{"id":566571,"date":"2025-11-13T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T01:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/566571\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T01:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T01:00:28","slug":"eastenders-replaces-three-iconic-characters-for-tense-new-scene-in-the-vic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/566571\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders replaces three iconic characters for tense new scene in The Vic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"EastEnders\" data-node-id=\"1.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">EastEnders<\/a> is in for a de-ageing makeover for a special scene set to air later this week.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">To mark this year&#8217;s BBC Children in Need telethon, set to air on 14 November, the show will head to Walford for a dramatic scene in the Queen Vic.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The BBC has revealed a first-look image at one of this years&#8217; sketches which will see sixteen-year-old BAFTA winner BBC Children in Need presenter Lenny Rush replacing three iconic EastEnders characters.<\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Lenny and Pudsey the bear have the Vic in their sights, with three children taking on the roles of iconic characters Kat Moon, Phil Mitchell and Billy Mitchell. The trio will be joined by Walford regulars Alfie Moon, played by Shane Richie, and Lauren Branning, portrayed by Jacqueline Jossa. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Mini Kat, mini Phil and mini Billy are to be involved in a tense scene &#8220;in true EastEnders style,&#8221; the announcement teased. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"bbc children in need x eastenders\" title=\"BBC Children in Need x EastEnders\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kat-billy-children-in-need-eastenders-691503bb102ec.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"15.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services\" data-node-id=\"15.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best streaming services<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Tensions run high in The Queen Vic and loaded accusations of misplaced belongings are flung far and wide,&#8221; the spoof&#8217;s synopsis read.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Meanwhile on regular EastEnders, the Vic is at the centre of a disturbing story for Zoe Slater. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">In upcoming scenes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a69407218\/eastenders-spoilers-new-clue-zoe-stalker-mystery\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a69407218\/eastenders-spoilers-new-clue-zoe-stalker-mystery\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Zoe&#039;s stalker leaves behind a clue at the pub\" data-node-id=\"21.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoe&#8217;s stalker leaves behind a clue at the pub<\/a>, with the Slaters convinced they can figure out their identity.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Next week, the Slaters find a threatening message graffitied in The Vic&#8217;s barrel store, as Zoe finds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a69266791\/eastenders-new-zoe-slater-evidence-advanced-spoilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a69266791\/eastenders-new-zoe-slater-evidence-advanced-spoilers\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the discovery of an earring\" data-node-id=\"23.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">an earring<\/a> that&#8217;s been dropped nearby. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"bbc children in need x eastenders\" title=\"BBC Children in Need x EastEnders\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phil-children-in-need-eastenders-691503b6b6389.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Determined to find out who&#8217;s been targeting her, she&#8217;s on a hunt for the owner of the missing earring.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Kat and Alfie may have had their doubts over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a69233920\/eastenders-spoilers-zoe-slater-three-setbacks-stalker-plot\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a69233920\/eastenders-spoilers-zoe-slater-three-setbacks-stalker-plot\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Zoe\u2019s claims that someone was out to get them\" data-node-id=\"28.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoe\u2019s claims that someone was out to get them<\/a>, but the message in the barrel store comes through loud and clear!&#8221; our EastEnders insider explained.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;The Slaters are shocked to the core, but when they find the earring, they realise they may hold the key to putting an end to this reign of terror.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"32.0\">BBC Children in Need airs on BBC One and iPlayer at 7pm this Friday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"34\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"34.0\">EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. 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