AFTER 40 years of drama, laughter and tears, we all have a favourite EastEnders character.
Thousands have appeared in the show, from pub landlords to hardmen and the big personalities who never fail to make us smile.
You can now pick your top EastEnders characters in our online poll[/caption]
Love ’em or loathe ’em, they’ve all made their mark.
Now, Sun on Sunday readers can pick their top Walford faces in our online poll.
Vote at thesun.co.uk/eastenders and next week we’ll unveil the nation’s favourites – chosen by you.
BEST DOUBLE ACT
Den and Angie Watts v Mick and Linda Carter
Den and Angie Watts’ stormy marriage had us laughing and crying[/caption]
Mick and Linda Carter stuck together through thick and thin[/caption]
THEIR stormy marriage had us laughing, crying and gasping with shock but Angie refused to let cheating husband Den go, even during the rockiest of times.
Mick and Linda stuck together through thick and thin and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when the couple renewed their wedding vows in a touching Christmas ceremony at the Queen Vic.
FUNNIEST CHARACTER
Alfie Moon v Dot Cotton
Alfie Moon got held up at gunpoint in the shop as he tried to buy condoms[/caption]
Dot Cotton had many memorable moments including when she discovered that her special herbal tea was cannabis[/caption]
DOT’S memorable moments include stumbling across porn as she innocently searched the internet for bushes, and discovering that her special herbal tea was actually cannabis. Ooh, I say!
Shane Richie brought perfect comedy timing to the role of Alfie.
Who can forget him getting held up at gunpoint in the shop as he tried to buy condoms?
BEST BAD BOY
Phil Mitchell v Nick Cotton
Phil Mitchell has committed just about every crime you care to mention[/caption]
Nick Cotton killed war veteran Reg Cox and stabbed landlord Eddie Royle[/caption]
HARDMAN Phil has committed just about every crime you care to mention.
He killed a homeless man, fired a gun at his brother Grant, took part in an armed robbery and tried to murder Dennis Rickman.
Not content with killing war veteran Reg Cox and stabbing landlord Eddie Royle, Nasty Nick tried twice to bump off mum Dot to get his hands on her money.
BEST BAD GIRL
Janine Butcher v Stella Crawford
Janine Butcher fell out with Pat Butcher, Kat Slater and Laura Beale and killed two husbands[/caption]
Stella Crawford was one of the soap’s most hated characters[/caption]
WALFORD’S Queen of Evil, Janine fell out with Pat Butcher, Kat Slater and Laura Beale.
She killed two husbands (including pushing Barry off a cliff), tried to kill Ryan Malloy and stabbed Michael Moon.
Stella Crawford was one of the soap’s most hated characters. Jealous of fiancé Phil Mitchell’s son Ben, she cruelly abused him physically and emotionally.
BEST BATTLEAXE
Pat Evans v Pauline Fowler
Pat Evans’ most notable showdown was with Peggy Mitchell[/caption]
Pauline Fowler famously feuded with Peggy and Sonia[/caption]
TOUGH-talking Pat could not resist a slanging match with anyone who crossed her, most notably her classic “You bitch!” showdown with Peggy Mitchell.
Overbearing Pauline never held back, famously feuding with Peggy and Sonia, who she described as the “daughter of a scrubber, lesbian, underage mother who gave away her own baby”.
BEST PUB BOSS
Angie Watts v Peggy Mitchell
Angie Watts was loud and feisty[/caption]
Peggy Mitchell was famous for telling anyone who upset her to ‘Get outta my pub!’[/caption]
LOUD and feisty, Angie sure had her hands full as the Queen Vic’s first landlady – and the wife of cheating husband Dirty Den.
Famous for telling anyone who upset her to “Get outta my pub!” the formidable Peggy ruled the Queen Vic with a rod of iron, all while trying to keep her two warring sons Phil and Grant in check.
SEXIEST FEMALE
Tiffany Butcher v Lucy Beale
Tiffany Butcher (played by Maisie Smith) regularly sets social media alight with her bikini snaps[/caption]
Lucy Beale (played by Hetti Bywater) sends fans wild[/caption]
TIFFANY is played by Maisie Smith, girlfriend of The Wanted pop star Max George, and she regularly sets social media alight with her sexy bikini snaps.
Hetti Bywater, who plays Lucy, has also showcased her bikini body in social media posts, as well as sending soap fans wild with her glamorous red-carpet looks.
HOTTEST HEART-THROB
Ravi Gulati v Joe Wicks
Ravi Gulati’s good looks have won him an army of admirers[/caption]
WHEN he’s not breaking hearts on the soap as bad-boy Ravi, Aaron Thiara is working out. His fit body and good looks have won him an army of admirers.
Paul Nicholls captured the hearts of fans as tormented Joe in the 90s as the pin-up of his era.
He was twice voted TV’s sexiest actor and graced covers of magazines.
HAPPIEST COUPLE
Billy & Honey Mitchell v Ricky & Bianca Butcher
Billy & Honey Mitchell have been on and off since 2006[/caption]
Ricky & Bianca Butcher’s romance has captivated fans[/caption]
HONEY and Billy have been on and off since marrying in 2006. They are due to remarry on February 19 – the actual date of the soap’s 40th anniversary.
Ricky and Bianca’s on-off romance captivated fans and, in 1997, one of the biggest-ever audiences of 22million saw them marry.
A spin-off followed – EastEnders: Ricky & Bianca. The pair remarried in 2010.
STRONGEST WOMAN
Cindy Beale v Sharon Watts
Cindy Beale has always bounced back[/caption]
Sharon Watts takes everything in her stride[/caption]
SCHEMING Cindy looks after No1 and, while the homewrecker has had her heart broken countless times, she always bounces back.
Sharon famously married one Mitchell brother, then had an affair with another.
She takes everything in her stride, including an affair with Keanu, 30 years her junior and becoming a mum again at 50.
