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We reveal the fantastic four stars of our online drama - coming to the EastEnders website early in the New Year.

 

An exciting array of fresh acting talent is set to square up against the residents of Walford for EastEnders: E20 - the show's new online spin-off.

 

Get ready to meet Fatboy (Ricky Norwood), Leon Small (Sam Attwater), Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu) and Zsa Zsa Carter (Emer Kenny)!

 

The four teens will crash into the Square shortly after Christmas. With nowhere to live, they'll soon find themselves bonding as they squat at 89b George Street. As the secrets that drove them from their real homes are slowly revealed, Zsa Zsa, Fatboy, Leon and Mercy will unite and become a force to be reckoned with.

 

Let's find out a little more about the characters - and the actors who play them.

 

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Zsa Zsa Carter

 

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Beautiful, funky and outspoken tomboy Zsa Zsa Carter has a lot in common with her Auntie Shirley (Linda Henry). She's very bright, but likes to think she doesn't need help from anyone.

 

Played by... Emer Kenny

 

Multi-talented Emer Kenny - also one of the thirteen young writers of EastEnders: E20 - plays Zsa Zsa. "I'm really thrilled to have been given the opportunity to both write for and act in a show connected with such an iconic drama as EastEnders, " she said. "Kids these days use their laptops more than their televisions, so it's really exciting to be a part of a project that's taking drama online and connecting with these viewers."

 

Fatboy

 

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Arthur Chubb has invented all manner of personas since he was seven years old - in an attempt to avoid being his real self. His current and most sustained self-creation is brash wheeler-dealer Fatboy.

 

Played by... Ricky Norwood

 

"I am so excited to be on the show, it's an honour to now be part of a show that has been on in my house for as long as I have been alive," confessed Fatboy's alter ego, Ricky Norwood. "I am born and bred in the East End - a stone's throw from the real Albert Square - it feels like a homecoming. I love being part of a cast that feels like family and can't wait to have a scene in the Vic."

 

Leon Small

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/images/news/e20_leon.jpg

 

Sexy and effortlessly cool - Leon Small nevertheless has a short fuse and a lack of respect for those in authority. Leon's mum died when he was young, leaving him responsible for his alcoholic father. Leon is a dedicated boxer and takes pride in the fact that in the ring 'no one touches the face'.

 

Played by... Sam Attwater

 

"It is a great privilege to be working with such great actors and on such an established show," Sam told us. "It's an amazing opportunity and I'm really enjoying tackling a character like Leon who has so much going on!"

 

 

Mercy Olubunmi

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/images/news/e20_mercy.jpg

 

 

Mercy Olubunmi lives with her strict grandmother - from whom she is harbouring a huge secret. Mercy has always been a good girl, but when her parents head back to Nigeria she feels abandoned.

Played by... Bunmi Mojekwu

 

"I feel so blessed to be a part of Eastenders: E20 ," revealed actress Bunmi Mojekwu. "My first day on set was just crazy. I was on Albert Square - a dream come true - I'm enjoying every second!"

 

Deborah Sathe, Producer of EastEnders revealed her excitement at the casting. "Developing an online spin-off using Albert Square as a playground has been fantastic," she said. "It is so exciting to see these four young Londoners collide with the residents of Walford. The E20 site really celebrates these characters to the max and there will be lots of added extras!"

 

Diederick Santer, Executive Producer of EastEnders: E20, added: "Not content with having E20 written by new writers, and our theme tune remixed by the audience, we've now found four talented newcomers from London to front the show. Emer, Bunmi, Ricky and Sam are brilliant young performers - noisy and fun."

 

You'll be able to get a sneak peek at Fatboy, Leon and Zsa Zsa when they gatecrash the main EastEnders show just before their online debut in early January.

^ HaHa I know! :D

 

Hopefully if this works out this lot might move into the main show!

^ could easily join the main show.

 

Would be nice for Shirley to have new connections.

Stacey spoiler....

 

 

Yet another EastEnders character will fall pregnant over the coming months in the soap's latest storyline twist.

 

Yesterday, 21-year-old Lacey Turner - who plays Stacey Slater in the Walford soap - was spotted filming on location sporting a pregnancy bump for scenes to air in the first quarter of next year.

 

Bipolar-suffering Stacey, who is currently receiving treatment in a psychiatric hospital after being sectioned earlier in the year, is allowed home in a few weeks' time and is due to rekindling her romance with the love of her life Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements).

 

It is rumoured that their reunion ties in with Stacey's discovery that she is pregnant.

 

Earlier this year, Stacey had a string of liaisons with various men across London when she went AWOL as her bipolar disorder spiraled out of control. More recently, she had a one-night stand with Ryan Molloy (Neil McDermott).

 

A Walford source this afternoon told DS: "Stacey falls pregnant, but all's not what it seems. Will Bradley and Stacey finally have the child that they've always wanted? Could the baby be Ryan's? Or could the father be somebody else entirely?

 

"We all know that Bradley's leaving the show as Charlie's [Clements] moving on, but how will he leave things with Stacey? Will the pressure of impending fatherhood become too much for him? Or will he make the shock discovery that he's not the baby's father?"

 

They added: "Whatever the outcome, it's a rollercoaster ride between now and the 25th anniversary for all concerned."

 

Other Walford women who have - or are expected to - become parents include Heather Trott (Charyl Fergison), Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) and Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia).

 

Fatboy looks about 30 and Leon is most certainly not any kind of sex god!

 

As for that Stacey spoiler,

she and Bradley split up over a baby again? Imaginative!

E20 looks interesting. The characters will either go on to the main show or just become utter failures who will never be mentioned again though clearly.
Oh God, another baby whoddunit - how imaginative.

 

If you've seen the pictures- Stacey is MASSIVE. There is no way Bradley could be the father. Even if they get back together at Xmas there is no way Stacey would be showing in February when the scenes will air. It's properly Ryan's baby from when they done the dirty a few week's back... and will lead to Bradley's exit no doubt.

Another exit...

 

EastEnders actor Adam Croasdell will bow out of the show in the early part of next year, Digital Spy can exclusively confirm.

 

The 29-year-old - who plays resident GP Dr Al Jenkins - recently finished filming with the East-End soap and is about to embark on a charity trip to Malawi with relief and development organisation World Vision.

 

Speaking of his exit, Croasdell told DS: "I have worked with and befriended a lot of fantastic actors while I have been at EastEnders. I am very grateful for my time on the show and all the support shown to me to me by the wonderful viewers who have followed my storylines and been so supportive. I see it as a chapter in my ongoing work as an actor - as I am always interested in new challenges, so I am looking forward to future projects."

 

He is expected to make his screen exit in February.

 

Having grown up in Walford as a child, Al first returned to the Square in May to visit his mother and soon became the local doctor. He quickly became involved with Heather Trott's (Cheryl Fergison) pregnancy plot, before going on to have a brief dalliance with Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner). Al then served as the catalyst for Stacey Slater's (Lacey Turner) sectioning as her bipolar disorder spiralled out of control.

 

More recently, he has become entangled in a love triangle between Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) and Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin).

 

A Walford source said: "Al's a massive support to Roxy following Archie's death at Christmas, and when he's offered a job at his father's medical practice in Cornwall, he decides to up sticks and leave the high life behind. But will he manage to convince Roxy or Chelsea to go with him? Or will he go off into the sunset alone?"

 

Croasdell recently revealed that he would be playing the role of James Bond in Activision's next game in the franchise.

 

He is the fourth actor to quit the BBC soap in the space of a month. Barbara Windsor (Peggy Mitchell), Charlie Clements (Bradley Branning) and Josie Lawrence (Manda Best) are all due to leave next year.

 

Executive producer Diederick Santer will also step down at the end of February to make way for incoming exec and former Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood.

 

No big loss, such a bland character.

^ It looked so much better just now on LW. He clearly needs to book an appointment at Booty.

Oh dear.

 

Let's play "Guess the next exit".

 

I'm going for... Amira. :(

I think Amira will be on screen for at least another year personally! After the Chryed reveal though I'd like her storylines to be distanced from those of the Massoods.
^ could easily join the main show.

 

Would be nice for Shirley to have new connections.

Yea some of Eastenders cast will be popping up in E20.

 

Don't forget the hour-long tonight at 730pm BBC1

and EastEnders revealed at 830pm BBC3

 

Oh my word. I've just seen the most immense picture spoiler on DS. I'm even more excited about

Lucas bumping off Owen

now! Bring on tonight. Click to be stunned!

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