EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal has teased “lots of drama” and “high stakes” as the cast gear up to celebrate the BBC soap’s 40th anniversary.
The popular show first hit our screens in February 1985 and bosses have revealed plans to mark four decades on air with a live episode – but this time there’s a twist, as viewers will get to decide the outcome of one storyline.
For the first time in EastEnders history, the anniversary week will feature an interactive element, allowing fans to choose the ending of a love story.
While the characters involved are still a secret, their fate will be in the hands of the viewers, and the chosen outcome will unfold during the live episode.
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Balvinder, who portrays Suki Panesar, and Navin Chowdhry, who plays Nish Panesar, appeared on BBC’s The One Show on Wednesday (October 30) to chat about their current storyline. However, hosts Vernon Kay and Clara Amfo couldn’t resist asking them about the upcoming anniversary.
Vernon asked: “It’s the 40th anniversary as well coming up. There’s going to be a live episode to celebrate the 40th anniversary, can you give us any inside info? Not too much obviously but have you got the storyline yet?”.
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Balvinder dropped some juicy hints: “We can promise it’s going to be exciting and it’s going to be high stakes and lots of drama, emotional drama, but we’re almost just in the dark as much as the public.”, reports the Manchester Evening News.
“We’re sort of finding out as we go along but it’s EastEnders. we’re not going to let you down are we? ” Clara chimed in with: “Anything can happen and that’s why we love it.”
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EastEnders first took the plunge into live broadcasting back in 2010 for its 25th anniversary, revealing that Stacey Slater (played by Lacey Turner) was the one who offed Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb).
The show last embraced live episodes for its 30th anniversary in 2015, featuring a week of episodes peppered with live segments, culminating in the big reveal of who was behind Lucy Beale’s demise.
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One and available to stream on BBC iPlayer from 6am
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