{"id":17757,"date":"2022-06-30T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1671686"},"modified":"2022-06-30T18:31:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:31:14","slug":"eastenders-reveals-first-look-at-felix-bakers-drag-persona","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-reveals-first-look-at-felix-bakers-drag-persona\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders reveals first look at Felix Baker\u2019s drag persona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Daly\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 30 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>BBC soap EastEnders has unveiled the alter-ego of one of its newest additions, Felix Baker (played by Matthew Morrison).<\/p>\n<p>Felix will be heading to the Square alongside brother Finlay (Ashley Byam) and dad Avery (Omar Lye-Fook), who\u2019s the brother of Mitch (Roger Griffiths).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-casts-mitch-baker-family-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">trio are certainly set to stir up the drama in Walford<\/a> this summer \u2013 but they\u2019re also bringing lots of fun, too.<\/p>\n<p>Felix has a drag alter-ego, called Tara Misu, and you can get your first look of her below\u2026<\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>Speaking of his exciting new role, Morrison said: \u201cI am blessed to have the opportunity to step into the heels of the fierce Tara Misu as part of my role on EastEnders. It\u2019s a privilege to represent the LGBTQIA+ community and to showcase the creative art of drag to both viewers at home and the residents of Walford.\u201d<\/p> <p>Morrison met with Drag Race icon, Vinegar Strokes, to get some hints and tips as to how to be a show-stopping queen.<\/p>\n<p>As for what\u2019s coming up on EastEnders for the extended Baker family, the real reason for Avery\u2019s arrival will be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>With his secret about to come out, what has he been hiding from his brother?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/rainie-highway-eastenders-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rainie Highway leaves EastEnders \u2013 but has she gone for good?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/big-mo-eastenders-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders announces Big Mo\u2019s return for more mayhem<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">EastEnders\u00a0<\/a>page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term%3Devergreen-article&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653564619817000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0sDhD4a27IJuIFtGvlU0xZ&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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