Following the success of the second series of Eastenders’ spinoff E20, a third series has been commisioned by the BBC.

Show producer Deborah Swaithe said, ‘We are thrilled with the success of the first two series and have already started to storyline the third. Be prepared for a few familiar faces, a couple of new ones and a lot of fireworks.’

The new series is due to air in the new year and will continue to work with young actors, crew members and writers.

Catch E20 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Monday nights on BBC3 for omnibus

In the last of our interviews with the new E20 cast, Koko hosts a Q&A with Amanda Fairbanks-Hynes who plays the role of Stevie.  Check out what she and the rest of the cast have to say about her quirky character.

How does Stevie fit into the series?

Heshima: Can I just take a second to say that she is amazing and we love her. Stevie, in this equation, is a bit of a fish out of the water.  She’s quite posh and ditzy a bit, but at the same time quite smart.  So it’s nice  to have that balance.  I think she really adds a beautiful dynamic to the gang.

Tosin: She brings that different element.

Emaa: She starts off as someone not really appreciated, but as everyone gets to know her they realise how important she is to them and the circle.  She’s the comedy factor, and Amanda just plays her so well. She’s hilarious!

Why can’t Stevie afford the rent of her flat anymore?

Amanda:- Stevie gets her heart broken at the start of the series, and desperately needs to find a lodger quickly so she doesn’t get kicked out of the flat she’s worked really hard to make her home.

She agrees to Sol moving in. Has she any concerns about letting Sol bring his brother Asher and Naz to live there too?

Stevie meets Asher first when he views the flat, and is a little surprised when Sol and Naz turn up, but she loves being around people and making new friends, so she doesn’t react in a way most people would to strangers walking straight into their home intending to live there without really asking first!

How does she get on with the rest of her E20 housemates and what do they think of her?

Stevie instantly loves her new housemates. She’s desperate for them to stay and be the family she’s always wanted. This proves to be quite difficult as the others have plenty of their own family issues to deal with, and get a little confused at Stevie wanting to look after them in such a maternal way!

Stevie discovers Pippa isn’t what she seems? Who is the real Pippa? And what do we know about Stevie’s ex boyfriend?

Stevie’s ex boyfriend, Ollie, breaks her heart at the start of the series and Stevie views the stunning and sophisticated Pippa as the cold-hearted ‘other woman’.  However, as time goes on, Stevie discovers that Pippa’s actually human too and not some evil goddess who’s sole intention is to steal boyfriends!

If Asher is ‘the answer to her prayers’ will there be any romance between Asher and Stevie?

Stevie sets her sights on a character from the main Eastenders cast in the first few episodes, and she thinks she’s definitely met the man of her dreams; so she isn’t looking for romance with Asher at the start of the series. You’ll just have to watch the series to discover if there’s any romance between the two of them later on!

Catch E20 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7^th September, and Monday nights on BBC3 for omnibus

Photo Credit: BBC Pictures

Continuing our interviews with the new E20 cast, we caught up with actress Emaa Hussan playing the role of Naz.  Find out what she has to say about being one of the newest faces in the hit show.

What can you tell us about your character Naz?

She is confident, fiery, and a home girl. She’s also a party girl and she will definitely show you that.  She loves her family, but also loves to party and enjoy herself. Unfortunately, her family just does not understand her, and what she wants.  I think she would be a very good girl, if her family just understood what she wanted.  She ends up falling in love with the wrong person and ends up having a very hard decision to make.  We see that she is not as strong as we thought she was and she ends up putting up a wall.

Where will the characters be leaving in Walford?

They will be living in the top of Roxy’s nail salon in Roxy’s flat.

All the best characters in soap have a secret –what’s your character’s secret?

Naz is hiding something from her friend, and from her family.  So really, she has two big secrets.

Do they know any of the current EastEnders residents?

Naz knows Fatboy.

Naz falls for Sol and there are terrible consequences?  What are they and how bad will they be for her?

There will be potential consequences with her family.

What kind of relationship does she have with her parents?

She has a good relationship.  She shows them a lot of respect because they are her family but I think they don’t know their daughter very well.  She does what she has to do to show them that she’s their little girl.  She knows she has to respect them.

Catch E20 on Tuesday and Thursday from 7^th September, and Monday nights on BBC3 for omnibus

Photo Credit: BBC Pictures