queen Vic.

by Anonymousreply 315June 3, 2019 10:40 PM

R315 Jean will too busy with her new boyfriend this summer.

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by Anonymousreply 316June 4, 2019 12:39 AM

He was lovely on Hell's Kitchen. He came second to Linda Evans.

by Anonymousreply 317June 4, 2019 6:04 AM

Here are the top 5- I want on Ben’s Kill List:

Lola

Max

Louise

Jay

Karen

Denise

Mel

Mitch

“L”

Martin

by Anonymousreply 318June 4, 2019 10:27 AM

God I want Martin top of the kill list. He's insufferable.

by Anonymousreply 319June 4, 2019 11:17 AM

Max Bowden retweets:

[quote] #EastEnders by the hell! The scene between #Ben & #Halfway. How homo-erotic was that prolonged hold against the wall? Absolute blinder played by both lads. Chemistry between you two is going to spill well into the square for good & bad. I get Ben now. @tony_clay76 @TeamMaxBowden5

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by Anonymousreply 320June 4, 2019 3:37 PM

R319 I don;t like Stuart, but I cheered when he punched Martin last week. What a jerk.

by Anonymousreply 321June 4, 2019 4:38 PM

I hope Martin’s stalker Sarah returns and stabs Ruby to death.

by Anonymousreply 322June 4, 2019 9:52 PM

I loathe horrible little neurotic Ruby. She really does look like she could kill somebody.

The guy who plays Ben really showed some acting ability and range tonight. He transformed Ben from a tough talking hoe to a vulnerable, weeping mess. He also said he had his 'first time' with Paul though. I don't think that fits in with what happened does it?

by Anonymousreply 323June 5, 2019 12:52 AM

He had sex with Lola . He did kiss that Duncan guy before going to prison for Heather's death . Came back and got together with Abi . He was on Eastenders version of Grindr but I don't know if he ever hooked up with somebody before he met Paul . After that he was definitely hooking up with guys and getting chlamydia (infecting Abi who infected Lee who infected Whitney who may had a miscarriage because of it , that going to be fun ). I don't think the show ever treated Paul as the first guy Ben had sex with .

by Anonymousreply 324June 5, 2019 2:30 AM

Ben’s innuendo is approaching Julian Clary level.

by Anonymousreply 325June 5, 2019 3:55 AM

'Ruby and Jay aren't going to work out and her new love interest starts with an M and the bitches at Walford Web are already bitter because they think Martin is going to cheat on St Stacey .'

Typical of the tragic WW fraus and the Digital Spy hoes. They seem to consider infidelity an affront and even some kind of threat to their own grim marriages. Stacey has form when it comes to cheating.

by Anonymousreply 326June 5, 2019 6:38 AM

What I don't understand is why they love Stacey so much. Same with Jay, don't get me wrong, I like Jay but he's not as great as they make him out to be.

by Anonymousreply 327June 5, 2019 7:24 AM

I only started watching last year and don’t get the Stacey fandom. At all. Is it because they like Max?

by Anonymousreply 328June 5, 2019 9:00 AM

WW writers consider Sharon to be a major gay icon/diva. I actually like her but no.

by Anonymousreply 329June 5, 2019 3:15 PM

Lacy Turner was recently on a talk show discussing her difficulties getting pregnant, two miscarriages, and now her pregnancy that is at last progressing normally. People love that stuff, and often combine their real life experience with the soap opera persona. That's why they love her. Seeing any of these actors in interviews shows a kinder, gentler character that we don't see in the soap performances.

by Anonymousreply 330June 5, 2019 7:59 PM

R329, God help you if you dare to say Sharon is fat on either Digital Spy of WW. There's even a lard lover who posts here about how hot Sharon is for her age.

by Anonymousreply 331June 5, 2019 11:33 PM

R330, Lacey is also one of the few actresses who's had a successful career outside EE. Her role in Our Girl was feted before she returned to DL and Michelle Keating took over the part.

by Anonymousreply 332June 5, 2019 11:35 PM

Jac Jossa is another lard queen. She was tiny before her pregnancy but then morphed into a small whale and never returned to her former svelte shape. She's an influencer now.

by Anonymousreply 333June 5, 2019 11:35 PM

R331 I hope you are not referring to me. Tish needs to loose a fair few pounds but I've always loved her as a camp goddess! She was my first little crush as a 9 yo gay.

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by Anonymousreply 334June 6, 2019 2:00 AM

r331 I like Sharon, but never considered her a diva. But I am pleased one little gayling worshipped her.

by Anonymousreply 335June 6, 2019 5:56 AM

I enjoy commenting on how EE tries to tone down Sharon's immensity: putting her in black, shooting from the waist up, etc. It never works!

by Anonymousreply 336June 6, 2019 7:46 AM

Someone on DL described Catherine Zeta-Jones as having a WW2 body: broad shoulders, big breasts, big stomach, flat ass and skinny legs. That's our Sharon!

Speaking of bodies, I wish Ben wasn't being styled as Phil Jnr: over-sized yet gut hugging polo shirt with boxy leather jacket. They try to gay him up with Ralph Lauren, but I wish they would do better by him.

by Anonymousreply 337June 6, 2019 12:15 PM

Post a picture of YOURSELF, R333.

by Anonymousreply 338June 6, 2019 3:22 PM

I see I triggered the lard disciples. Sharon is about twice the weight of Catherine Zeta Jones, for fuck's sake.

So, tonight we finally had Halfgay and Ben snogging, and their faces filled the entire screen, although tongues were noticeably absent.

by Anonymousreply 339June 6, 2019 10:02 PM

They aren't going to use tongues, this isn't hollyoaks

by Anonymousreply 340June 6, 2019 10:05 PM

If we're talking plump ups, let's not forget Kat. Her knockers are the size of cantaloupes, and her ass is the size of a small country. Add the rest of the Slater's, and we're talking a small continent.

by Anonymousreply 341June 6, 2019 10:30 PM

R340, they should use tongues and I think they might. A lot about EE has changed to angle it at a younger audience. Even the lighting of last night's episode was more dramatic.

The EE fraudience at the DS and WW are panicking hysterically because Halfgay is cheating and they loathe infidelity storylines.

by Anonymousreply 342June 6, 2019 11:32 PM

The frauen and gays (like Shamelessnes) at WW are a pathetic lot.

by Anonymousreply 343June 7, 2019 12:34 AM

There is also the question if Ben and Callum had sex or just kissed . One side thinks they had sex because clothes were grabbed and that's soapish for sex and the other side doesn't think that's proof enough .

by Anonymousreply 344June 7, 2019 1:46 AM

No, R344, it was clear they just kissed.

That scene with the two of them was gorgeously lit.

by Anonymousreply 345June 7, 2019 3:45 AM

There was the sound of belts unbuckling.

So there was at least some light frottage and hand jobs for sure.

by Anonymousreply 346June 7, 2019 3:57 AM

Kate Oates has put the focus back on romance and drama, where it belongs. That awful Sean O'Connor tried to make EE into some kind of sitcom, with so many comic scenes or events that united the community, like a play or a power cut. It was so dull that I used to miss episodes and not watch them on Catch Up. Yorke had uber complicated criminal plots which weren't interesting either.

by Anonymousreply 347June 7, 2019 3:59 AM

I reckon Belfgay maybe jerked each other off, but I doubt Halfgay had his first experience of anal sex in an alleyway. But who knows, maybe Halfgay will wake up in Ben's bed in Monday's episode.

by Anonymousreply 348June 7, 2019 4:03 AM

All hail Kate Oates' contribution to Pride 2019

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by Anonymousreply 349June 7, 2019 5:26 AM

[quote] I doubt Halfgay had his first experience of anal sex in an alleyway

In a children’s playground actually!

by Anonymousreply 350June 7, 2019 5:56 AM

[quote]Belfgay

Someone mentioned Bum as a portmanteau upthread.

by Anonymousreply 351June 7, 2019 5:58 AM

[quote]The EE fraudience at the DS and WW are panicking hysterically because Halfgay is cheating and they loathe infidelity storylines.

They loathe infidelity storylines? Then why are they watching soaps?

by Anonymousreply 352June 7, 2019 6:17 AM

It's the first plot that's really had me interested since Christian and Syeed!

by Anonymousreply 353June 7, 2019 7:41 AM

'They loathe infidelity storylines? Then why are they watching soaps?'

They were esp upset when Mick cheated on saint Linda.

by Anonymousreply 354June 7, 2019 8:48 AM

They are also into Sheanu but when Sharon cheats on Phil it's cool apparently .

by Anonymousreply 355June 7, 2019 10:13 AM

Summer trailer

Jack arrested.

Keanu runs.

Ben gets beaten up. Again.

Bobby returns and is pursued by Max.

Ian's return.

Sharon and Ben looked depressed at a multigenerational Mitchell family dinner.

Lots of straights infiltrate Pride.

Gray and Mick have a cuddle.

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by Anonymousreply 356June 7, 2019 1:30 PM

Am I right in assuming that Callum texted Ben to meet him in the park?

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by Anonymousreply 357June 7, 2019 5:26 PM

R357 That's my interpretation too .

by Anonymousreply 358June 7, 2019 5:29 PM

Loved these episodes. The tags are going off on tumblr.

This...

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by Anonymousreply 359June 7, 2019 6:33 PM

And Callum asking this...

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by Anonymousreply 360June 7, 2019 6:34 PM

... And Ben's response...

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by Anonymousreply 361June 7, 2019 6:34 PM

... lead to the penny dropping for Halfway

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by Anonymousreply 362June 7, 2019 6:36 PM

I’m guessing that Stuart organises the gay bashing of Ben.

by Anonymousreply 363June 7, 2019 7:57 PM

Larrie type Tumblr fraus have jumped aboard, which was probably Oates' intention.

by Anonymousreply 364June 7, 2019 8:13 PM

What's with Ben always making sex faces everytime someone threatens him? Also when he was flirting with the hit man?

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by Anonymousreply 365June 7, 2019 9:25 PM

R364 Of course it was .

by Anonymousreply 366June 7, 2019 9:30 PM

Ben is foolish enough to think he's the gay Stuart. Ben isn't smart enough to realize who and what he's dealing with.

by Anonymousreply 367June 7, 2019 10:49 PM

Stuart was beaten up by weedy Mick but is somehow being presented as the ultimate hard man now? And he's Mr Sensitive but he's also Mr Homophobe? Yet living with bisexual Sonia? None of it makes sense but I'm here for it after self loathing Sean O'Connor killed off Paul and plunged Gay Eastenders into the doldrums for years on end.

by Anonymousreply 368June 8, 2019 1:42 AM

Aww this kiss tho!

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by Anonymousreply 369June 8, 2019 8:32 AM

My Frau mum on Halfgay:

: “as soon has he took off that knitted hat to reveal his haircut, I knew”

by Anonymousreply 370June 8, 2019 8:59 AM

Halfway at 8pm

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by Anonymousreply 371June 8, 2019 9:04 AM

Halfway at 8:15

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by Anonymousreply 372June 8, 2019 9:06 AM

Bobby Beale's gone blond.

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by Anonymousreply 373June 8, 2019 9:08 AM

Callum is very cute. What is the name of the actor who plays him?

by Anonymousreply 374June 8, 2019 9:08 AM

Tony Clay. I wonder if Max Bowden's audition was doing a chemistry test with him.

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by Anonymousreply 375June 8, 2019 9:30 AM

This scene was 🔥

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by Anonymousreply 376June 8, 2019 11:09 AM

The Larries are here with their emojis!

Kate Oates is doing her best to eliminate the fug. Bobby was a rodent faced child, nothing like this one with his open face. He will hopefully still be evil, though.

by Anonymousreply 377June 8, 2019 11:16 AM

Halfgay lips are very thin, esp from the side.

by Anonymousreply 378June 8, 2019 11:16 AM

He’s got beautiful eyes, though.

by Anonymousreply 379June 8, 2019 1:50 PM

He's a goofy dude

by Anonymousreply 380June 8, 2019 3:45 PM

What's a Larry?

Louise and ?

by Anonymousreply 381June 8, 2019 3:58 PM

R381 I believe R377 is referring to the Louis (Tomlinson) and Harry (Styles) gang.

by Anonymousreply 382June 8, 2019 8:34 PM

R257 I feel as sorry for Whit as I do for Ben. She’s a walking cry for help, considering what happened with the sexual abuse from her stepdad and the string of violent user boyfriends. She just wants to be genuinely and consistently cared for, and that’s not selfish so much as simply human. She may be materialistic and needy, but that’s just how her insecurity is showing up in her life. It’s similar to how Ben gets agg and goes off unadvisedly because his somatic impulses are fused to his self-disgust.

The only unsympathetic person in this whole messed-up situation is Halfway. Frankly he’s a major downgrade for new hot Ben considering what the latter once had in Paul (and almost had in Johnny).

by Anonymousreply 383June 8, 2019 8:57 PM

Three things I notice as I’m checking in after two years away:

1. Why doesn’t Jamie Borthwick (Jay Brown) age? He looks the same as he did 10 years ago and wrinkle-free.

2. E20 is a thing now, and it looks...really boring. It’s no Angie’s Den, that’s for sure.

3. NuBen acts and sounds like Tom Hardy to an uncanny degree.

I also remember Ruby as a very different personality, and thinking that her teen self would grow up to be lesbian. Pity.

by Anonymousreply 384June 8, 2019 9:15 PM

Jay not aging is a problem now with the new Ben because Jay is around 2 years older than Ben and even though Harry Reid was older than Jamie Borthwick , he looked younger .

by Anonymousreply 385June 8, 2019 9:29 PM

[quote] Frankly he’s a major downgrade for new hot Ben considering what the latter once had in Paul (and almost had in Johnny).

Even the guy Ben hooked up with last week (who probably would have liked to have stayed for breakfast) was better looking than Halfway.

by Anonymousreply 386June 8, 2019 10:29 PM

Apologies if this was already posted in the previous part; did we catch alum Jonny Labey on his YT channel interviewing Ted Reilly about Type 1 Diabetes?

They're both very cute, and seem much younger than late-20s. Are either of them gay irl?

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by Anonymousreply 387June 8, 2019 11:52 PM

R382, yes, I meant those crazed Tumblr fraus who think Harry Styles is married to his ex bandmate. They pounce on any gay couples on tv or in film and go mad drooling over gifs and trying to make out the couple are together in real life too (many are Charmies as well).

by Anonymousreply 388June 9, 2019 1:02 AM

I can't decide whether Max/Ben is the perfect amount of camp/OTTness or if he takes the gurning too far and needs to rein it in a bit. Every scene with him is Walford Square bordering on Sunset Boulevard.

Although what I am sure of is that I wish he would tone down his vocal affectation.

I hope virginal Callum doesn't get an STI off of "hussy" Ben (to quote Ruby). He's already spread the clap to half the young population of Walford.

Max has so much charisma, though. He played that scene with Jamie/Jay at the party perfectly--just the right admixture of fraternal affection with a frisson of sexual tension.

Who do we think will be the first to find out about their affair? I'm hoping it's Louise.

by Anonymousreply 389June 9, 2019 1:49 AM

I hope it’s not Stuart. If Louise finds out first she’ll be enraged at not being the Mitchell centre of attention.

I’m finding Max Bowden’s levels of camp pretty much perfect.

Ben generally leans pretty butch. But when he’s walking through the market and trying to annoy someone going the other direction - Callum, Rainie, Jay, whomever - he will swing his hips a bit and billow his jacket when he flounces past.

I am admittedly enjoying his already habitual sex faces and heavy breathing when violence of any sort is suggested in his personal space.

by Anonymousreply 390June 9, 2019 2:18 AM

R383 Polite and gormless Halfway and sweet and moaning Whitney get along well but clearly could not be less compatible, especially sexually.

I would like it if Whitney did the mature thing and was supportive of his bisexuality as he figures things out, whether they stay romantically involved or not. It would be a valuable thing for to realise it’s not another case of betrayal as poor luck with the two of them.

by Anonymousreply 391June 9, 2019 2:39 AM

In a few weeks Max is appearing in a concert of Godspell with Ramin Karimloo.

I hope this doesn’t kickstart this West End career as I don’t want him leaving for at least 10 years.

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by Anonymousreply 392June 9, 2019 4:07 AM

I loved Max Bowden in Waterloo Road. He's at peak hotness about a stone/14 lbs lighter than his current weight.

by Anonymousreply 393June 9, 2019 4:13 AM

The only people who buy Josh Groban albums are shoppers looking for last minute Mother’s Day gifts and aspiring musical theatre singers.

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by Anonymousreply 394June 9, 2019 6:23 AM

Yes he has a few extra pounds right now. Ben should start running with Callum.

by Anonymousreply 395June 9, 2019 6:33 AM

R350 Adam and Habiba were over in the children's playground. .. Ben and Callum got Walford Park. At least it has a picnic bench.

by Anonymousreply 396June 9, 2019 8:46 AM

Husky Ben in his fugly leather jacket and polo neck and mild double chin slightly resembles Phil.

by Anonymousreply 397June 9, 2019 10:11 AM

The gay kiss was hot af. I liked Halfway reaching for Ben's zipper.

by Anonymousreply 398June 9, 2019 10:13 AM

R395 I was just gonna say that! I wish the actor would get in shape. Ben is not ugly by any means, but it's obvious he has a few extra pounds on him right now. Despite that I still prefer this Ben though, he's better in the gay scenes and like you said, he actually more resembles Phil. The last Ben was horrible in the gay scenes. At least this actor goes all in.

by Anonymousreply 399June 9, 2019 10:16 AM

R386 I think Halfway is cute. Sometimes is not all about looks, but about the connection. Ben and Callum actually get on and have a ton of chemistry. There's sexual tension in every scene. Also, I'm sure Ben sees "turning" Calum as sort of a quest. You know how Ben is, he wants the challenge. Also, he's probably turned on by them sneaking around lol!

by Anonymousreply 400June 9, 2019 10:21 AM

R383 I agree with you about Paul, but not Johnny. Then again, maybe it's just because I hate the new Johnny. He always looked like a deer caught in headlights. He couldn't act for shit. I actually thought he was really annoying. The first Johnny could really act. It's such a shame the recast turned out to be a dud.

by Anonymousreply 401June 9, 2019 10:24 AM

R398 eh, I actually found it a bit lukewarm.

Yes there were grabby hands and grunts (racy for teatime), but their lips were more or less closed and didn’t meet dead-on. There wasn’t much closeness. It’s early days in their storyline so some tentativeness of course figures in the way it’s played, and I wouldn’t necessarily change it much. I just don’t think it was “hot” and “charged” like everyone is saying. I watched it and went, “aw, ok, nice”.

by Anonymousreply 402June 9, 2019 11:54 AM

The way that scene was filmed was quite interesting. Definitely memorable and, like everything involving Ben, dancing on the edge of OTT (especially the very last shot with the haloesque lighting). I think it would have been better and more striking if it had been an extended shot of their faces/lips with the jingling of the belt buckle a hint of what was happening. The frenetic switching between faces and clothing kind of dampened the perfect moment of the kiss for me.

by Anonymousreply 403June 9, 2019 12:00 PM

We didn’t talk much about Ben’s faceoff in the QV loo with Stuart. Ben looked so wounded that Callum sicced the Nonce Hunter onto him. And he flounced out of the room. I like that Ben basically got over it really quickly. He’s shown much empathy for Callum.

I hope this is the start of Stuart going back to the delusional mess he was before.

by Anonymousreply 404June 9, 2019 3:17 PM

R389 Too much gurning for my taste and I can't stand this Wallace and Gromit grin he does .

by Anonymousreply 405June 9, 2019 5:27 PM

R405 It's a soap. If you want great acting you're watching the wrong show. Max might not be the best actor in the world, but he's hardly the worst. I've seen worse, even on this same show. The recast of Johnny couldn't act for shit, he was just horrible. Glad they got rid of him.

by Anonymousreply 406June 9, 2019 5:30 PM

They should bring Preston back. He was hot.

by Anonymousreply 407June 9, 2019 5:57 PM

I want to see Adam’s feets.

by Anonymousreply 408June 9, 2019 6:51 PM

Today Mrs Peel proved that she has no idea that there is a difference between love and sex with sentences like these :

"I do get that Paul was the love of Ben's life, but what did he mean by not having experienced anything since then? Ben had a full-on affair with Luke Browning in the middle of the Weyland mess. Even now, he's actively participating in Grindr hook-ups. Are you telling me that he simply cuddled and slept with the foreign hook-up who surprised Kathy the other week?"

by Anonymousreply 409June 9, 2019 8:11 PM

Maybe Sharon should tell Ben about her personal trainer, Keanu.

by Anonymousreply 410June 9, 2019 8:34 PM

R408 Just for you .... in sandals.

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by Anonymousreply 411June 9, 2019 9:06 PM

Callum will fall for Ben, there will be a gay wedding in which Phil is to uncomfortable to go to but then has a last minute change of heart and turns up to the wedding, Ben and Callum will be happily married for a while before some forced drama occurs but they'll get over it, by which point a new producer will take over and make their mark on their show but axing Callum, having Ben turn dark for a while again and then axing him as well as the producer will lack the imagination to storyline for the character then the next producer will be brought in to fix the previous producers faults, this includes reintroducing Ben who has been recasted again with a revenge storyline against Phil to kick of his return which will be forgotten 3 months in to the stint and he will shagging some new guy.

by Anonymousreply 412June 9, 2019 9:14 PM

With all the talk about starting a family, what are the odds that Whitney will be pregnant with Halfgay's baby?

by Anonymousreply 413June 9, 2019 9:16 PM

R413 please no , Sharon and Louise are already pregnant .

by Anonymousreply 414June 9, 2019 9:25 PM

R414 It's not what I'd want either, but since they've already raised the whole babymaking thing ... plus, it's a big gay trope on soaps. .. And as far as others already being pregnant, I think when Oates was at Emmerdale, she had Charity, Vanessa, and Megan pregnant with Moses, Johnny, and Eliza within months of each other.

by Anonymousreply 415June 9, 2019 10:36 PM

R406 there's no need for such vitriol. Pop a vike and have a sitdown.

Ted Reilly was unsuitable for soapland and perhaps he isn't even a good fit for telly in general, but I hear secondhand from people in the business that he's quite a reliable stage-actor. He's the lead in a show opening at the Nottingham Playhouse in about a week, and reports from rehearsal have been fair-to-excellent. Similar seems to apply to Aaron Sidwell who lately is doing rather a solid job in musicals and imported American plays.

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by Anonymousreply 416June 9, 2019 10:40 PM

[quote] He's the lead in a show opening at the Nottingham Playhouse in about a week, and reports from rehearsal have been fair-to-excellent.

The link says the play opened and ran last June (15 - 30 June 2018). .. Since Ted was the lead, I wonder why they didn't use his photo in the poster?

by Anonymousreply 417June 9, 2019 11:51 PM

R416, calm down, Ted Reilly’s agent.

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by Anonymousreply 418June 10, 2019 2:53 AM

I actually like Lola. I just wish she had more links on the Square. The whole Phil revenge thing seems to have sputtered out which leaves her as kind of a spare part. And her constant meddling in the Billy/Honey/Adam relationship is doing nothing for her character. Finally, I find her relationship with Jay quite boring.

Maybe have Denise hire her at the salon and she can befriend Chantelle (another character who needs more integration).

by Anonymousreply 419June 10, 2019 3:28 AM

Wow, thanks, R411!

Mrs. Peel at WW also claims that Jay was the love of Ben’s life. Give me a fucking break. Ben has NEVER been in love with Jay-he just made a pathetic pass at him once.

by Anonymousreply 420June 10, 2019 4:03 AM

Ben makes pathetic passes at any one or any thing.

by Anonymousreply 421June 10, 2019 5:14 AM

You can definitely read a lot of homoeroticism into the Ben/Jay relationship, obviously. Especially during the Harry Reid period, when both actors played them almost as if they were a couple.

Whether Ben's in love with Jay is another matter. Certainly as his current incarnation that doesn't seem to be the case.

by Anonymousreply 422June 10, 2019 9:20 AM

Max Bowden has lovely eyes when he's slimmer. He needs to drop weight so they pop again.

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by Anonymousreply 423June 10, 2019 9:52 AM

R422 I think their chemistry was the reason for why the writers felt the need to constantly have them calling each other "bruv" .

by Anonymousreply 424June 10, 2019 12:31 PM

Is it possible to get a new thread to discuss spoilers? I don't want to spoil people here.

by Anonymousreply 425June 10, 2019 12:39 PM

R423 he looks somewhat like a white(r) Yu Shirota. I hadn't ever noticed before seeing that headshot. Maybe it's the spacing of their features? (nose, lips)

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by Anonymousreply 426June 10, 2019 12:49 PM

[Quote]Stuart was beaten up by weedy Mick but is somehow being presented as the ultimate hard man now? And he's Mr Sensitive but he's also Mr Homophobe? Yet living with bisexual Sonia? None of it makes sense

Many people (men especially) have no issue with bisexual women or lesbians. It's a different story when it comes to gay men. Also, Stuart might be ok with gays in general, but it's different if it's his own brother.

by Anonymousreply 427June 10, 2019 12:57 PM

R422 I can't stand it when fraus and delusional fangirls jump on any relationship between a gay man and his bff. Can't they just be good friends, why be something more? Gay men can have straight male friends without there being anything more to it. I actually love Been and Jay's platonic relationship. To me they're more like brothers than lovers anyway.

by Anonymousreply 428June 10, 2019 12:59 PM

Even the way it was filmed was to show Callum’s envy and to show that Ben arrived at the flat drunk because was nervous about being there.

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by Anonymousreply 429June 10, 2019 1:40 PM

Exactly, R428. Jay and Ben have always been like brothers. Mrs. Peel calling Jay’s the “ujnrequited love” of Ben’s life is ridiculous.

by Anonymousreply 430June 10, 2019 1:58 PM

I like the actors playing Ben and Callum. They seem to get along great irl too. Must be why they've got such great chemistry on screen.

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by Anonymousreply 431June 10, 2019 2:37 PM

I wonder if Kate Oates will bring back some of the past bi/gay characters? I actually wouldn't mind a love triangle, as long as they're all men. Sick of the bisexual or closeted love triangle (though yeah, I'm aware the Callum/Whitney/Ben storyline is exactly that). I hope they bring back Johnny (a new recast) or Steven Beale (preferably played by Aaron Sidwell).

by Anonymousreply 432June 10, 2019 4:49 PM

Steven is dead . I'd love to have Tony Hills (Kathy's nephew) and Simon Raymond (dead Tiffany Mitchell's brother ) back . They could came back with a couple of adopted kids .

by Anonymousreply 433June 10, 2019 6:47 PM

Ugh... I knew he would propose to her, but watching it happen was still vomit inducing. I love Shirley though, she NAILED it. "He put a ring on it before she finds out he's an idiot." 😂😂😂

by Anonymousreply 434June 10, 2019 8:38 PM

Someone already made the gifs... part 1

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by Anonymousreply 435June 10, 2019 8:41 PM

Part 2

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by Anonymousreply 436June 10, 2019 8:41 PM

I love Ben and Jay's friendship.

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by Anonymousreply 437June 10, 2019 8:44 PM

😂😂😂

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by Anonymousreply 438June 10, 2019 8:48 PM

Tumblr girls are good for only one thing , the gif producing speed .

by Anonymousreply 439June 10, 2019 8:58 PM

R434 Plus. we knew it was coming, because there's a scene of Whit at the bridal shop in the Summer trailer released last week.

by Anonymousreply 440June 10, 2019 11:29 PM

And Tiff in a horrible dress.

by Anonymousreply 441June 11, 2019 12:13 AM

R428: Of course nothing's going to happen between Ben and Jay, but it's not like it's totally out of the blue that some of the shipper cohort would pick up on them, since Ben has canonically been attracted to Jay at least in the past (the drinking game scene at their flat when Harry was still around).

It's also not only delusional frauen. Jamie Fowler on WW, a bisexual man whom I consider the foremost Jay aficionado, just posted about it the other day.

All that being said, I think it's for the best that Ben's attraction to Jay is left in the past or to subtle, joking references.

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by Anonymousreply 442June 11, 2019 3:14 AM

[quote]There is also the question if Ben and Callum had sex or just kissed . One side thinks they had sex because clothes were grabbed and that's soapish for sex and the other side doesn't think that's proof enough .

Ok, so the breakfast scene shows they fucked. At minimum Callum’s cock was in Ben’s mouth at some point.

by Anonymousreply 443June 11, 2019 3:47 AM

That’s a homosexual panic ring, Whitney!

Will Callum be fucked by Ben on the night before the wedding? Will it even get that far?

by Anonymousreply 444June 11, 2019 5:10 AM

I'm hoping for a redux of the Christian/Zainab scene on Syed's wedding day between slutty Ben and Callum's father.

"My boy ain't like that!"

"Oh yeah? Well me and your precious son--we've done it all. And he LOVED it."

by Anonymousreply 445June 11, 2019 6:29 AM

The influx of new Larrie type Tumblr girls here is predictable, but rather sweet. And their gifs are great!

by Anonymousreply 446June 11, 2019 6:48 AM

Keep the gifs coming Tumblrinas. If you are taking requests, post Kush's twitching pecs, or at least his shower scene. Ta.

by Anonymousreply 447June 11, 2019 7:36 AM

I'd like a gif of that moment when Callum was half carrying drunk Ben to the door and their eyes met, up close. 🔥🔥🔥

by Anonymousreply 448June 11, 2019 7:39 AM

Check upthread at r376. There's even lens flare.

by Anonymousreply 449June 11, 2019 7:43 AM

Anyone got a gif of Halfway selling funeral insurance in the caf by drawing a tittie on a napkin?

Seriously, who wrote that scene?

by Anonymousreply 450June 11, 2019 7:49 AM

R445 One of my favorite EE scenes ever. I've watched it regularly. I think I know all the lines in it .. lol!

" Oh, I know! I think I'll seduce that pretty Pakistani boy! Oh, that'll be fun!"

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by Anonymousreply 451June 11, 2019 8:31 AM

Who picks the music? Two weeks behind here. When mi Salt N Pepa’s Let’s About Sex is playing in the Vic when asks

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by Anonymousreply 452June 11, 2019 9:21 AM

I fucking adore Max Bowden.

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by Anonymousreply 453June 11, 2019 12:12 PM

I mean, look at this camp bitch

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by Anonymousreply 454June 11, 2019 12:14 PM

Has the actor who played Syed come out yet?

by Anonymousreply 455June 11, 2019 12:17 PM

Larrie type fraus are already saying Max and the Halfgay actor are having sex.

by Anonymousreply 456June 11, 2019 12:32 PM

LOL! Link please r456

by Anonymousreply 457June 11, 2019 12:33 PM

A thread from superfan Shirley Carter's Spicy Pussy:

[quote]Me hunting down iconic Eastenders garments (mainly Sharon and Shirley) in my local stores. A thread.

[quote]Sharon’s stunning blue tent that thankfully she no longer wears. About £22 from ‘F&F fashion’. I love the feel of it against my skin, very silky

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by Anonymousreply 458June 11, 2019 2:13 PM

Halfway is hot af.

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by Anonymousreply 459June 11, 2019 2:35 PM

Calling it now - Sharon will go into early labor when Grant walks into the Vic at Christmas.

by Anonymousreply 460June 11, 2019 2:35 PM

Is Jay still on the sex offenders registry?

by Anonymousreply 461June 11, 2019 2:38 PM

Time for another baby swap story-because the last one went SO well.

by Anonymousreply 462June 11, 2019 2:41 PM

It’s my doing, r459.

I saw one look at the following and could not abide such pollution on one of my shows.

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by Anonymousreply 463June 11, 2019 2:46 PM

Why was halfway licking his lips? Was he thinking about all the hot sex he had with Ben? lol.

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by Anonymousreply 464June 11, 2019 2:50 PM

He's licking off the fresh cum that Ben shot on to his face.

by Anonymousreply 465June 11, 2019 2:57 PM

Are we to assume that Halfway was in love with a presumably now dead soldier in the army whose hat Tiffany wore?

That experience would explain why his night with Ben was an apparent success.

by Anonymousreply 466June 11, 2019 3:15 PM

R466, yep. He went to his funeral.

by Anonymousreply 467June 11, 2019 3:25 PM

I hope we get to see more kissing and affection between Callum and Ben before it all goes to hell. It would suck if the writers keep teasing us but all we get is that one kiss that already aired, fucking hell. I would be pissed.

by Anonymousreply 468June 11, 2019 4:21 PM

Can we post spoilers here or should we make a new thread?

by Anonymousreply 469June 11, 2019 4:21 PM

R466 So Ben wasn't his first? That's interesting. I'm sure the Larries will be heartbroken over this news. They so wanted Ben to be Callum's first and for them to have a perfect love story. I think they're watching the wrong show 😂

by Anonymousreply 470June 11, 2019 4:24 PM

I have no trouble with spoilers being discussed here. Be a good chap and label it SPOILER.

by Anonymousreply 471June 11, 2019 4:27 PM

Here's a spoiler pic from a soap mag.

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by Anonymousreply 472June 11, 2019 4:32 PM

Dude, until a One Direction fan outs himself in this thread, enough about the fucking Larries already. I keep thinking it’s a Louise portmanteau.

When did Halfway attend the funeral? Because I just saw the hat/sewing machine episode today and have been keeping up with the show via YouTube.

Leaving Halfway’s peck-peck-peck kissing technique aside, his awkward politeness, hetero virginity and out-of-synch sex life with Whitney speaks volumes when compared and contrasted with his direct interactions with Ben. He texted him to meet him in a park for sex! His relative sexual ease with him way be natural or acquired through experience but it doesn’t matter.

by Anonymousreply 473June 11, 2019 4:43 PM

R266 EastEnders already named them Ballum.

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by Anonymousreply 474June 11, 2019 4:46 PM

R473 Exactly! Some homophobes claim that Callum can't be gay because it doesn't make sense. They're wrong, of course, as the article explains. The fact that he went to the park for a gay hookup indicates that this isn't his first time at the rodeo.

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by Anonymousreply 475June 11, 2019 4:48 PM

This scene tho 😂

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by Anonymousreply 476June 11, 2019 4:57 PM

I wonder what Benway will get up to at Pride. Nothing, probably. Likely Tiff will through Bernie a bone and they'll make out for a bit.

I also loved how hideous the ring is and how Whitney was making excuses about it.

by Anonymousreply 477June 11, 2019 6:03 PM

Sharon’s pregnancy will be particularly hilarious this time because we’ve never seen her heavily pregnant. She was only a few months pregnant when she left Walford in a semi-catatonic state following Dennis’ murder, remember? So seeing her nine months pregnant and giving birth should be a camp classic.

by Anonymousreply 478June 11, 2019 7:36 PM

R478 How is it even possible for her to get pregnant? Isn't she like 50?

by Anonymousreply 479June 11, 2019 7:39 PM

She's also infertile with Denny being her miracle baby .

by Anonymousreply 480June 11, 2019 8:34 PM

R470 Unless Callum reveals something more at a later time, I think right now we're meant to infer that this was Callum's first actual sexual experience with another man, because Ben made reference to that in their scene on Monday saying, " Don't be embarrassed. You always remember your first," then adding, "I'm proud to be part of the journey on your big gay adventure."

by Anonymousreply 481June 11, 2019 8:56 PM

When did halfway go to an army funeral?

by Anonymousreply 482June 11, 2019 9:13 PM

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9176177/eastenders-callum-halfway-highway-funeral-war-hero/ hasnt happened yet.

by Anonymousreply 483June 11, 2019 9:35 PM

well i fucked that one up didnt i

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by Anonymousreply 484June 11, 2019 9:36 PM

R482 The funeral scenes are forthcoming. This Digital Spy article was written in May BEFORE the recent gay reveal, so the speculation offered within it may be 'off.'

We'll probably find out more about Callum's relationship with Chris at that point.

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by Anonymousreply 485June 11, 2019 9:36 PM

simultaneous posting .. lol!

by Anonymousreply 486June 11, 2019 9:37 PM

R478 Perhaps pregnant Sharon will exit again for awhile and have her baby abroad?

Is Spain or Italy big enough? .. If not, there's still the whole continent of Australia where Michelle is.

by Anonymousreply 487June 11, 2019 10:39 PM

I think Michelle will die around the same time Sharon gives birth and Sharon will name her daughter Michelle.

by Anonymousreply 488June 11, 2019 10:59 PM

Newbie Ballum shippers, this is not Digital Spy. We are happy to receive official spoilers that have been announced in the press.

I think Halfgay may have been in love with the unknown soldier but only kissed him or possibly not even that. So the blowie from Ben was his first sexual encounter with a guy.

by Anonymousreply 489June 11, 2019 11:39 PM

^^^ I'm pretty sure we don't even care, if they've been announced in the press.

by Anonymousreply 490June 12, 2019 12:03 AM

We're spoiler whores

by Anonymousreply 491June 12, 2019 12:20 AM

Yeah, get used to it.

by Anonymousreply 492June 12, 2019 12:22 AM

The new Bobby Beale has quite a Lucas Hedges vibe to him,

by Anonymousreply 493June 12, 2019 12:29 AM

I wonder if the Bellum story will hook up with Sheanu at some point. Maybe Sharon and Ben will have to keep each other's secrets, which leads to both of them being thrown out of the Mitchell fold at Christmas when the rest of the family finds out. That would be a nuclear detonation of camp.

by Anonymousreply 494June 12, 2019 1:37 AM

I hope Louise dies during childbirth.

by Anonymousreply 495June 12, 2019 1:42 AM

I've actually been enjoying Louise lately. Tilly has been good and the aging of the character is better for matching up with her appearance. I'd rather Ian died during Louise's childbirth. Just randomly.

by Anonymousreply 496June 12, 2019 1:55 AM

Patsy Palmer’s daughter graduated from Malibu High School today!

by Anonymousreply 497June 12, 2019 2:20 AM

Tilly is a terrible actress. She's especially annoying when she gets bitchy. I hope she dies in childbirth and Keanu picks up the pieces with Whitney, or Kush, or whomever.

I also want more GRAY.

by Anonymousreply 498June 12, 2019 3:51 AM

[quote]Tilly is a terrible actress.

Most of Walford Web is boosting her lately. One even commented in a recent episode thread that she was out-acting Steve McFadden. Mrs Peel in particular really adores Tilly and Louise.

I'm aware that none of this may be a recommendation to many here!

by Anonymousreply 499June 12, 2019 5:12 AM

Oh, and about Gray--yes yes yes. I would watch that man talking on the phone at his desk at work. And pay for it.

by Anonymousreply 500June 12, 2019 5:13 AM

[quote]I wonder if the Bellum story will hook up with Sheanu at some point. Maybe Sharon and Ben will have to keep each other's secrets, which leads to both of them being thrown out of the Mitchell fold at Christmas when the rest of the family finds out. That would be a nuclear detonation of camp.

I assumed that Keanu’s apparent upcoming kidnapping is a Phil revenge plot but this would be much more fun to watch.

by Anonymousreply 501June 12, 2019 6:24 AM

Wow, Max's look of abject disgust at Whitney and Callum sucking each other's faces off was perfect. I love how expressive he is.

by Anonymousreply 502June 12, 2019 7:33 AM

And shaking his head at them.

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by Anonymousreply 503June 12, 2019 7:53 AM

I dont know how Stuart will react to Callum's chat with him. Maybe he'll assume he's talking about Whitney.

And when the penny will drop for Jay that Ben isn't just interested in Callum for criminal enterprise.

by Anonymousreply 504June 12, 2019 7:56 AM

I want Gray to be Ben's lawyer after Ben's attack. They can sit in Gray's office while talking over the case, then when Gray stands up to open a filing cabinet Ben can shamelessly stare at his ass.

by Anonymousreply 505June 12, 2019 8:06 AM

R499 Which is hilarious because Mrs Peel has slagged off Tilly for years as the adult playing a schoolgirl even though Tilly is only a year older than the actress playing Bex .

by Anonymousreply 506June 12, 2019 11:53 AM

[quote]I want Gray to be Ben's lawyer after Ben's attack. They can sit in Gray's office while talking over the case, then when Gray stands up to open a filing cabinet Ben can shamelessly stare at his ass.

The scene when he stared at side view of Keanu's ass in the Arches is hilarious. It was capped off when Keanu bent over pointing his ass right at Ben, who inhaled deeply. We laughed for 5 minutes.

by Anonymousreply 507June 12, 2019 12:17 PM

R507, I thought at the time that Ben knew about Sheanu ("any Mitchell will do") and that he would blackmail Keanu for sex. That seems unfathomably depraved until one realizes that the rest of Ben's family already basically treats Keanu as a prostitute.

by Anonymousreply 508June 12, 2019 1:18 PM

Danny Dyer bulge watch

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by Anonymousreply 509June 12, 2019 1:52 PM

What exactly is WW obsession with Lisa ? Yes she's Louise mother and shot Phil but I don't give a fuck if she's there or not .

by Anonymousreply 510June 12, 2019 2:50 PM

Good news, Kate Oates is making him lose weight.

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by Anonymousreply 511June 12, 2019 4:00 PM

Now that there's a gay bar on the square, someone should get the bright idea to re-open the gym.

by Anonymousreply 512June 12, 2019 4:56 PM

Hahaha, R510, so true. Their obsession with Lisa is stupid.

by Anonymousreply 513June 12, 2019 9:18 PM

Maybe Kate promised Max he could play with her massive boobies if he lost weight.

by Anonymousreply 514June 12, 2019 9:41 PM

If Sharon keeps guzzling the wine, she'll have a baby just like Ollie or the Taylor Twins. If she's so upset, why not abort it, and keep her big yap shut. If she has it, I hope it's Phil's, that will take them both down a few pegs. They're both lousy parents. But I still want Louise and Phil to find out that Keanu and Sharon were screwing their brains out all over the house.

We do love drama !

by Anonymousreply 515June 13, 2019 12:31 AM

People are not good at keeping secrets. Sharon kept feeding info to Linda regarding her affair with a younger man, but I don't think she told Linda it was Keanu. But sooner or later it will come out. Sharon's spreading showing signs of anger and jealousy. Just wait until Lisa arrives ............. !

by Anonymousreply 516June 13, 2019 2:49 AM

Based on his scenes with Ben or Callum over the past weeks it looks like Jay might be the first to put two and two together. But because his loyalty to Ben always comes before anyone else (and certainly before Whitney), the more interesting realization will be the second character's. I guess since Ben's getting beaten up it's likely going to be one of the other Highways.

by Anonymousreply 517June 13, 2019 2:56 AM

I hope Ben isn’t gay bashed but it’s related to those stolen cars he’s making Halfway lie about.

by Anonymousreply 518June 13, 2019 3:39 AM

R511, that's good news. I hope we get hot Waterloo Road Max back.

by Anonymousreply 519June 13, 2019 3:43 AM

I implore those more familiar with Max than I to post any and all thirst traps he's posted to social media here.

by Anonymousreply 520June 13, 2019 3:53 AM

R517 Yeah, I think Jay will be the first to know. I mean he's already suspecting something is going on. He even asked Ben why he was staring at Callum lol.

by Anonymousreply 521June 13, 2019 5:03 AM

R518 I figure it's either Stuart protecting Callum (we all know Stuart is a homophobe) or because of the stolen cars. I hope it's not Stuart, Ben has been gay bashed once. I don't want to see that happen again.

by Anonymousreply 522June 13, 2019 5:05 AM

Expect to see a lot more new fans now that Ryan is quitting Emmerdale. They will probably start shipping Ballum instead.

by Anonymousreply 523June 13, 2019 5:17 AM

Am I right in recalling that during all of last year’s drama Stuart lied to Callum that their father used to beat him?

EE missed a trick not having, and in fact being beaten to the punch on, an alt-right radicalisation storyline. It’s a very “now” issue and Walford is the right demographic. It could explored through someone obviously damaged like Stuart or even more effectively through an otherwise “good” character - as a lot rightwingers claim to not be opposed to actual skin colour but “non-British” values. It could be like when Peggy turned anti-HIV and homophobe as was later redeemed.

But as someone said upthread the current EE resurgence is because Kate Oates is focusing on drama and romance so perhaps it’s for the best.

by Anonymousreply 524June 13, 2019 6:30 AM

[quote]I implore those more familiar with Max than I to post any and all thirst traps he's posted to social media here.

Amidst of images of him doing tourist shit in Las Vegas about 15 along in this story is a shot of his small pale ass

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by Anonymousreply 525June 13, 2019 7:54 AM

R524, I agree - I think Stuart is such a malcontent that he could easily morph into a Stephen Paddock type and set himself up with a rifle on the roof of the Vic, picking off cast members.

Hopefully Kat, Denise, Karen and Ruby would be amongst his victims.

by Anonymousreply 526June 13, 2019 8:11 AM

Blue eyed boy.

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by Anonymousreply 527June 13, 2019 8:16 AM

If he loses the lard, we get this.

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by Anonymousreply 528June 13, 2019 8:19 AM

He doesn’t have much weight to lose if he was just out of his teens on Waterloo Road he won’t look like that again.

by Anonymousreply 529June 13, 2019 9:17 AM

He isn't even that fat now. He wouldn't have to lose much weight to look good.

by Anonymousreply 530June 13, 2019 9:53 AM

Can we please have the kiss gif in the OP of the next thread?

by Anonymousreply 531June 13, 2019 9:54 AM

He needs to lose about 20 lbs for his eyes to pop again. Halfgay would look better if he grew his hair down over his strange ears.

by Anonymousreply 532June 13, 2019 10:10 AM

Interesting...

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by Anonymousreply 533June 13, 2019 12:04 PM

20lbs? That’s a bit much. It’s not like he’s tall.

by Anonymousreply 534June 13, 2019 12:55 PM

Who is Duncan Lindsay?

by Anonymousreply 535June 13, 2019 12:59 PM

He could be overhyping it, but I feel like saying they have HUGE material in all caps should be something extraordinary. Like a two hander?

by Anonymousreply 536June 13, 2019 1:02 PM

I want a Kush one hander.

by Anonymousreply 537June 13, 2019 1:10 PM

[quote]Halfgay would look better if he grew his hair down over his strange ears.

Let's just thank heaven for small mercies.

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by Anonymousreply 538June 13, 2019 1:12 PM

Kate likes serial killer stories and Stuart is the perfect candidate for one.

by Anonymousreply 539June 13, 2019 1:17 PM

Was there no episode?

by Anonymousreply 540June 13, 2019 1:22 PM

R535 A Journalist. He writes soap articles so he has all the scoop. He gets spoilers before anyone else.

by Anonymousreply 541June 13, 2019 1:25 PM

R540 There's never an episode on Wednesday.

by Anonymousreply 542June 13, 2019 1:32 PM

R540 EE only airs 4 times a week.

by Anonymousreply 543June 13, 2019 1:32 PM

[quote]It could explored through someone obviously damaged like Stuart or even more effectively through an otherwise “good” character - as a lot rightwingers claim to not be opposed to actual skin colour but “non-British” values

Say, Louise as a SAH mother starts blogging and becomes Walford’s answer to Lauren Southern or Martin still pissed off about Kush wears a For Britain pin and blasts Bengali In Platforms from his stall.

by Anonymousreply 544June 13, 2019 2:01 PM

Oh dear... Ben isn't getting much help from either Jay or Lola.

by Anonymousreply 545June 13, 2019 6:41 PM

Everyone is after Ben today 😂

by Anonymousreply 546June 13, 2019 6:51 PM

Aww Linda finally told Shirley about Ollie.

by Anonymousreply 547June 13, 2019 6:54 PM

Meh... this episode was boring. Not much Ben & Callum at all, it was all about the stolen cars.

by Anonymousreply 548June 13, 2019 6:56 PM

Hoping for more Ben & Callum in the next episode in 30 minutes.

by Anonymousreply 549June 13, 2019 6:57 PM

The only Ben & Callum scene from the first episode tonight.

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by Anonymousreply 550June 13, 2019 7:21 PM

Nvm.... that was from a previous episode.

by Anonymousreply 551June 13, 2019 7:24 PM

why doesn't EE do Wednesday episodes?

by Anonymousreply 552June 13, 2019 7:27 PM

Here we go... Ben creeping at Callum again 😂

by Anonymousreply 553June 13, 2019 7:35 PM

[quote] as a lot rightwingers claim to not be opposed to actual skin colour but “non-British” values.

That's exactly what they're doing in the current Hollyoaks story, which has been building for the last six months and really kicked in last week.

by Anonymousreply 554June 13, 2019 7:36 PM

Ugh... Callum was just about to open up to his brother then they cut the scene.

by Anonymousreply 555June 13, 2019 7:38 PM

This will be a drawn out storyline. So fucking typical... teasing us with that kiss only to let us wait weeks to see what happens next. This stupid stolen car business... I realize it's to draw them closer, but well... it's not really working. There is barely any news about them in the spoilers for the upcoming weeks. Not much "pride" in EastEnders, is there? Well... except for the opening of the gay bar today, that was nice I guess.

by Anonymousreply 556June 13, 2019 7:59 PM

[quote] Well... except for the opening of the gay bar today, that was nice I guess.

Is that what passes for a gay bar in London these days? Looked kinda tacky. And instead of ladies in showguirl outfits where are the hot shirtless bartenders?

Even when Sharon opened The Albert we got that hottie behind the bar named "Curtis" whom Johnny#1 approved of.

by Anonymousreply 557June 13, 2019 8:38 PM

Hello, Bobby!

by Anonymousreply 558June 13, 2019 9:14 PM

How much Gray was there in tonight's episodes?

by Anonymousreply 559June 13, 2019 11:14 PM

Actually, I've changed my mind. I want a Kush + Gray two hander. Preferably reusing the shower set from the "Bex is a hussy" episode.

by Anonymousreply 560June 13, 2019 11:32 PM

But who would be the bottom, R560?

by Anonymousreply 561June 13, 2019 11:37 PM

There's speculation on WW that Thomas Law may be reprising his role as Peter. I would welcome that because he always felt more like Peter to me than musclebound pinup Ben Hardy.

He did a revealing photoshoot a few years back while promoting Beautiful Thing. (On the right.) I think he's more built now.

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by Anonymousreply 562June 13, 2019 11:41 PM

I don’t see him having any chemistry with the sow playing Lauren now, though.

by Anonymousreply 563June 13, 2019 11:52 PM

Big Lauren would crush him.

by Anonymousreply 564June 14, 2019 3:42 AM

Whoever starts part 10: please title it “I Smell Queer”!

by Anonymousreply 565June 14, 2019 5:59 AM

Hopefully fat, fugtastic Lauren will not come back.

I feel a bit sorry for Larries/Welp Troll types who have clearly started tuning in solely for the gay romance. They have to sit through tedium such as Dinah's funeral, Ollie's autism and the Spice Girls concert.

by Anonymousreply 566June 14, 2019 7:15 AM

Who are the “Welps”?

by Anonymousreply 567June 14, 2019 7:21 AM

People constantly moaning about the Larries are twice as annoying as any Larries that have shown up here.

by Anonymousreply 568June 14, 2019 7:25 AM

Don't stans normally watch ONLY the edited clips of their couple? .. That way, they can watch the same four minutes of scenes at least 10 times, then talk about what the couple did on social media for another six or more hours.

by Anonymousreply 569June 14, 2019 7:26 AM

Kathy looks incredible for her age. And it seems off that Ben wouldn't be at her club on opening night to support her. Maybe he'll show up later.

What was that mess that Phil served for dinner? Reminded me of that time Ian made haggis.

by Anonymousreply 570June 14, 2019 7:36 AM

R564 I just adore the thought of Steven is in the great Beyond roasting these limited vacuous people he so despised and who were not held accountable for his death.

by Anonymousreply 571June 14, 2019 7:54 AM

R570 I thought that was weird too. I definitely expected him to show up.

by Anonymousreply 572June 14, 2019 7:58 AM

Why doesn't Sharon just get rid? She's 49!

by Anonymousreply 573June 14, 2019 9:01 AM

I can kind of understand why she wouldn’t - women of that age who get pregnant have their hormones screaming out for a baby - but I’m more annoyed that Louise is keeping her baby. So tired of unemployed, uneducated, listless princesses not getting abortions.

by Anonymousreply 574June 14, 2019 9:12 AM

Steven's death was so pointless. Kind of like Abi's. At least Ronnie and Roxy's deaths, mistakes though they were, gave us a few good episodes. The entire era of SOC/JY was a travesty.

by Anonymousreply 575June 14, 2019 12:39 PM

Sharon is hoping that her baby is Keanu's. She'd dump Phil in a heartbeat, and trample Louise and her kid running back to Keanu like a bitch in heat if whistled and called her name.

Maybe Sharon and Denise should have a little chit chat.

by Anonymousreply 576June 14, 2019 1:09 PM

Those family therapy scenes were so great. I loved Letitia's OTT performance.

by Anonymousreply 577June 14, 2019 1:13 PM

But the kid playing Dennis sucks. He delivers his lines in a flat monotone. I think this new kid playing Bobby is going to blow him off the screen (no pun intended).

by Anonymousreply 578June 14, 2019 1:43 PM

The kid playing Dennis looks like a shithead who beats other kids up at school. He reminds me of that Australian kid who was tormenting a fat kid, and after weeks of harrassment the fat kid bodyslammed him. There's no depth there.

I didn't see EE during much of 2017/2018 due to a death in the family, so am I correct in assuming that Kathy's hawked necklace was acquired from that heist when Mick got shot? Would not have Ben and Halfway met then?

by Anonymousreply 579June 14, 2019 2:33 PM

The DL Welp Troll believes in all the conspiracies: Megan Markle's Surrogacy, Charmie, Larry, Kaylor, Gay Simon Cowell. She is aggressive and will tell people they are PR shills/ Russian bots if they disagree with her outlandish conspiracy theories.

by Anonymousreply 580June 14, 2019 2:48 PM

R579, Halfgay and Ben definitely knew each other prior to this.

by Anonymousreply 581June 14, 2019 2:49 PM

So why did they introduce themselves to each other at the Vic?

by Anonymousreply 582June 14, 2019 2:55 PM

Oh dear... threatening Ben was the last thing Callum should have done. Ben will just see this as a challenge and probably try to seduce him or something. That smile at the end of their scene said it all.

by Anonymousreply 583June 14, 2019 2:58 PM

I hated how they de-gayed Steven

by Anonymousreply 584June 14, 2019 3:03 PM

R584 Well, it doesn't look likes there's any reason to worry now. Kate Oates loves gay storylines.

by Anonymousreply 585June 14, 2019 3:04 PM

[quote]The DL Welp Troll believes in all the conspiracies

Well for the love of God stop mentioning them your bête noir trolls every 10 posts or we’ll be hounded, especially by that stroppy cow who is all “What do you look like them?” to posters who complain about Phil’s face.

by Anonymousreply 586June 14, 2019 3:14 PM

R586, the What Do You Look Like Then? troll is so irritating. ALL the posters on DS and WW are like that. Phil is the ultimate fug and so is Sharon. She won't even need a moon bump as she already looks nine months pregnant.

by Anonymousreply 587June 14, 2019 3:22 PM

Ben's romance with Paul started off with lots of quite rough sex. Ben was always shoving him up against an open casket. This seems like the same. He is a genuinely angry, self loathing type.

by Anonymousreply 588June 14, 2019 3:26 PM

Guys, here is Part 10, I Smell Queer, as requested.

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by Anonymousreply 589June 14, 2019 3:30 PM

[Quote]I’m finding Max Bowden’s levels of camp pretty much perfect.

I agree with this, the level of camp is perfect.

by Anonymousreply 590June 14, 2019 3:34 PM

R589 Thanks for creating a new thread but I wanted a kissing gif too.

by Anonymousreply 591June 14, 2019 4:08 PM

R579, yes, I think the necklace is from the heist in January 2018. I think it belonged to Ciara, whose brother was killed by Hunter late last year.

by Anonymousreply 592June 14, 2019 4:14 PM

R591, gifs are tricky to download on this lumbering, glitchy site but I'm sure someone will oblige. Is there a Tumblr blog for Ballum yet?

by Anonymousreply 593June 14, 2019 4:21 PM

R593 probably , the Eastenders tag went from Ben Hardy and dead to Halfgay

by Anonymousreply 594June 14, 2019 4:32 PM

Wait, who has Hunter killed other than Ray?

by Anonymousreply 595June 14, 2019 4:37 PM

Nobody else, R595. He only killed Ciara’s brother Ray, who was married to Mel.

by Anonymousreply 596June 14, 2019 5:10 PM

Ah, ok.

Which episode was this? I don't recall NuBen in glasses.

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by Anonymousreply 597June 14, 2019 6:52 PM

Bajour!

by Anonymousreply 598June 14, 2019 7:25 PM

R597 Is it even from EastEnders? Maybe it's from another show.

by Anonymousreply 599June 14, 2019 7:27 PM

I wish he would keep the glasses on . Ben without glasses doesn't work for me .

by Anonymousreply 600June 14, 2019 8:11 PM

R579 R581 R582

From what I recall, there were no scenes where Ben and Callum could have met during their very brief time on the show together in January 2018.

Halfway showed up at the very end of the January 1st episode when The Big Heist started to go bad and Mick recognized him when the doors of the van were flung open. Even we didn't know who he was.

As for Ben, he was already out of Walford by the January 12th episode on his way to France.

In between those two weeks, there were only a couple of episodes wherein they both appeared, and I don't think their characters were ever in the same scene.

Halfwit was laying low at the pub with The Carters.

Meanwhile, Ben was already planning his great escape. His scenes during this time were primarily amounted to him commiserating with Jay over Abi's "death." .. Having a veiled goodbye-farewell with Phil. .. Gifting Karhy with the piece of jewelry and selling the rest. .. And things like seeing him prep to leave with the cash, then Mel showing up at the garage already sniffing around. .. Then, he was off.

by Anonymousreply 601June 14, 2019 8:51 PM
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