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Eastenders draws an audience of more than 12 million for big reveal

Over 400,000 tuned into RTÉ’s coverage of the episode.

18.2k

Feb 20th 2015, 4:25 PM

US teen named Bobbie Beale gets loads of Eastenders tweets, hasn't a notion what's going on

Not a clue.

5.6k

Feb 20th 2015, 9:14 AM

Here's how Twitter reacted to Eastenders' massive reveal

Tonight, Lucy Beale’s killer was unmasked. Spoilers, obviously.

12.8k

Feb 19th 2015, 10:19 PM