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Stacey Dooley chats to some of Walford’s biggest stars, reliving their most memorable moments, sharing juicy behind-the-scenes gossip and revealing some of the soap’s best-kept secrets.

Gillian Taylforth and Adam Woodyatt, who play mother and son Kathy and Ian Beale, call each other ‘Mum’ and ‘Son’ off-screen. They tell all about their unique working relationship and 35-year friendship, and why it wasn’t unusual for Adam to turn up at Gillian’s house for food at 2am.

As they take a trip down memory lane, they each reveal their own stories behind Ian and Kathy’s biggest scenes – from Gillian’s nerves whilst filming Kathy’s shock return from the dead to the real reason Adam had to wear a hat throughout Ian’s homeless storyline.

Adam tells the story of their very first meeting during rehearsals in 1984, Gillian reveals who Kathy’s favourite son is, and the duo relive a classic Doof-Doof moment from the show’s early days. The pair also look to the future and tease what’s in store for Ian and Kathy when EastEnders returns in the autumn.

Stacey also gets an exclusive tour of 45 Albert Square – better known as the home of the Beale family, and previously the Fowlers – where the trio reminisce about some of the biggest moments to have taken place on the iconic set.