{"id":293455,"date":"2025-07-26T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T14:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293455\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T14:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T14:08:10","slug":"eastenders-confirms-new-role-for-george-in-walford-after-vic-exit-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293455\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders confirms new role for George in Walford after Vic exit | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753538890_803_524814-e329.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23599299\" alt=\"George stands in The Arches in EastEnders\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tA new era (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/kat-slater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kat Moon<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jessie-wallace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessie Wallace<\/a>) now fully ensconced as <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/22\/new-queen-vic-landlady-eastenders-legend-23463230\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the new landlady of The Queen Vic<\/a>, it is the dawn of a new era in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/eastenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EastEnders<\/a> \u2013\u00a0not least for the pub\u2019s former owners, the Carter\/Knight clan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While it remains to be seen what the future holds for <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/linda-carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linda Carter<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/kellie-bright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kellie Bright<\/a>) and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/elaine-peacock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elaine Peacock<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/harriet-thorpe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriet Thorpe<\/a>), a new role has been confirmed for <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/george-knight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Knight<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/colin-salmon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin Salmon<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>George has been at a loose end in the Square since <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/major-eastenders-couple-ripped-apart-early-iplayer-twist-fan-favourite-confesses-cheating-23379667\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he split from Elaine after she cheated on him<\/a> earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Events later <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/13\/eastenders-exit-story-queen-vic-fan-favourite-packs-bags-leaves-23319456\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saw him move out of the boozer<\/a> and demand that Elaine return the money he had invested in The Vic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/526545-2f03.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23712247\" alt=\"Alfie and Kat have a tense conversation in EastEnders\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe Slaters are now running the pub (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753538890_900_526578-e8a5.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23712255\" alt=\"Nicola speaks to George in EastEnders\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tGeorge heads to Harry\u2019s Barn (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n<p>With the pub now sold, George lands a new gig next week, courtesy of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/nicola-mitchell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicola Mitchell<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/laura-doddington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Doddington<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the BBC soap recently saw the pair lamenting over their disastrous love lives over a drink in Harry\u2019s Barn, and they are drawn back into each other\u2019s orbits in forthcoming scenes thanks to drama involving Nicola\u2019s son <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/harry-mitchell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Mitchell<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/elijah-holloway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elijah Holloway<\/a>) and George\u2019s brother Kojo Asare (Dayo Koleosho).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harry has been crashing at co-worker Kojo\u2019s place with George, and unbeknown to him, Harry has been using the flat to stash drugs that <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ravi-gulati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ravi Gulati<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/aaron-thiara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Thiara<\/a>) is <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/10\/huge-ravi-harry-twist-eastenders-early-bbc-release-partnership-takes-unexpected-turn-23626457\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forcing him to deal<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tFollow Metro Soaps on WhatsApp and get all the latest spoilers first!\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who\u2019s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale?<\/p>\n<p>Join 10,000 soaps fans on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/10\/19\/follow-metro-soaps-on-whatsapp-to-get-all-the-latest-spoilers-19685681\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro&#8217;s WhatsApp Soaps community<\/a> and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Simply<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va3DxdUBadmjeLKa762u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>click on this link<\/strong><\/a>, select \u2018Join Chat\u2019 and you\u2019re in! Don&#8217;t forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we&#8217;ve just dropped the latest spoilers! <\/p>\n<p>To cover up his illicit business, Harry needs to find a way to distract George and keep him out of the flat and enlists Nicola\u2019s help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nicola later offers George the job of Head of Security at Harry\u2019s Barn, clearly hoping the unsociable hours will keep him busy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But will George accept the job offer, and will getting close to the Mitchells prove to be a dangerous move?<\/p>\n<p><strong>EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 28 July at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"comment-now metro-button metro-comments-cta\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/22\/georges-new-eastenders-love-interest-confirmed-elaine-23721106\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George\u2019s new EastEnders love interest \u2018confirmed\u2019 after Elaine<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/07\/nicola-issues-a-dark-warning-to-ravi-in-eastenders-and-hell-soon-learn-she-was-right-23552102\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicola issues a dark warning to Ravi in EastEnders \u2013 and he\u2019ll soon learn she was right<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/05\/eastenders-confirms-character-return-a-family-left-tatters-23551305\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EastEnders confirms character return as a family is left in tatters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Soaps Newsletter \u2013 Daily<\/p>\n<p>All the latest soaps spoilers and gossip, in your inbox every morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new era (Picture: BBC) With Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) now fully ensconced as the new landlady of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[64051,428,77,64053,18780,18781,237,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-293455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-colin-salmon","9":"tag-eastenders","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-george-knight","12":"tag-laura-doddington","13":"tag-nicola-mitchell","14":"tag-soaps","15":"tag-tv","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114919932188676949","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}