EastEnders fans call on BBC bosses to axe major character – raging ‘there’s nothing more for her!’
EASTENDERS fans demand bosses to axe “horrible” and “spiteful” character for good – despite playing a major part in Dean’s trail.
Bernadette ‘Bernie’ Taylor is currently involved in Dean’s trail for her brother Keanu Taylor’s murder.
As Dean instructed, she has been sending threatening text messages and letters to The Six telling them to tell the truth.
She is convinced Sharon Watts killed Keanu and is prepared to shout it from the rooftops.
However, EastEnders fans have blasted the character and predict her exit is looming as the trial comes to an end.
Taking to X – formerly Twitter – one fan wrote: “I find Bernie quite spiteful, don’t like her eavesdropping and brand of gossip.”
Another added: “Can’t stand her and there’s nothing more her character can bring once this storyline is over.”
A third said: “Can’t stand BERNIE & her big GOB.”
A fourth penned: “I can’t stand her she is just horrible!!! And a bad actress!!!”
Bernie first arrived onto the square in 2017 as part of the Taylor family.
Her storylines have included miscarriage, taking diet pills, surrogacy, money problems and the many antics while working in the cafe.
However, none of her family are left in the square, which makes fans wonder why she is sticking around.
Bernie’s sister Chantelle was murdered by her husband Grey Atkins, and their children left with Karen and Mitch Taylor as they took them under her wing.
Her brother Keanu was murdered by Linda Carter, and her other brother Keegan Baker left Walford to start a new life with his wife Tiffany Butcher.
Her other brothers, Riley and Chatham, no longer live on Albert Square.
Mitch also had another daughter, Bailey, with another woman who grew closer to Bernie but has also left the square.
Forgotten soap storylines
The nation's soaps have had many gripping storylines play out over the years. However, some plots proved to be far less memorable. Here are some forgotten stories from Weatherfield, Walford and more...
- Ken and Audrey’s romance (2015): After the death of wife Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride), Coronation Street original Ken Barlow (William Roache) started to move on in his life. He started to develop a spark with old friend Audrey (Sue Nicholls), with then-Corrie boss saying it would be like “Ross and Rachel”. In the end, nothing ever came of it and the two remained platonic pals.
- Beth’s bigamy (2016): Despite being happily married to Kirk (Andrew Whyment), a troubling secret came to light about Beth Tinker (Lisa George). It transpired that she had never divorced from her first husband, Darryl (Paul Loughran), father of her son Craig (Colson Smith). Although Craig and Kirk were shocked – and Beth was arrested – the storyline didn’t didn’t go much further.
- Kat Slater’s secret son (2017): Capitalising on the popularity of Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie (Shane Richie), the two received a spin-off back in 2017. Titled ‘Redwater’, it saw the two travel to Ireland where they met long-lost son Luke, now called Dermott Dolan, played by Oisín Stack. Despite the high-tension events during Redwater, Kat seems to have put the experience behind her as Dermott’s not been mentioned since.
- Alfie’s brain tumour (2015): Having learned in 2015 that he had a brain tumour, Alfie kept the news from Kat until their trip to Ireland. At the time, actor Shane Ritchie revealed fans would see a change in Alfie as he battled the illness. It would appear that at some point after leaving the Square, was told the tumour was non-malignant. By the time Alfie returned in 2022, fans were left confused over what had happened to the storyline.
- Kathy and Buster’s affair (2016): In 2016, Walford legend Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) fell into the arms of convict Buster Briggs, played by Karl Howman. Buster was the long-time lover of Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and fathered both her sons – Mick (Danny Dyer) and Dean (Matt Di Angelo). When Buster left, he begged Kathy to join him, but she refused for the sake of her family. Meanwhile Buster didn’t even stop to say goodbye to Shirley before exiting with a broken heart. Fans expected a showdown between the two women, but this never came to pass.
- Jacob’s OCD (2016): After his dad, David (Matthew Wolfenden), was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2016, Jacob (Joe-Warren Plant) developed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This manifested in the form of cleaning. Jacob’s OCD made a brief return one year on, after David had another scare after finding a lump. Jacob frantically searched the bins for a “lucky coin” that had accidentally been thrown away. Despite stressful situations – such as being groomed by his teacher Maya, losing his fiancee Leanna to a serial killer, dealing with mum Leyla’s drug addiction, and surviving a stabbing – the condition doesn’t appear to have returned.
- Marlon and Charity’s fling (2003): Few fans would likely remember few will remember the one-night stand between Charity (Emma Atkins) and Marlon (Mark Charnock) in 2003. The pair slept together when Charity was staying with Marlon while still under suspicion for husband Chris’s supposed “murder”.
- Alex Browning’s revenge plot (2014): Fans expected a confrontation when Dr Browning’s son Alex (Ojan Genc) mer stepmum Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe). After all, Mercedes, with Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Lindsey Butterfield (Sophie Austin) had murdered Alex’s dad, double-murderer Dr Paul Browning, after he kidnapped and attacked his new wife. In fact, the soap teased Alex would seek revenge for his father’s death upon arriving. However, he instead gave Cindy’s son Hilton (his half-brother) a life-saving transplant, became his godfather, and leaving the village soon after.
So, fans think Bernie’s exit is coming soon.
Meanwhile, fans are calling out the soap writers for the apparent absence of Nish Panesar, who was involved in events just moments before the actual murder.
As soap lovers will recall, Nish was fuming at Suki after discovering she had an affair with Eve, causing her to flee from him. She ended up locked in at The Queen Vic with Denise, Linda, Kathy, Sharon and Stacey.
When Nish turned up, they let him in to speak with Suki and he pleaded with her to take him back, but she refused.
He then tried to grab Suki and drag her away, causing Denise to strike him over the head with a champagne bottle.
Nish collapsed to the floor and was mistakenly declared dead by Sharon, but Suki resuscitated him.
Moments later, with Nish still out cold, Keanu turned up, resulting in a violent struggle with the women that ended in his murder.
The Six then told police Keanu had attacked Nish from behind, before running away.
While Nish didn’t witness the killing, some fans say it’s strange he was not called in for questioning to provide a background to what happened.
One wrote on Reddit: “I’m seriously surprised he hasn’t been brought in for questioning given the fact he was also in The Vic during Christmas Day?”
“Yeah, that is a bit odd,” another wrote.
A third detective in the making said: “Hold on, they said Keanu hit Nish but surely Nish would remember something about it? Like when he came in angry at Suki.”
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.