EASTENDERS has been dwelling to numerous display screen rats down the years — and now actual ones have moved in.
Rodents have been gnawing by way of props and pooing on the cleaning soap’s £87million set.
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Pest management have been referred to as in after vermin began nesting within the prop room ground at BBC Elstree Centre in Hertfordshire.
A supply mentioned: “EastEnders has all the time tried to signify London and that’s turn into slightly too true with an outbreak of rats.
“Nobody needs to see rodents at work they usually have been inflicting a headache by chewing props and leaving droppings in every single place.
“It’s fairly gross.
“Fortunately none have made it into the Queen Vic — but.”
Traps and poisonous repellents have been laid by pest management, although the cleaning soap’s well-known Kat, performed by Jessie Wallace, is all the time available if wanted.
A report acknowledged: “Attended web site for call-out resulting from reported rat exercise within the EastEnders prop retailer mezzanine ground.
“A radical visible inspection was carried out displaying chewed merchandise/nesting materials.”
The new set opened in 2022 – 4 years later and £27million greater than initially supposed.