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Whether you’ve watched since 1985 or you’ve only recently found yourself hooked on Albert Square, "Bianca’s Barnet" is your place for EastEnders nostalgia, opinions, laughs, obsession and even at times, hate watching!
Why Bianca's Barnet? Well, she does have a lovely and iconic mane of hair and this is an iconic show, plus in the early days she did go on about other people's barnets, and I'm here for it!
My fave character? That is a really tough one to answer and maybe we will take a deep dive into who we love and who we love to hate in upcoming posts, but if I had to pick someone, I'd say it's good ole' Bradders. That's right, ginger teen Bradley Branning. When he rocked up to the Square he was an utter delight. His "gran" Dot Branning had his grandad Jim rush out to the market and buy a "gangsta rap" CD for him to make him feel right at home. Never having met the ginger fella before she said to get him some of that gangster rap as it's "all the rage" with the young folks! Grandpa Jim came back with a CD fresh off the market, he said he'd picked up a gangsta rap CD by an artist by the name of "P. Didd-ly"! (Foreshadowing?!) Bradley's reaction, dressed as a full on preppy, was priceless as he went a deeper shade of red than usual. And the rest is history.
Played by the brilliant Charlie Clements, the storyline between Max and Stacey and Bradley, and the aftermath that ensued was the best EastEnders has ever been. (So maybe this should be called "Bradley's Barnet"?)
So here's a little about me: I have seen every single episode ever aired of EastEnders starting in 1985 to the present day, which as of this writing, August 2026. I have watched the last 26 years in real time, and then went back and watched every episode that was unavailable here in the U.S. since the 1985 pilot episode. That's a lot of my life wasted.
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