1. Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon)
Martine went on to star in Love Actually and continued to act beyond that. She is now a panellist on the ITV daytime show Loose Women.
2. Beppe di Marco (Michael Greco)
Michael went on to become a professional poker player, and has had a role in the TV show Revenge. He's also set to join BBC medical drama Casualty.
3. Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins)
Michelle joined Coronation Street in 2011 as Stella Price and left in 2014. She has since had roles in dramas such as Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders.
4. Joe Wicks (Paul Nicholls)
Paul continues to work in TV and was been a regular cast member in Law and Order: UK and Holby City. He was also in series two of In the Club.
5. Mark Fowler (Todd Carty)
Shortly after leaving the series, Todd was in The Bill for two years. He's also been a successful stage actor, including starring in the touring show Spamalot.
6. Huw Edwards (Richard Elis)
Richard has since appeared in various Welsh TV shows, including the drama 35 Diwrnod. In 2015 he appeared in the movie Black Mountain Poets.
7. Hattie Tavernier (Michelle Gayle)
Michelle is a singer and actress, and is currently playing Imara in the CBBC show Wolfblood.
8. Sarah Hills (Daniela Denby-Ashe)
Daniela played Janey in the TV series My Family on and off between 2000 and 2011. She later appeared as Lorraine Donnegan in Waterloo Road.
9. Steve Owen (Martin Kemp)
Martin has appeared in several TV shows since leaving EastEnders, from dramas such as Brides in the Bath to Hustle and Birds of a Feather. Back in 2009 he reunited with his bandmates in Spandau Ballet for a reunion tour.
10. Melanie Owens (Tamzin Outhwaite)
Tamzin has been pretty busy since leaving the show, including roles in the army TV series Red Cap and starring in the later seasons of New Tricks as DCI Sasha Miller.
11. April Branning (Debbie Arnold)
Debbie has appeared in two other massive soaps since EastEnders; Hollyoaks in the '90s and Coronation Street in 2012 where she played Carole Evans.
12. Gita Kapoor (Shobu Kapoor)
Shobu went on to appear in shows like Casualty and Doctors, but is now known to most people as Razis Khan in the sitcom Citizen Khan.
13. Aidan Brosnan (Sean Maguire)
Sean has since appeared in TV shows across the pond, including the CBS show The Class, and you might recognise him as Robin Hood from Once Upon A Time.
14. Natalie Evans (Lucy Speed)
Lucy starred alongside Julie Walters as a young Marie Finchley in the Channel 4 series National Treasure and was previously in The Bill from 2007 to 2010.
15. Annie Palmer (Nadia Sawalha)
Nadia went on to work as a TV presenter, co-presenting The One Show between 2006 and 2007, and has been appearing regularly on Loose Women for four years. She was also on Celebrity Big Brother.
CORRECTION
This article incorrectly included an image of Andrea Riseborough instead of Lucy Speed. The image has now been replaced.