Note: this article contains discussion of themes including depression and suicide. EastEnders' Phil Mitchell will be rushed ...

EastEnders viewers have been moved to tears by Steve McFadden’s heartbreaking portrayal of Phil Mitchell’s spiralling mental health crisis. The BBC soap is currently upping the drama ahead of its 40th ...

Ever since Nigel Bates ( Paul Bradley) returned to EastEnders last Christmas, revealing that he’d received a young-onset ...

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"When Phil is brought up to speed about Nigel’s situation, he’s fuming," begins our EastEnders insider. "He blames Julie, ...

With Phil having struggled with his mental health over the past few months, his recently returned friend Nigel Bates has held back from opening up to Phil about his own health. Instead, Nigel recently ...

The BBC soap is currently upping the drama ahead of its 40th anniversary, which will see two hour-long specials aired on 19 and 20 February, featuring “explosive” and “shocking twists”. *Warning: ...