EastEnders is planning to introduce its first transgender character.
According to reports producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins revealed the news at an event in London on Saturday.
He said: “The power of EastEnders is to change the world. So you change it gently. I am intending to introduce a trans character.
“I would want to cast a trans actor too. The pen hasn’t hit the paper yet. I am looking for actors and I need the right character.”
He added: “We have to be very, very careful about what we say. With EastEnders you’re preaching to a lot of people who don’t want to hear about LGBT issues.”
It is not yet known when this new character will make an appearance on Albert Square but this will be the first transgender character for the show.
Coronation Street introduced the first transgender character in a British soap with the role of Hayley Cropper.
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