Sharon and Jay’s fears deepen for Phil as he spirals further in EastEnders

Concerns for EastEnders’ Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) turn adjacent period arsenic helium grows progressively isolated. 

It was precocious revealed the Walford stalwart would beryllium portion of a caller loneliness storyline, with the quality experiencing suicidal thoughts successful the lead-up to Christmas. 

In scenes to aerial adjacent week, Phil’s ex-wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and extended household subordinate Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) are disquieted astir him aft Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) tries to meddle successful his life. 

Nicola seething to larn Sharon is making a spell of things with her ex-husband Teddy Mitchell (Roland Manookian), who she is hopeless to get backmost with. 

In an effort to wreck their blossoming relationship, she tries to upwind Phil up astir it. 

While Phil refuses to beryllium her co-conspirator, Nicola is undeterred and aboriginal heads to No. 55 to effort again, but is amazed by what she finds. 

Phil orders her retired and she promises to support his secret, but instantly reports backmost to Sharon to effort and thrust a wedge betwixt her and Teddy. 

Sharon heads to spot Phil and portion helium denies Nicola’s claims, Sharon tin spot thing is wrong. 

Later successful the week, Sharon and Phil caput to Teddy’s wherever the household are celebrating the relaunch of Peggy’s, pursuing Nicola’s takeover of the nine earlier this month, and determination is simply a confrontation erstwhile it is revealed what Nicola has been up to. 

Jay clocks that Phil feels isolated from the different Mitchells and pays him a visit, but Phil does not invited his concern. 

Jay tries again aboriginal successful the week, but Phil conscionable can’t bring himself to unfastened up. 

Will helium fto his loved ones in?

EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 9 December astatine 7.30pm connected BBC One and from 6am connected iPlayer.

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