Cast at the show have teamed up to raise money for a popular member of the EastEnders crew, who was diagnosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour at the age of 28 while 20 weeks pregnant.

The event will help to raise money for the crew member in question, who now needs £30,000 for an operation in Germany.

"I was told to terminate my pregnancy for an emergency operation to remove the tumour. I refused and got to 30 weeks. My son was born at 3lb10oz but was fine.

"I had the op two weeks after and was unsuccessful, all that was offered was chemotherapy. I had a lot of hideous chemotherapy and it did nothing, was very ill throughout and then found out chemotherapy doesn't work on my sort of tumour.

"I then had a private procedure to 'microwave' and kill the cells and was told it was successful, but it wasn't. There is nothing else this country can offer me - I am on injections to stabilise the size, but they won't work forever.

"We researched so much and came across a surgeon in Germany who we have met with twice that is 80% certain he can perform this operation and redirect the veins that caused such a huge issue in my first surgery. This operation is nearly £30,000. This operation is extremely high risk but the only way to remove it and live a full and happy life."