Chris Clenshaw (born 29th September 1986) is the current Executive Producer of EastEnders since 2022, after replacing Jon Sen. He will step down from this position in February 2025 and Ben Wadey will replace 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, aswell 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, relasonship 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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| Preceded by Jon Sen |
Executive Producer of EastEnders 2022-2025 |
Succeeded by Ben Wadey |