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EastEnders fans didn't know what to talk about first as they were left stunned by Cindy Beale's return. Michelle Collins has reprised the role of the iconic character, almost 25 years after Cindy was said to have died off-screen while in prison whilst giving birth.

After weeks of intense secrecy surrounding the identity of George Knight’s mysterious ex-wife Rose, the truth was finally revealed to EastEnders viewers on Wednesday evening when it emerged Rose Knight was actually Cindy Beale! Up until now, Cindy, who is also the ex-wife of long running character Ian Beale, had widely been believed to have died in childbirth while serving time in prison, but as it emerged on Wednesday, rumours of Cindy’s death had been greatly exaggerated! The truth first came to light after Linda Carter had grown suspicious about newcomer George Knight and asked Phil Mitchell and Callum Highway to look into the identity of both George and his “missing” wife Rose. Yet when police officer Callum checked the police database, he soon stumbled upon a large red flag, when it was revealed the file for Rose Knight was restricted.To make matters worse, Callum was later chastised by his superiors for looking into the situation, and was warned not to pursue the matter and to "forget he had ever heard" the name Rose Knight.

EastEnders fans were left on the edge of their seats after the BBC soap appeared to 'confirm' the true identity of Rose Knight after one telling comment.

Just one week on since rumbling the truth about his mother’s sexuality, Vinnie Panesar looks set to take his vendetta against her to new heights as he seeks revenge against Suki's ex-lover Eve Unwin. Having agreed to end her relationship with Eve after being issued an ultimatum by her son last week, Vinny’s mum Suki has been trying to keep her head down and live a quiet life with her husband Nish and the rest of the family.Throwing herself into the role of doting wife and mother, Suki will be seen trying her best to keep her family together as they all head to The Queen Vic to celebrate Father’s Day, but upcoming scenes will soon reveal that even this sadly won’t go to plan.

EastEnders' Suki Panesar is set to have her huge secret affair come to light in upcoming episodes, as the drama is set to hit the Panesar family once again.The affair is rumbled by Suki's son Vinny just days after he found his mum unconscious at the bottom of the staircase. Vinny is to find out next week that Suki has been having an affair with fellow Walford resident Eve Unwin over a number of months. After Vinny makes the discovery he is set to do all he can to annihilate Eve completely away from his family.The Panesar family are set to celebrate Fathers Day at the Queen Vic, as Suki throws herself into being the perfect wife and mother.

EastEnders star Aaron Thiara was stunned when he won Best Villain at the British Soap Awards – revealing he flunked 109 auditions before he landed the role of Ravi Gulati. Now the popular star is praying Ravi won’t be killed off after a flash-forward scene revealed there will be a dead body on the floor of The Queen Vic this Christmas! “Ravi does have a fair few enemies at the moment and he’s set to make more – it gets bigger and more intricate in the build-up to Christmas,” teased Aaron. “However, I’ve had messages from viewers saying they hope it’s not Ravi on the floor.

EastEnders is set to have an extra long episode in the coming weeks, for the reveal of George Knight's wife the BBC has confirmed. The hit BBC soap will reveal who new boy George's wife Rose really is, as rumours swirl about a return for Cindy Beale. Viewers don't have long to wait as the highly anticipated episode will air on Thursday, 22 June.The episode will have an extended run time and run for approximately 34 minutes.

Brian Conley has been speaking about the chance of his character, Rocky, being killed off this Christmas. Back in February, a flash-forward scene aired that confirmed someone will be found dead in the Queen Vic this Christmas – and that Suki, Denise (Diane Parish), Stacey (Lacey Turner), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) and Linda (Kellie Bright) will all be present when the body is discovered.

Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was not best pleased when George Knight (Colin Salmon) and his family rocked up on her doorstep in EastEnders with the news that they were moving in. In fact, it’s safe to say that she was furious. She wasn’t the only one, as the Knight sisters, Anna and Gina (Molly Rainford and Francesca Henry), upset locals with their party plans so soon after Lola Pearce’s (Danielle Harold) tragic death.

EastEnders fans were treated to a rare sight indeed on Thursday’s edition of the BBC soap, when two long standing background characters were introduced to newcomer George Knight. Market trader Winston was the first star to appear, as viewers at home saw him greet newcomer George Knight, before explaining who he was to fellow resident Whitney Dean.

Sir Ian McKellen almost appeared on Emmerdale, but unfortunately, Coronation Street’s creator prevented the casting. While appearing on This Morning, Sir Ian, 84, spoke about his master plan to appear in every soap playing the same character. The idea began to formulate when he appeared in ten episodes of Coronation Street in 2005 as con artist Lionel Hipkiss who pretended to be an author called Mel Hutchwright.

EastEnders aired some of the saddest scenes in the show's history on Wednesday night, as young Lola Pearce passed away.The young mum-of-one died after her battle with a brain tumour, while her young daughter Lexi lay beside her. Lola's husband Jay barely left her side, as he struggled with the thought of leaving his new wife, speaking to her about what they would come back as in another life. As the sun rose, Lola took her last breath, leaving her family heartbroken.

EastEnders fans are set to join Linda Carter on a super sleuth trail in an attempt to get to the bottom of newcomer George Knight's hidden secret. George, played by newbie Colin Salmon and who is best known for his role as MI6 deputy chief of staff Charles Robinson in three Bond films, has made himself comfortably at home as Elaine Peacock's new life partner and settles in at The Queen Vic. All is not as it seems though and Elaine's daughter, Linda, can smell a rat.

Daniella Westbrook has said that Robbie Williams is the "best boyfriend" that she's ever had.The former EastEnders actress played Sam Mitchell from 1993 until 2000, and then again from 2009 until 2016. She shared a photo of herself with the Take That singer when he made a cameo appearance on the soap back in 1995. During his brief appearance, he played a man using a payphone in the Queen Vic after having expressed a love for the show.

There's nothing stranger for an EastEnders fan than to sit down for Lola Pearce-Brown's final episode and find that the feisty Albert Square favourite doesn't say a word throughout — and yet, it's the parting words of her family and friends that hit home just how brilliant the character was. Since Lola was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in October last year, viewers have been emotionally preparing to say goodbye to the long-time Walford resident as we've seen her health slowly deteriorate over the last few months in scenes that prove Danielle Harold is more than deserving of a British Soap Award.

A new family will make their debut in Walford next month when the Knights arrive to join new Queen Vic landlady Elaine Peacock in the Square. The clan haven't even arrived yet but speculation is already mounting on what could be in store for the trio.

EastEnders star Kellie Bright has said that "everyone is the enemy" for Linda Carter after the death of Mick (Danny Dyer), with her character "very scarred" by last year's drama with Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks). The landlady of the Queen Vic is in for a big shock next week, with the arrival of her mother's lover George Knight (Colin Salmon) and his two daughters — and Linda doesn't take it well, according to Kellie.

Bond star Colin Salmon says he jumped at the chance of joining EastEnders and gave short shrift to anyone who questioned the move. The star, best known as Charles Robinson, the right-hand man of Judi Dench’s M in three 007 films, is thrilled to play former boxer George Knight. And dad-of-four Colin, who was born in Hackney, East London, said he needs to work in the capital because his wife of 35 years, artist Fiona Hawthorne, has a lung disease.

Molly Rainford is set to burst onto Albert Square as newcomer Anna Knight in upcoming EastEnders episodes, and the actress has reflected on how ‘nuts’ her role is. Anna will arrive in Walford alongside sister Gina (Francesca Henry) and dad George (Colin Salmon) as they prepare to move into the Queen Vic with Linda Carter and Elaine Peacock (Kellie Bright and Harriet Thorpe). Molly explained the surreal experience of filming for a show that she has grown up watching, describing it as ‘incredible’.

EastEnders star Aaron Thiara may play a villain on-screen, but off-screen he counts a number of his co-stars among his friends, including Zack Hudson actor James Farrar. Discussing his friendship with James, Aaron has described it as a "proper bromance" and shared his hopes that the pair will be sharing the screen more in upcoming episodes.

EastEnders fans think they have figured out who dies in the BBC One soap's explosive 2023 Christmas day murder after releasing a flashforward teaser earlier this year. In a BBC One soap first, fans were shown a 2023 flashforward scene of 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) faced with a dead body. In the moments that unfolded at the Queen Vic, the group of women all stood round in shock in a festive-looking pub and looked down at a man lying on the floor.

EastEnders legend Danny Dyer has hinted at returning to the show just five months after his dramatic departure over Christmas last year. Danny, 45, played the Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter for nine years but he exited the show in dramatic fashion trying to save Linda Carter last year. However, it appears that he is already thinking about making a dramatic return to Walford, and the prospect of his return has been discussed by bosses at the BBC.

Just days after arriving on our screens as the Queen Vic’s new landlady, EastEnders newcomer Elaine Peacock has already attracted the suspicion of many fans, as they predict she will have a major role to play in the upcoming Christmas Day murder plot. Since arriving last week, Elaine, who is the mother of Walford favourite Linda Carter, has already ruffled a few feathers, including Sharon Watts and Nish Panesar, as she beat them in the race to become the new co-owner of the iconic Albert Square pub.

As Lola Pearce’s terminal brain tumour continues to take its toll on the young mum, fans at home are more than aware that the character’s time in Walford will soon be at an end. Heartbreaking scenes in EastEnders earlier this week revealed that Lola’a recent round of palliative chemotherapy had failed, meaning her tumour had once again increased in size and begun to impact both her speech and her mobility.

Charlie Jones is all grown up 13 years on from his role on EastEnders as Ben Mitchell. Charlie, 26, took on the role of 10 year old Ben in 2006 and went on to be a regular face on the BBC soap for four years, featuring on nearly 300 episodes in total. Charlie’s not the only star to have played Charlie though; six actors have portrayed EastEnders icon Phil Mitchell and Kathy Beale’s son over the years.

EastEnders fans were emotional as the long-running BBC soap marked the seventh anniversary of her death. Dame Barbara Windsor's Peggy Mitchell was an iconic character on the smash-hit soap, with her impact on the show still felt to this day. The former Queen Vic landlady was a fan favourite on Albert Square, and had a number of important storylines during her tenure on the show.

EastEnders fans with the feisty, animal print wearing Kat Slater, but what if we told you that wasn’t the actress’ real name?Jessie recently took to Instagram to repost a story from a friend, which revealed the name she used to go by. The picture was a cutting from a 1985 copy of The Guardian, with Jessie smiling alongside three friends.

EastEnders fans have begun to fear for Linda Carter’s safety after an explosive encounter between her mum and Nish Panesar soon saw the Queen Vic ransacked. After months of intense negotiations from across Walford and beyond, the iconic Queen Vic pub finally revealed the identity of the new co-owner on Wednesday’s episode.

One day on from discovering the truth about Reiss Clowell’s mystery wife, Sonia Fowler appeared to be having second thoughts about dumping the mild mannered lodger given the circumstances. As regular viewers will know, on Tuesday’s episode of EastEnders, Reiss convinced Sonia to hear him out after it was revealed he had been engaging in a relationship with her while already married.

After months of intense negotiations from across Walford and beyond, the iconic Queen Vic pub finally has a new co-owner. After wrestling with the identity of a secret buyer for weeks, Linda Carter made the decision to finally accept an offer on Wednesday's episode of Eastenders, as she continued to reel over receiving husband Mick’s death certificate.

Letitia Dean) has been Linda Carter’s (Kellie Bright) best friend in EastEnders for years, but their friendship is put in jeopardy when Sharon learns that Linda has sold the Queen Vic behind her back. Having been forced to sell up following the disappearance of Mick Carter, Linda has been on the hunt for a buyer for the famous boozer for several months. Though best friend Sharon was ready and waiting to seal the deal, Linda turned to the only person she could trust more: Mum Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe).

Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) thought that all of her Christmases had come at once when mum Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) agreed to buy into the Queen Vic in EastEnders, but it will soon turn out to be less harmonious than she had anticipated. When Linda revealed that she was going to have to sell up, she was bombarded by offers to buy the iconic boozer. Best friend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) was eager to buy in, as were the business-minded Panesars.

EastEnders fans have 'worked out' who will die at Christmas after a telling clue in tonight's episode. The BBC One soap was back for its last instalment of the week, as Keanu recovered in hospital after being beaten by Ravi out of his bosses' fear that he would grass them up to the police over the drugs he had transported for them. Ravi was arrested during last night's episode and quickly questioned by police after Sharon shared with them a recording of a voice message Keanu left for her before he was attacked by Ravi.

Eastenders fans are convinced they’ve rumbled the identity of who will die at Christmas, after Thursday’s episode revealed a telling clue. The latest instalment of the BBC soap picked up with Keanu Taylor recovering in hospital, after being brutally beaten by Ravi Gulati earlier this week.

There was another dramatic night in Albert Square on Tuesday, as the residents of Walford struggled to come to terms with the arrest of Keanu Taylor at Albie’s christening. As regular viewers will know, Keanu has been working alongside Ravi, moving his drugs for him in a bid to earn some extra cash.

Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) faced more agony in recent EastEnders scenes, as the day of Janine Butcher’s (Charlie Brooks) sentencing dawned. The Queen Vic landlady has been struggling to cope with the loss of childhood sweetheart Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), after his disappearance on Christmas day. Having dived into the sea to save Linda, following a car chase that saw her and Janine drive over the edge of a cliff, he was assumed dead when he failed to resurface.