High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Celestine and Etta Tavernier are fictional characters from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Leroy Golding and Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence respectively. Both appeared primarily in the serial as a married couple between 1990 and 1992. Celestine made a further guest appearance in 1993, while Etta made a guest appearance in 1994, both visiting remaining members of the Tavernier family who remained in the serial. Celestine was portrayed as a strict disciplinarian and a devout Christian who expected everyone in his family to show similar dedication to the church and abide by his rules. His unwavering demand for respect often alienated his children and almost caused the breakdown of his marriage. Also religious, Etta was portrayed as a career woman; her most prominent storylines concerned marital problems and crises of faith.