As part of tonight's Red Nose Day coverage on BBC One, there will be a special ten minute episode of the show called EastEnders: Whitney's Story.
Updated: Watch the mini-episode
A continuation of the current Whitney storyline, the mini-episode not only reflects the character's own downward spiral after she becomes distanced from family and friends, but tackles a problem faced by young women in the UK today - sexual exploitation.
In the video below, you can hear how the storyline was developed by the EastEnders production team and how the research was incorporated into Whitney's story.
EastEnders has been working with advice from charities funded by Comic Relief as this has been an issue the charity has been working on for a number of years, both funding projects which help those who have been subjected to sexual exploitation and raising awareness of the issue.
