Katy Docherty
Updated: Apr 22 2021, 17:07 ET
SOAPLAND can be an extremely dangerous place to live.
And with the news Charlie Brooks, 39, is returning to EastEnders as villainous Janine Butcher this year, the residents of Walford better watch out.
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Janine pushes husband Barry to his deathCredit: BBC
Janine killed first husband Barry Evans by pushing him off a cliff, stabbed fourth hubby Michael Moon and mowed down Ronnie Mitchell’s long-lost daughter Danielle in a car crash.
But in soap standards how does Janine’s rap sheet weigh up? We rate the biggest sociopaths by body count, attempted murders and their weapon of choice.
Estelle was so much fun to play she s just out to have fun! I m 70 and I think it s important that on TV we see older people that are still up for flirting and having fun! It s good to show that none of it stops when you get old, life goes on and can still be just as much fun as when you re in your thirties. Just because we re Grandmas doesn t mean we can t be great fun.
The actress hinted that her real relationship with Honey actress Emma Barton is far different from their adversarial characters. Emma is absolutely adorable, we hit it off immediately, she said. It was fun to play because they re very suspicious of one another. You ll see that Honey is trying to be polite to her and that Estelle is being rather snide!
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Emmerdale
Emmerdale death fallout and 9 more big soap moments this week
Paul s demise sparks more trouble for the Dingles.
Soap spoilers follow.
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Digital Spy picks out the biggest and best storylines hitting your screens in the week ahead.
1. Emmerdale: Mandy joins forces with Mack after Paul s death
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Paul is continuing to cause misery from beyond the grave, as the Dingles reel at the financial mess he has left them in.
While Lydia and Sam head to the bank to try to prove that her credit card debts were down to Paul s fraudulent activity, skint Mandy goes begging Charity for a loan to cover the funeral costs. Her cousin won t cough up the cash, but instead offers to buy the salon from her.
EastEnders teases Kush Kazemi s shock exit in brand new trailer Can they escape before it s too late?
EastEnders has teased Kush Kazemi s shock departure from Albert Square in a brand new trailer.
In the latest video offering fans a look at what s to come next week, the character (played by Davood Ghadami) can be seen asking tearful-looking partner Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty): Do you think you can leave with me tonight? Excited for the big adventure? she asks Kush s son Arthur later on in the clip, as Gray Atkins – who is trying hard to keep Whitney in town, partly at the behest of Phil Mitchell – glares menacingly through the blinds in his window.