I used to watch it regularly. Never missed an episode. Mum loved it. But she took ill in 2007 (passed away 3 years later), and I haven't seen a single episode since back then. Just got out of the habit, I suppose.
I lived at my parents when it first started. Well lived there was pushing it, I worked deep sea back then so in a good year I might be home twelve weeks split between two four month stints away. There were times though when jobs were scarce and I spent longer at home. One such stint coincided with the height of EastEnders popularity, the dirty Den/Angie storyline. It was quiet entertaining but I haven't watched it since. Back in those days living at home I mainly watched what my parents did obviously. Being younger then before my money dwindled I was out every night anyway, but I seem to recall they did a Sunday afternoon omnibus of it back then when I think I saw it.