First Impressions of Hetti Bywater As Lucy Beale

Now that we have had a bit of time to adjust to actress Hetti Bywater in the role of Lucy Beale on EastEnders it is time to give your thoughts! What do you think of her performance? Does she fit your vision of Lucy?

Personally I love her, while she isn't Melissa Suffield she has brought something of her own to the role and I am really enjoying her scenes and seeing Lucy back on my screen. Let me know your take in the comments below or on twitter @SoapWikiJohn

Melissa Suffield Says Axing Was Unfair

Former EastEnders actress Melissa Suffield is using the "I only broke the law a 'little'" defense by coming out and saying that her axing was unfair!

The actress spoke to Reveal said

"It's not an excuse, but out of all the things Lucy has done, the only one I've done is drink underage. They were really angry. I was apologetic and told them it wouldn't happen again."

While I am upset that they axed and recast the character of Lucy from EastEnders, Melissa did bring this upon herself, and will have to suffer the consequences...

Let's just hope she cleans up her act and will return to our screens just like Danniella Westbrook (Sam Mitchell).

Melissa Suffield (Lucy Beale) Axed From EastEnders

It really isn't a good time to stir up trouble on the EastEnders set. Just ask Melissa Suffield who was just let go from the BBC1 soap after she allegedly ignored numerous warnings from bosses about her "unruly behaviour".

For more on this story head on over to digitalspy's coverage here.

What do you think of this axing? And isn't it funny how EastEnders/BBC1 has no problem telling its viewers "THIS IS WHY" whereas ABC is still keeping mum on the Drew Garrett debacle?