{"id":27603,"date":"2022-12-21T22:15:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1759314"},"modified":"2022-12-22T02:16:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T01:16:57","slug":"eastenders-announces-special-musical-guest-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-announces-special-musical-guest-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders announces special musical guest for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Stefania Sarrubba\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 21 December 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>EastEnders has a festive surprise in store for all Walford residents and fans watching at home.<\/p>\n<p>In an upcoming scene, the BBC soap will welcome Rag\u2019n\u2019Bone Man to the Square for a special musical moment.<\/p>\n<p>After bumping into a familiar face at the pub, Rocky Cotton (Brian Conley) convinces the Human singer to perform at the carol fundraiser in Albert Square as a wedding gift for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-janine-fearful-jada-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks)<\/a> and Mick Carter (Danny Dyer).<\/p>\n<p>But not even the soothing voice of the award-winning singer-songwriter can help de-escalate what is expected to be a very dramatic ceremony, also <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cliff-drama-mick-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">marking Dyer\u2019s final scenes as Mick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/eastenders-rag-n-bone-man-brian-conley-0f85f33.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/eastenders-rag-n-bone-man-brian-conley-0f85f33.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/eastenders-rag-n-bone-man-brian-conley-0f85f33.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C237,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source 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icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Rag \u2018n\u2019 Bone Man and Rocky (Brian Conley) on EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Rag\u2019n\u2019Bone Man seemed to be having the time of his life, despite the twists and turns Janine and Mick may have up their sleeve for the big exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the words of Gabrielle, \u2018dreams can come true\u2019,\u201d the singer said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to everyone at EastEnders for one of the best days of my life!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/eastenders-rag-n-bone-man-3b1c421.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source 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title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Rag \u2018n\u2019 Bone Man in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have always known Rag\u2018n\u2019Bone man is a huge EastEnders fan, so when an opportunity came up in one of our stories it was the perfect moment for us to ask him to not only appear, but also perform in Albert Square,\u201d executive producer\u00a0Chris Clenshaw said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all thrilled that he said yes, and we hope the audience enjoy the special Christmas treat, as much as much as everyone at EastEnders enjoyed having Rag\u2019n\u2019Bone Man in Walford.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rag\u2019n\u2019Bone Man\u2019s EastEnders scenes will air on Friday 23rd December at 7:30pm on BBC One.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-alfie-kat-christmas-reunion-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Shane Richie offers hope for Kat and Alfie Christmas reunion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-janine-secret-scarlett-charlie-brooks-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Charlie Brooks hints Janine is worried daughter will spill secret<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Visit our dedicated <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> 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