Gay bar could open up for first time on EastEnders

A gay bar could be set to open on Albert Square as the new executive producer of EastEnders seeks to champion diversity.
Kate Oates recently joined the soap from its rival Coronation Street and said "hopefully" her plans "will be something exciting for the new year".
In a video posted on the EastEnders Twitter page, she said: "I am really interested in bringing some more LGBTQ characters in, and maybe we will have a new precinct for them as well.