EastEnders and TV legend Michael Keating dies aged 79

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 Photo by Shutterstock (580580av) Michael Keating TELLYNATION, A CELEBRATION OF TELEVISION, AT THE HILTON HOTEL, SWINDON, BRITAIN - 01 APR 2006
He featured in scenes alongside June Brown (Picture: Shutterstock)

Tributes are being made following the news EastEnders star Michael Keating has died at the age of 79.

The actor featured in the BBC One soap between the years of 2005 and 2017 as Reverend Stevens.

The character would often feature in scenes with Dot Cotton (June Brown).

His final appearance in the show saw the Reverend tell Dot that he was retiring and moving to Australia to live with his daughter.

Elsewhere, Michael was the only actor to appear in all 52 episodes of the beloved science fiction show Blake’s 7.