EastEnders actor reveals truth about Reiss and Debbie's past after sinister theory

EastEnders prima Jonny Freeman, who plays Reiss Colwell, has confirmed whether the quality was truly progressive successful his woman Debbie's wellness conflict years earlier helium killed her

Actor Jonny Freeman, who plays EastEnders slayer Reiss Colwell, has addressed a sinister spectator mentation astir his character's past.

Viewers cognize that Reiss precocious killed his woman Debbie Colwell connected the BBC soap, years aft a wellness contented led to her requiring full-time care. Debbie had been successful a attraction location for a mates of years aft suffering a stroke.

But amid a twist successful a caller occurrence arsenic good arsenic her death, immoderate hints astir Reiss' past near viewers convinced helium mightiness person sparked her wellness decline. With Debbie seemingly readying connected leaving Reiss a week earlier her stroke, fans wondered if Debbie was stopped by Reiss.

A twist with her volition besides hinted Debbie didn't emotion her husband, aft her parent claimed she planned to extremity their marriage. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror astatine the Inside Soap Awards 2024 connected Monday 30 September, histrion Jonny addressed the mentation that helium was down Debbie's wellness decline.

The histrion confirmed the information astir the matrimony from Reiss' side, arsenic helium ruled retired Reiss' engagement successful what happened to Debbie, portion Reiss did execution her recently. He told us: "No helium didn't cognize she didn't consciousness the aforesaid way.

"I don't cognize if it's my spot to accidental but helium didn't origin her stroke. The mode I look astatine it, Debbie's parents are getting aggravated now... but if they were suspicious of Reiss possibly they'd person been a spot much funny erstwhile she went into the attraction home?

"Or possibly that's each to beryllium revealed. I advocator for Reiss arsenic helium mislaid each of his wealth paying for her care, truthful successful his caput he's done close by her. Maybe not by sidesplitting her but adjacent past I deliberation successful his mind, it was consensual and it was mercy, nevertheless huffy that mightiness be."

On the twist astir Debbie and Reiss' marriage, helium went on: "I deliberation that's been the worst of each of it, the worst happening that's happened to him. He's been progressive successful a analyzable emotion communicative with 1 pistillate successful a coma for galore years, and that's erstwhile helium finds retired his woman didn't consciousness the aforesaid way.

"So successful galore ways retired of each the things that person happened to Reiss successful the past weeks, uncovering that retired is the hardest happening to perceive but he's nether a immense magnitude of unit truthful we'll person to spot if determination is simply a mode retired for him, but it doesn't look good."

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