EastEnders fans judge they've cracked the lawsuit of who assaulted Cindy Beale - and it's not immoderate of the suspects.
Cindy, played by Michelle Collins, was attacked connected Christmas Day, sparking a constabulary probe with her household members, including hubby Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and her ain children Peter Beale (Thomas Law), Anna Knight (Molly Rainford) and Gina Knight (Francesca Henry), each being premier suspects.
Cindy's daughters Gina and Anna persuaded their hesitant begetter George Knight (Colin Salmon) to sojourn Cindy, but erstwhile George questioned his 'true' intentions, Ian denied him access.
As the household began to fishy that Ian mightiness beryllium the 1 who harmed Cindy, George's woman Elaine Knight (Harriet Thorpe) lured Ian to the pub nether 'false' pretences truthful that George could scope Cindy.
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Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron/BBC/PA Wire)George warned Cindy not to spot Ian, equipped with cognition astir Ian's engagement successful covering up Denny Rickman's (Bleu Landau) death. Meanwhile, Ian rapidly saw done Elaine's ploy, realising her "offer" to acquisition Beale's Eels was a ruse, reports Manchester Evening News.
Furious, Ian stormed backmost location and confronted George, who was successful the process of suggesting that Ian was liable for Cindy's injuries. Ian retaliated by accusing George, provoking him until helium struck Ian.
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BBC)Ian appeared smug successful the look of George's aggression, and George ran off, leaving Cindy successful daze and denying that George could harm her, portion Ian tried to study the incidental to the police.
Back astatine The Vic, arsenic George slinked disconnected to the cellar, Elaine caught him successful a pensive temper implicit his caller deeds. But then, shocker they spot what looks similar a bloody footprint and spot the shovel stained with Cindy's blood.
Eyes wide successful horror, they're near wondering: who's stashed the incriminating instrumentality successful their pub, pointing the digit astatine the Knights?
And if that isn't melodramatic enough, immoderate nutter lobbed a ceramic done the model of No. 25 past week wherever Cindy was shacked up, leaving a chilling enactment saying: "You should person stayed dead! Now I'm coming for you."
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BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Fans mightiness reckon "You should person stayed dead" is immoderate twisted motion to Cindy dodging the grim reaper past Christmas - oregon possibly it's a throwback to erstwhile she pulled a accelerated one, faking her ain demise.
Corrie buffs volition retrieve Cindy got killed disconnected down bars backmost successful '98. Then successful a bonkers twist, 25 years on, she rocks up from the sedate arsenic the showrunners spun a yarn astir her being nether wraps successful witnesser extortion each this clip for ratting connected her jailbird mate Jackie Ford, overmuch to the cops' delight.
With Jackie and her cronies each six feet under, Cindy got the greenish airy to waltz backmost into her aged beingness successful 2023. Still, adjacent though the coppers reckon she tin stroll astir without a care, does this latest menace mean they've cocked it up?
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BBC)EastEnders viewers person cooked up a chaotic mentation that idiosyncratic linked to Jackie mightiness beryllium retired for humor aft discovering Cindy's large secret.
One eagle-eyed instrumentality took to societal media, writing: "Is it not 1 of Jackie Ford's household uncovering retired Cindy's live done paper articles of her attack? #eastenders."
Another chimed successful with excitement: "Omg thats a sick theory! " Meanwhile, a 3rd sleuth suggested: "This really makes sense, and I deliberation it's the astir probable outcome."
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday astatine 7.30pm connected BBC One and disposable to watercourse connected BBC iPlayer from 6am