EastEnders cast enjoy wild Christmas party ahead of the soap’s festive special airing as Patsy Palmer takes to the DJ decks

The EastEnders cast enjoyed a wild Christmas party this week ahead of the soap’s festive special broadcast on December 25.

Bianca Jackson actress Patsy Palmer, 52, took to the DJ decks at the chic bash in London where they hung their heads after busy filming schedules.

Fans of the soap will be waiting to see what happens on Christmas Day when Cindy Beale’s affair with Junior Knight is finally exposed.

Cast members including Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen), Michelle Collins (Cindy Beale), Colin Salmon (George Knight), Roland Manookian (Teddy Mitchell) and Tameka Empson (Kim Fox) were also in attendance.

The crew was seen busting out some moves on the dance floor before posing for photos together.

EastEnders is involved in a huge shake-up this festive season after scrapping early episode releases on BBC iPlayer.

For the past year, viewers of the soap have been able to watch episodes of the show on the streaming service the morning before they air.

But BBC bosses have decided to take that luxury away from EastEnders fans.

Now they will have to wait to watch the highly anticipated episode on Christmas Day when it airs on our television screens in the evening.

The first episode will air at 7.30pm, followed by another at 10.35pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

The episodes are certainly not to be missed after the Beeb dropped the explosive EastEnders Christmas trailer earlier this month.

It looks like Cindy Beales’ affair with her former stepson Junior Knight is about to be exposed.

On Mondays, viewers can watch EastEnders from 7.30pm, while on Christmas Eve it airs at 7.45pm and on Boxing Day at 8.30pm.

The Monday, December 30 episode will air at 7:30 PM, as well as on New Year’s Eve.

Meanwhile, the New Year’s Day episode of EastEnders is at 10pm.

Fans will be happy to know that they will be treated to the early releases on December 30 and 31, but the version will be pulled from iPlayer on New Year’s Day.

The EastEnders schedule will resume as normal from January 2.

It comes after Michelle Collins – who plays Cindy Beale – admitted viewers will ‘hate’ her alter ego after the upcoming Christmas special.

Speak with The mirror Speaking about the upcoming episode, Michelle said: ‘She’s very unpredictable, you never know what she’s going to do next thanks to Simon Ashdown.

“She’s a joy to play. People love to hate her.

“I don’t know, maybe they’ll just hate her after this and want her gone.”

The soap’s official Instagram shared the Christmas Day trailer with fans in December.

They captioned the post: ‘The time is right for Cindy… This Christmas on #EastEnders…’

In the preview, George Knight raises a glass to the Knight and Beale family.

But despite the festive cheer, Cindy and Junior look sheepish at the table in the Queen Vic.

Someone around the table receives a recording as a gift and it is played for everyone.

Cindy says, “I’m not like Ian, I need passion in my life.”

EastEnders airs on BBC One and can be streamed on iPlayer