EastEnders airs heartbreaking Nigel Bates episode as he leaves Albert Square in early BBC ...

Warning: Contains spoilers for Thursday's episode of EastEnders, which airs at 7.30pm on BBC One or can be streamed now on ...

Nigel’s daughter Clare Bates explained as Julie summons her back to EastEnders

Clare Bates’ (Gemma Bissix) name has been popping up fairly regularly in EastEnders of late, ever since Nigel Bates’ (Paul Bradley) dementia story became one of the soaps most prominent plotlines.

EastEnders fans ‘needed tissues’ as they heap praise on ‘fantastic’ Nigel episode

‘Needed tissues tonight’ Charlotte Jade commented on Facebook. Girl, same!

EastEnders salary bombshell as star reveals BBC soap dog was paid more than her

An EastEnders actress previously revealed how much she earned during her time on the soap - and apparently it wasn't particularly generous. Gemma Bissix first appeared on the BBC soap in 1993 as a ...