Chris Clenshaw (born 29th September 1986) is a British producer, who was the Executive Producer of EastEnders from 2022 until 2025, after replacing Jon Sen. Ben Wadey succeeded him.
He has previously worked on the show as a storyliner and story editor between 2015 and 2019. His first episode was 4 July 2022, although he was credited on 2 June 2022 due to his involvement behind the scenes. His first action as Executive Producer was the casting of the Baker family, including Avery Baker, Felix Baker and Finlay Baker. A few days after this announcement, it was announced he had axed 5 characters, those being: Stuart Highway, Peter Beale, Jada Lennox, Dana Monroe and Lola Pearce-Brown. Following this, Clenshaw has also overseen the return of Alfie Moon, and recasts of Freddie Slater and Amy Mitchell, as well as bringing Mo Harris (Big Mo) back for a guest stint. He also introduced Ravi Gulati and Davinder Gulati, the half-brother and nephew of the Panesar children, as well as bringing in Nish Panesar. He also made Ranveer Gulati and Nina Gupta regular characters for a period of time. He later brought back Ryan Malloy for a brief stint. Some of his earliest storylines include Amy's Body consciousness, relationship with Denzel Danes and self-harm, Zack Hudson's H.I.V, Whitney Dean's baby suffering Edwards syndrome, Lily Slater's underage pregnancy, Mick Carter's supposed death and Janine Carter's exit.
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Executive Producer of EastEnders 2022-2025
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Succeeded by Ben Wadey |