Overview

• Actor Pierre Moullier, in his mid-20s, has officially taken over the role of 17-year-old Oscar Branning as part of EastEnders’ 40th-anniversary revamp.
• Oscar’s debut saw Lauren Branning collecting him from a youth detention centre before he escaped pursuing gang members by commandeering a van back to Albert Square.
• He has moved in with sister Lauren after their mother, Tanya, expelled him following a petrol bomb attack linked to his former gang associate.
• In a scene with Jack Branning, Oscar confirmed he “swings both ways,” marking the character’s first on-screen bisexual revelation.
• A menacing message from former gangmate ‘Fat Mike’ prompted Oscar to arm himself and viewers have praised Moullier’s energy as Jake Wood’s Max Branning is set to return later this year.