{"id":599845,"date":"2026-08-21T04:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/599845\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:38:17","slug":"eastenders-star-jamie-bamber-reveals-connection-between-ned-and-another-resident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/599845\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders star Jamie Bamber reveals connection between Ned and another resident"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a general rule of thumb in soapland \u2013 you can’t arrive without having a pre-existing connection to someone else.<\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a> is no exception, and while fans may have thought that the Hawkins-Roper newcomers<\/a> are only linked to Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington), actor Jamie Bamber has confirmed that his alter-ego Ned already knows another Walford local.<\/p>\n

While Ned’s partner Gemma Hawkins (Patricia Potter), her sister Jodie (Anna Constable) and their mother Rose (Anna McLoughlin) all made their first appearances<\/a> earlier in the week, we’re yet to meet Ned and his son Ryder (Felix Uff).<\/p>\n

Gemma explained that he was on holiday, so we’ll have to wait a few more weeks before they settle into Albert Square.<\/p>\n

Teasing how the clan land on Nicola’s doorstep (again), Bamber told Radio Times<\/a> and other media: “They are essentially refugees from Essex. [They] wash up with cardboard boxes, suitcases, and with nowhere to go.<\/p>\n

\"Gemma,<\/p>\n

We’re yet to meet Ned (Jamie Bamber) and his son Ryder (Felix Uff).\u00a0BBC\/Jack Barnes<\/p>\n

“They knock on the door like a tornado \u2013 like a hot mess of people whose lives are ruined. They have no home. Their house is burnt down, and this is their first port of call.<\/p>\n

“Ned knows nobody in this Square, but he’s got his wit, because he’s a former military man. He’s come from nothing. He’s worked his way up through the ranks. He’s retrained within the army as a PTSD therapist.<\/p>\n

“He’s someone who can talk and listen, and he stays calm in extraordinarily tense situations.”<\/p>\n

Bamber also teased that there is “tension” between Ned and sister-in-law Nicola, suggesting that there’s more to their relationship than first meets the eye.<\/p>\n

The star also revealed that the character will get quite the shock when he realises that the East End community aren’t as foreign as he first thought.<\/p>\n

“He’s got a bit of history with Alfie [Moon, Shane Richie] in the Queen Vic,” he confessed.<\/p>\n

\"Alfie<\/p>\n

Bamber revealed that Ned knows Alfie Moon (Shane Richie).\u00a0BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/p>\n

“You find out very quickly that there’s only two people he really knows, and that’s Nicola and Alfie. But he doesn’t know Alfie’s the publican and that’s a surprise to him.”<\/p>\n

How have Ned and Alfie crossed paths, and how will Nicola feel when she’s forced to accept the family into her home?<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/p>\n

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