EastEnders fans heartbroken as Whitney shoots down Zack’s dreams of another baby

EastEnders fans think they have worked out why Cindy Beale abandoned the Knight family after they spotted a clue in the "timeline". Cindy is returning to the Square this week for the first time in 25 years, and the locals think that she is dead. However, she didn't die, something happened while she was in prison, and she was put into witness protection for her safety.

EastEnders fans have shared their fears for the safety of Walford staple Stacey Slater this week, after her stalker Theo Hawthorne’s obsessive behaviour took an even darker turn. As regular viewers will know, Theo has secretly been paying Stacey for her work as a cam girl and attempted to insert himself into her life as a means to get closer to her.

With just four months left to go until this year’s exciting EastEnders Christmas whodunnit comes to an exciting conclusion, fans at home are convinced they’ve already discovered the identity of the murderer and the victim after tuning in to Thursday’s episode. As regular viewers will know, the show first kicked off the storyline with a nail biting flash-forward preview at the beginning of the year, when six of Walford’s much loved matriarchs, Denise (Diane Parish), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon ( Letitia Dean ), Stacey ( Lacey Turner ) and Suki (Balvinder Sopal) were faced with a man’s dead body.

As EastEnders fans prepare to welcome Cindy Beale back to Walford in the coming days, one question that continues to be on everyone’s mind, is what exactly prompted Cindy to walk out on George Knight and their two daughters, Anna and Gina? So far, very little information has been released about the circumstances surrounding Cindy’s decision to walk out on her family, particularly given how fiercely protective she was previously shown to be of her other children. According to George, Cindy simply packed her bags and left one night without saying goodbye and has deliberately evaded contact with her daughters ever since - but fans at home aren’t convinced George is being completely honest about what happened.

EastEnders fans are convinced they may have ‘rumbled’ a shocking act of revenge in the coming weeks, as Walford icon Cindy Beale prepares to retune to the soap. As regular viewers will know, Cindy Beale will be returning to Albert Square imminently, despite previously being presumed dead by her loved ones.

As Peter and Cindy Beale make their surprising return to Albert Square this week, many fans at home have been raising a few eyebrows over just how close both of Peter’s siblings Anna Knight and Bobby Beale have been getting. Although the pair are completely unaware of their shared sibling connection, and have no biological bond, things are far from simple when it comes to navigating the complexities of the Beale family tree. But fear not soap fans, as OK! has you covered with a quick run down of who's who in the Beale family tree.

EastEnders fans are unhappy as the soap has a schedule shake-up this week. Instead of airing four half-hour episodes Monday to Thursday, the BBC soap will be on for an hour on Tuesday and Thursday this week.The episodes will be split into two separate half-hour episodes and air at 7pm instead of the usual 7:30pm slot.

Following Thursday night's episode of EastEnders, fans were left in fear for 12 year old Lilly Slater and her baby after Theo Hawthorne (William Ellis) “manipulated” Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) amid his continued obsession with her. Theo convinced Stacey to kick Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) out of the Slater family home after she destroyed the kitchen in a drunken rage, after coming face-to-face with the woman who killed her twin sister.Turning to Theo for advice, he suggested that it may be unsafe for Eve to be around Lily and her soon-to-be-born baby.This lead Stacey to tell Eve that is was best if she found somewhere to live, leaving viewers concerned for Lily and her baby.

EastEnders fans have labelled newcomer Theo Hawthorne (William Ellis) "pure evil" amid his continued obsession with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). Following Thursday night's episode, 17 August, fans took to social media in uproar after Theo convinced Stacey to kick Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) out of the Slater family home after she destroyed the kitchen in a drunken rage after coming face-to-face with the woman who killed her twin sister. In subsequent scenes, Theo suggested that it may be unsafe for Eve to be around 12-year-old Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) and her soon-to-be-born baby.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has shared a sweet photograph of her rarely-seen daughter Joanie, as the adorable youngster marked her seventh birthday on Thursday, 17 August. The 40 year old star, who is bets known to fans for portraying Sonia Fowler in the BBC soap, took to Instagram to share a sweet photo of her youngest daughter, as she beamed for the camera while holding up seven fingers to indicate her age.

EastEnders fans have all been saying the same thing this week, as writers of the show appear to have forgotten about a huge health condition that previously affected fan favourite Alfie Moon. As regular viewers will know, Alfie previously suffered from a brain tumour, which required him to undergo surgery in 2017 after suffering from hallucinations, headaches and of course dizziness.Thankfully, despite nearly dying on the operating table, Alfie survived the procedure and made a full recovery - but fans couldn’t help but notice how it hadn’t been mentioned once, either by Alfie or his doctor, when he was warned he may be suffering from prostate cancer on Tuesday night’s episode, 15 August.

EastEnders fans are convinced they may have rumbled a huge Christmas plot twist, as Walford legend Alfie Moon prepares to be hit with a prostate cancer diagnosis in the coming days. As fans discovered on Tuesday night, 15 August, Alfie was suffering from an enlarged prostate and blood in his urine, something which sparked concern among medics who urgently warned him he needed further tests to rule out prostate cancer.

EastEnders fans have been left stunned as one character revealed they have a big birthday coming up. During a conversation with Anna Knight, Bernadette Taylor explained that she turns 21 this week, although she isn't planning on marking the occasion, due to money troubles for the Taylor family.

EastEnders viewers are saying they want an iconic character to be axed from the show, after growing tired of his ‘depressing storylines'. Ben Mitchell has been a main character on the BBC soap since 1996, with him being played by six actors in total. During his 27-year run, Ben has undergone a number of drastic appearance and personality changes, seeing him slowly evolve from a quiet and fun-loving child into a killer and wannabe gangster.

It isn’t every day that a rival soap star bags a role in one of the UK’s biggest soaps, but that is exactly what happened this week when EastEnders fans were treated to a surprise appearance by former Coronation Street star Krissi Bohn. The former ITV star swapped the Manchester cobbles for a stint in Albert Square on Thursday (August 10) when she appeared in the soap as Ben Mitchell’s therapist Saira, as he finally began to seek professional help to combat the trauma of his sexual assault.

EastEnders viewers are beside themselves after working out a dark twist behind mystery man Reiss Colwell and his comatose wife. Speculation has arisen as to who could the wife of Reiss be as many think it could be the mother of a fan favourite on the show. Many fans took to Facebook to share their thoughts on who this mystery comatose woman could be, and it seemed that Debbie was a favourite in the rumours.

EastEnders legend Sharon Watts is going to get involved in her brother Zack Hudson's relationship, show spoilers have revealed. Since Zack and Whitney Dean got together, they have been up and down and had a tough time of it. Not long after they got together, Whitney found out that she was pregnant with Zack's baby.

Kat Slater is to save a shattered Ben Mitchell in Wednesday's EastEnders, the show spoilers have revealed. In recent months Ben has been struggling with his mental health, following his rape and the death of Lola Pearce. He has started to struggle with bulimia, but so far he has kept it to himself and hasn't opened up to any of his friends and family.

One week on since revealing that she would be leaving EastEnders, Walford icon Shona McGarty has opened up about the reason to wave goodbye to the soap after 15 years on our screens.The 31 year told star, who is best known for playing Whitney Dean, was revealed to have quit last week, in a move that left fans of the actress devastated at the loss of such a popular character. Keen to explain the reason behind the move, Shona sat down with Inside Soap to share her thoughts on her departure, but not before admitting that it hasn’t been an “easy” decision to leave behind so many of her friends and colleagues on the show.

EastEnders fans were left shocked on Monday night after a Walford legend returned to the BBC soap after six years.The beloved character of Yolande Trueman, played by actress Angela Wynter, returned to Albert Square to visit her ex-husband Patrick (Rudolph Walker). During her sudden return, Yolande revealed that her partner Antone had thrown her out after he found out about her fling with Patrick when he was in Birmingham.