{"id":32463,"date":"2023-04-27T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1823876"},"modified":"2023-04-28T07:05:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T05:05:01","slug":"eastenders-unveils-first-look-at-cheryl-baker-in-exciting-cameo","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-unveils-first-look-at-cheryl-baker-in-exciting-cameo\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders unveils first look at Cheryl Baker in exciting cameo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Bucks Fizz star and Eurovision winner will make an appearance at the Prince Albert. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 27 April 2023 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>As we approach this year\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-2023-date-location\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Eurovision Song Contest<\/a>, which is being held in Liverpool in May, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> has revealed our first look at <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cheryl-baker-cameo-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Cheryl Baker\u2019s cameo appearance<\/a> to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Baker\u2019s cameo was revealed earlier this month, with the singer and former Eurovision winner set to make an appearance in Walford.<\/p>\n<p>Now, images have been released which show the residents of Walford getting into Eurovision spirit at the Prince Albert as they celebrate Kathy\u2019s birthday, along with Rocky\u2019s mystery guest, Baker.<\/p>\n<p>In the images, Baker can be seen performing alongside Gillian Taylforth\u2019s Kathy Beale, Brian Conley\u2019s Rocky, Ross Boatman\u2019s Harvey Monroe and Gillian Wright\u2019s Jean Slater.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/427952-51666f0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/427952-51666f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source 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image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/427952-51666f0.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" 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=\"\"\/> Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), Cheryl Baker, Rocky (Brian Conley), Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman) and Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) in EastEnders<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC, Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>When her cameo was first announced, Baker \u2013 who won Eurovision in 1981 as part of Bucks Fizz, now called The Fizz \u2013 said in a statement: \u201cI was so thrilled to be asked to take part in an episode of EastEnders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-roxy-return-reactions-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders fans already in tears over Roxy\u2019s emotional return<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-danielle-harold-lola-tribute-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Danielle Harold pays tribute to Lola\u2019s story<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a British institution, for goodness sake! As a real-life \u2018EastEnder\u2019, I have loved the show since day one and I literally can\u2019t wipe the smile from my face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baker isn\u2019t the only famous face to have shown up on EastEnders for a cameo appearance of late, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-prince-charles-camilla-lookalikes\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">King Charles III<\/a> (then Prince Charles) and Camilla appearing in an episode last year to mark the Queen\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/prince-charles-camilla-eastenders-platinum-jubilee-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Platinum Jubilee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/427957-6f6a43d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/427957-6f6a43d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1823906\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/427957-6f6a43d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" 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=\"\"\/> Cheryl Baker and Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC, Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, one star whose recent appearance got fans very excited is Rita Simons, who <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-roxy-mitchell-rita-simons-cameo-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">reprised her role as Roxy Mitchell<\/a> for a sequence in which she appeared as a figment of daughter Amy\u2019s imagination.<\/p> <p>Simons revealed that she had one stipulation ahead of a return \u2013 that she would not be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-rita-simons-roxy-return-ghost-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">returning as a ghost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She told <a href=\"\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/22168939\/eastenders-rita-simons-confirms-roxy-mitchell-comeback\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a>: \u201cI got a call from\u00a0EastEnders via my agent and I was asked if I would come back for a day\u2019s filming. They were very clear and said to me what would happen \u2013 that I was not appearing as dead, or as a ghost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose were their words. I don\u2019t do ghosts and I would point blank refuse to come back as a ghost. 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