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Pastor Clayton
Extracted from the Wikipedia article List of EastEnders characters introduced in 2023.
Pastor Clayton
Gideon Clayton (credited as Pastor Clayton), played by Howard Saddler, first appears in episode 6823, originally broadcast on 21 December 2023. The character is introduced as the pastor of Yolande Trueman's (Angela Wynter) prayer group. Saddler previously appeared in the soap in 2002 as Doctor Daniel Rodford, a doctor treating Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder) before his death. Over multiple months, a friendship is established between Pastor Clayton and Yolande. Writers challenged the friendship through rumours about the pair's closeness. A show insider explained that other members of the prayer group start "making everyone think that something untoward is going on!"