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Devotees of the popular BBC One soap EastEnders were recently left amazed when they learned the actual age of Gillian Taylforth, who has portrayed Kathy Beale since the show's inception in February 1985. Kathy, who was initially paired onscreen with Peter Beale, brother to the iconic Pauline Fowler and noted for his fruit and vegetable stall at Bridge Street Market, once decided to leave the drama of Albert Square behind. In 1998, she chose a new life in South Africa with Ben and her second husband Gavin Sullivan and said her farewells to the Square in January 2000 after a couple of guest returns the previous year. Gillian Taylforth has floored EastEnders fans with her real age (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage) The plot took a dramatic turn when her son Ian received the devastating news of Kathy and Gavin's supposed fatal car accident, a twisted storyline that later proved false. In a remarkable twist, Kathy dramatically re-emerged in Walford in 2015 and ha...