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Huge shocks ahead for EastEnders' Billy

Murphy and Fenwick - Major new storyline
Murphy and Fenwick - Major new storyline

'EastEnders' character Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) is to be at the centre of a major new storyline involving someone from his troubled past.

Warning: spoiler alert!

The BBC has announced that actress Cathy Murphy has joined the show as Julie Perkins, a character who has known Billy since they were teenagers.

She will turn Billy's life "upside down" and force him "to face some shocking home truths".

Commenting on her casting, Murphy said: "Like our characters, I've known Perry since I was 16 and he is a brilliant actor.

"We've never worked together before so I am looking forward to getting stuck into our fantastic rollercoaster of a story."

Murphy's other credits include 'House of Elliot', 'Glory Glory Days' and 'Two Women'.

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