E20 'is bringing street to Albert Square'

L-R: Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) Zsa Zsa Carter (Emer Kenny), Mercy Olubunmi (Bunmi Mojekwu) and Leon Small (Sam Attwater)

If you're a fan of EastEnders you can't have helped but notice the arrival of some new characters on screen this week. Cue party carnage, teenage sex and some screaming catfights. The new characters are all from the soap's new online offering E20. Ricky Norwood, who plays Fatboy, explains what people can expect from the series.

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So what's E20 all about?

Will characters from the main show pop up in it?

Fatboy has earnt himself a longer-term part in EastEnders itself

So why is your character called Fatboy?

So what was it like your first day on the set of EastEnders?

Does it look different?

Who were you most intimidated by meeting?

We discover that Zsa Zsa Carter is the niece of main character Shirley

Is it a bit like Hollyoaks for EastEnders?

Is it trying to bring in a new audience?

E20 starts on 8 January at 8.30pm online on the BBC website