The actress Annette Badland played Aunt Babe on the BBC soap and has now made a shocking revelation. She revealed that when the character’s dramatic downfall happened, she received chilling death threats from viewers. Annette Badland Received Death Threats After Leaving EastEndersFormer soap star went into hiding after she received death threats over her character Babe Smith. Soon, BBC security put Annette Badland on high alert and asked her to stay indoors. EE/The star received death threats.