EastEnders star Kathy Beale is set to open Walford's first gay bar after using the windfall from a valuable necklace to buy and convert The Albert pub.
The cafe worker, played by Gillian Taylforth, sold a necklace her son Ben Mitchell gave her before he left for France earlier this year.
After discovering its worth she decides to use the money to attain the lease for the pub and reopen it as The Prince Albert, a first for Walford's gay community.
Beale wears a feather boa as she poses next to the venue's sign - a top hat-wearing face with lipstick and a beauty spot - in a first image of the venue's entrance.
Previously run by Kim Fox and Vincent Hubbard as The Albert, it was Aidan Maguire who last owned the bar after strong-arming Vincent into selling it to him.
In its new guise, The Prince Albert will offer an alternative to The Queen Vic, providing a space for the show's LGBT characters such as Bernadette Taylor, played by Clair Norris, and Tina Carter, played by Luisa Bradshaw-White.
The news comes as part of a move towards diversity and inclusion being made by Kate Oates, the new senior executive producer of the BBC show.
Of her move towards greater diversity on the show, Oates has previously said, "I’m really interested in bringing some more LGBTQ characters in.
"We’re looking at opening a gay bar on the Square which will be a cool precinct where gay and straight characters can all just hang out. ‘It should be something really exciting, really fun, really visual and feel really true to multi- cultural London."
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