EASTENDERS freshened up the forged checklist with a brand new household in 2004 - the mad Millers. However what are the celebs so far?
With the Di Marcos out of the image and the Slaters wanting a bit stale, producers introduced in a chaotic clan to affix Joe Swash's well-liked Mickey, who joined the earlier 12 months.
Shifting into 27 Albert Sq., the household - Keith, Rosie, Mickey, Darren and Demi - had been successful.
And the actors who performed them, significantly Joe, grew to become large stars even after they stopped showing within the cleaning soap.
Right here we check out the place these well-known faces ended up, a number of the large occasions of their lives - and what grew to become of their mangy-looking canine Ghengis.
Mickey (Joe Swash)
Joseph Swash was all set to throw within the towel on appearing when he bagged the plum job of rasping Cockney Mickey - with the opposite Millers rolling into the Sq. a 12 months later.
He proved proficient at getting his real-life household on display screen too, along with his little sister Shana becoming a member of as Demi and his son Harry additionally showing, confusingly, as his child niece.
Joe acquired along with Emma Sophocleous whereas starring on the present however they cut up in 2008, the identical 12 months producers introduced down the axe on Mickey.
He later dated co-star Kara Tointon who performed half-sister Daybreak Swann - however the couple cut up up in 2010.
Throughout her time on the collection, Kara additionally had relationships with two of her EastEnders co-stars, relationship Martin Fowler actor James Alexandrou from 2006 for 18 months.
Joe additionally bumped into cash troubles, being made bankrupt twice admitting: "I acquired into EastEnders and was irresponsible with cash. I used to be chucking it away on stuff I didn’t want."
However Joe, who's now 39 and getting ready to showing in Superstar Masterchef, bounced again.
The actor went on to star in - and win - I am A Celeb in 2008, happening to host the spin-off present, which led to him assembly future fiancee Stacey Solomon, 31.
The couple went on to have a child, one-year-old Rex, collectively and lately moved to a £1.2 mansion in Essex that makes Mickey's previous Albert Sq. pad appear like a backyard shed.
Darren (Charlie G Hawkins)
Of all of the Millers, it was Charlie G Hawkins' Darren who lasted the longest, clocking up seven years on EastEnders.
Nevertheless, although grateful to the BBC cleaning soap, he admitted final 12 months that he struggled to deal with the celebrity it introduced and obsessed over unfavourable feedback about him on fan boards.
He advised podcast Distinct Nostalgia: "I might stare at that one remark and it completely broke me. It actually affected me."
The actor, who additionally wrote an episode of Eastenders spin-off E20, turned to podcasts, radio and voiceovers in recent times.
He additionally co-hosted a British tackle American soccer referred to as Ice The Kicker with pal Tom Deacon.
Rosie (Gerry Cowper)
Rosie Miller star Gerry was already a display screen star because of a task in iconic film creepfest The Wicker Man - and performed Jim Hacker's daughter in Sure Minister.
The actress, now 62, joined EastEnders in 2004 and stayed for 2 years, popping up in 2014 over on ITV in hit drama Legislation & Order: UK.
In 2017, a row along with her daughter wound up in court docket. Police arrested the teenager for hurling beer at her mum and spitting in her hair at their dwelling in Twickenham, London.
Keith (David Spinx)
Couch-bound Keith was Albert Sq.'s layabout, merrily claiming incapacity advantages till Stacey Slater grassed him up.
Actor David Spinx, now 69, performed him brilliantly earlier than the character was written out after he was given a job - of all issues - within the Cotswolds.
After the present, he went on to seem in Medical doctors, Casualty, an enthralling promo for London buses, and lately popped up in a string of flicks together with indie flick South of the River.
He is additionally taken to portray spectacular items of artwork and posting them on his Twitter feed.
Demi (Shana Swash)
Joe Swash's little sister Shana joined EastEnders as pregnant 13-year-old Demi, beating Lacey Turner to the function (although she did later get forged as Stacey Slater so all's properly that ends properly).
Nevertheless, the actress, who's now 30, left the cleaning soap two years later alongside their display screen mum Rosie.
She went on to star in different stage and display screen roles, together with acclaimed British indie film My Feral Coronary heart.
Now a mum and married to carpenter Neil Jones, the pair run a restaurant enterprise out of north London gastropub the Thornhill Arms.
Genghis (actor unknown)
The cherry on the highest of the cake of the earthy household was their canine, stinky-looking Irish wolfhound Genghis.
The mutt distinguished himself by starring in a spread of storylines, together with munching Peggy Mitchell's buffett in a single memorable scene.
The canine was by no means credited so we do not know his actual identify however he final appeared in 2008.
His look precipitated an surprising controversy amongst Irish wolfhound fanatics, who bombarded the BBC with complaints saying the animal was completely unsuited to metropolis residing in Albert Sq..
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