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Love Island legend sparks rumours she’s joining EastEnders ahead of night out with show boss
Emma Barton and Jamie Borthwick both took part in the Marathon themselves
LOVE Island legend Amy Hart has hinted that she's joining EastEnders this year.
The reality star, who shot to fame on the ITV2 dating show in 2019, revealed that she is meeting up with Walford boss Chris Clenshaw later this week.
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Mum-of-one Amy, 30, re-shared a post from EastEnders' official Instagram page of Honey Mitchell and Jay Brown completing the London Marathon in heartwarming scenes for the BBC soap.
Alongside the post, Amy teased that she'll be having a boozy night out with the executive producer on Wednesday.
She wrote: "Just watched the Marathon episode of EastEnders. Laughed, cried, amazed by how they did it and I really hope after a few glasses of wine of Weds night, I 'don't' get to tell Chris Clenshaw that."
EastEnders has welcomed a number of famous faces to Albert Square over the years - including Boris Johnson to Amanda Holden and David Walliams.
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While Amy has previously shared that she's a huge EastEnders fan, so a cameo appearance may be on the cards for this soap enthusiast.
In the soap, Jay and Honey have been preparing to run the Marathon in order to raise funds for a brain tumour charity following Lola Pearce's passing.
In order to fulfil the storyline, actors Emma Barton and Jamie Borthwick both took part in the Marathon themselves.
Jay was married to Lola and was left heartbroken when she passed away from the terminal condition.
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He and Honey then opted to run the marathon in her memory.
They ran as their characters at certain points of the race including as they went past Cutty Sark in Greenwich and over Tower Bridge.
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In the episode, BBC viewers can see Jay and Honey embrace their fellow Walford residents who cheered them on a Tower Bridge.
Lauren Branning, Peter Beale and Callum Highway can be seen cheering them on as they excitedly exclaim: "That's them!"
Honey is left tearful as she gives her friends a hug as runs past.
Lauren, Peter and Callum can all be seen wearing T-shirts with Lola's face on them as they chant: "For Lola! For Lola!"
Scores of Marathon runners can be seen heading past them in the unique soap first crossover.
In another scene, they can be seen reaching the end of the course and being given their medals by race officials.
In real life, Jamie was supporting Prostate Cancer UK and Emma was raising funds for Children In Need.
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Speaking about the marathon, Jamie said: "I'm so honoured to be taking part in the London Marathon.
"EastEnders is a London show, and as far as I'm aware, we've never shown it before on screen so I’m really excited to be a part of it, although I swore I would never run it again after the last time!"
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