EastEnders has paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and celebrated England’s Lionesses win against Italy in a specially recorded topical scene.

The BBC soap is no stranger to last-minute additions that help to cement the fictional world of Walford into reality.

Over the years we’ve seen everything from sporting results, the death of Michael Jackson, Royal weddings and Presidential elections dropped into conversation, all filmed on the day of broadcast.

Last night’s episode was no exception, with a brief chat between Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) and Callum Highway (Tony Clay) discussing the previous night’s footy results.

Ironically, it was this match that took the show off air.

He asked her how she was coping after handing over the The Queen Vic to Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), to which she responded: ‘Well, I can’t be too down after that England match. I mean, 2-1?’

With the two genres not really going hand in hand, you might not be aware that our women’s team reached Sunday’s Euro 2025 final with a dramatic comeback win against Italy during extra time.

‘I’m going to tell you something, there’s going to be a lot of kids named Michelle and Chloe in nine months time,’ Elaine continued, referencing players Michelle Agyemang and Chloe Kelly who stepped up from the sub’s bench and scored the winning goals.

Callum then said it would be ‘weird’ watching the final without Elaine behind the bar.

Elaine then joked that Kat would have to put a swear pot in front of her grandmother Mo Harris (Laila Morse) on Sunday, and that way she’ll be able to retire.

She then mentioned the ongoing love affair between Callum and her grandson Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff), who is away on a cruise with mum Linda (Kellie Bright).

The atmosphere turned frosty and they both parted ways.

However, some fans picked up on a little Easter egg in the background of the scene. Black Sabbath’s Paranoid could clearly be heard belting out from the market, in a nod to the band’s front man Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away on Tuesday aged 76.

The ‘prince of darkness’ died in the UK, just weeks after his final performance.

‘Omg I loved that new scene put in between Callum and Elaine, nice touch with Ozzy playing in the background,’ said one viewer on X.

‘Loved the mention of the footie & hearing Ozzy singing in the background. Well done #eastenders,’ said another.