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EastEnders fans praise Ben Wadey’s leadership in major storytelling shake-up: ‘just feels more alive’

Fans of EastEnders have spoken out in praise of Ben Wadey's influence on the soap as he enters his second week as Executive Producer.

Fans of EastEnders have spoken out in praise of Ben Wadey’s influence on the soap as he enters his second week as Executive Producer. In his first episode in the position, Ben introduced the return of Zoe Slater, while also putting paid to the marriage of George and Elaine Knight, and continuing Joel Marshall’s dark descent into the manosphere. And many agreed that the marked change from ‘block’ storytelling – in which the soap concentrates on one or two storylines at a time, while forgetting about others – was a good thing.

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