A BRAND NEW EastEnders family will be arriving on the square this summer. Yaaaas.

We haven't been this excited since the Slater fam first rocked up in Walford waaaaay back in 2000.

EastEnders lovers rejoyce, because new boss Sean O'Connor has announced the arrival of a brand new family, The Taylors, who will 'change Walford forever this summer.’

It’s about time a new Walford family, complete with new fresh characters, descended onto the square. Especially as there hasn’t been one in FOREVER.

Headed up by fierce matriarch Karen (we love her already), the family consists of her children Keanu, Bernadette, Riley, Clatham, their dog Bronson and Rooney the bearded dragon.

Amazing. Just amazing.

Plus, for all you who are looking for your next EastEnders hunk – soz Lee Ryan – Keanu, played by Benidorm actor Danny Walters, may just be it.

Pretty fit, no?

Chatting about the newcomers, show producer Sean O’Connor shared: "I’m hugely excited at the arrival of Karen and her family in Albert Square. They’re noisy, brash and not-to-be-messed-with. Karen is a twenty-a-day lioness, bringing up her kids with no support, no money and a very loud mouth. But though they may lack cash, the Taylors have love and warmth in spades. This summer is going to be explosive as the Taylors settle in Walford. The Square will never be quite the same again…”

And actress Lorraine Stanley (who has appeared in Call The Midwife, Legend and Made In Dagenham, had this to say about her character Karen: “I’m chuffed to be cast in such an iconic show that I’ve grown up watching. Working with my new family is really quite special, and I’m proud to play their mum.”

How exciting! Bring on the summer.

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