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Ross Kemp brings magic to CBeebies Bedtime Story from the iconic EastEnders set

Ahead of EastEnders鈥 40th anniversary, the new story is about the ups and downs of squabbling with friends and family

Published: 13 February 2025
Ross Kemp hugs a fluffy teddy bear to camera. He is sitting in a cafe set with a teacup and saucer on the table beside him. A yellow CBeebies 'bug' with a smiley face sits on the table behind him
(Image: 大象传媒 / Guy Levy)

Ross Kemp invites children to snuggle up as he reads a special CBeebies Bedtime Story from the iconic EastEnders 鈥榗aff鈥 to celebrate the show鈥檚 40th anniversary.

In this heartwarming episode, Ross shares the hilarious and heartfelt rhyming story The Squirrels Who Squabbled by Rachel Bright and Jim Field. The tale follows two very different squirrels who struggle with friendship and sharing, offering young audiences a fun and meaningful lesson about understanding others and seeing the world through different eyes.

Cyril and Bruce, two greedy squirrels, both want the same thing: the very last nut of the season. As the prized nut bounces through the forest, the squirrels race after it鈥攍eaping between trees, over boulders, across rivers, and right to the edge of a waterfall. They soon realise that the only way to save themselves is by working together.

At the end of the story, Ross Kemp reflects: 鈥淐yril and Bruce realised it鈥檚 much easier, and much more fun, to work together than it is to fight. We all fall out with people sometimes - and even brothers can squabble.鈥

With a perfect message for competitive friends and sibling rivals, this playful tale fits Ross Kemp perfectly as he takes a seat in the iconic yellow CBeebies Bedtime Story chair and celebrates the 40th anniversary of EastEnders, reprising his role as Grant Mitchell.

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