True culprit of EastEnders’ devastating crowd crush confesses in shock spoilers

CHELSEA Fox struggles with her guilty conscience in EastEnders after the club crush left her step-sister in hospital.

Jack Branning, played by Scott Maslen, is Walford’s resident cop but he was left helpless after daughter Amy was left crushed when crowds surged into Peggy's bar this week.

5

5

5

Jack and Denise, (Diane Parish) had been reminiscing about their family whilst finalising their divorce.

But after learning of Amy's hospitalisation, they have come closer together as a ‘family’.

The Square is still reeling from the devastating effects of the ‘club crush’ which has torn the Branning clan apart.

In upcoming EastEnders scenes, Amy comes round, but Jack struggles to tell her the extent of her injuries.

Read more about EastEnders

secrets & lies

EastEnders' Branning clan torn apart as Penny faces jail over club crush

WORRIED SICK

Jack Branning struggles to cope as wife Denise is sectioned in EastEnders

She suffered punctured lungs and broken ribs in the crush and her injuries resulted in a heart attack which put her in intensive care.

However, secrets and lies are set to split the Brannings apart.

Jack’s other daughter Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine), confesses that she blames herself for ‘pulling the alarm’, and causing the crush and Jack expresses his regret and disappointment.

But when Penny was then taken in for questioning, things took a turn for the worst in this family dynamic.

Most read in Uncategorized

Winning

Major ITV quiz show lands TWO brand new specials after ratings triumph

New role

Bargain Hunt star reveals surprising career move away from auction house

Quiet exit

Rip Off Britain sees TV icon step back from BBC series after 15 years

Last chance

Axed soap Doctors confirms special episode ahead of final ever show

All the while, Denise's daughter Chelsea Fox, is in fact the true culprit behind the fixing of tickets which caused the club surge.  

Viewers will know that she acted in a bid to get back at her step sister Penny and put extra tickets on the website in a bid to ruin the club night, but with little thought of what the consequences could be.

This week, guilt-ridden Chelsea has been covering her tracks and convincing Penny it was a glitch in the system.

But Denise begins to smell a rat when she overhears her own daughter accosting a nurse for an update on the other crush victims.

However, she is soon distracted by Penny and Lauren who arrive as she tries to convince Penny to come clean.

Penny is adamant she is not to blame.

Kim tries to lighten the mood when she senses that Denise is upset, but Denise snaps when Kim starts to discuss the events of Dean’s upcoming trial.

Darkest soap storylines

Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock...

EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) - Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.

Emmerdale: Holly's drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) - In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale's first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.

Hollyoaks: Luke's rape (2000) - Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs - who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.

Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) - Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.

Later, Denise finds Chelsea in a distraught state and comforts her at No.20.

Chelsea then reveals everything about her involvement in the club crush.

An anxious Chelsea waited to speak to Denise at No.20, but Jack called with an update.

READ MORE SUN STORIES

NO MAUR!

I’m A Celeb star Maura Higgins slammed by ex Curtis Pritchard

TOUCH DOWN

Coleen Rooney lands in Oz ahead of I’m A Celeb and reveals Wayne’s parting words

Could this revelation split this blended ‘family’  even further apart?

5

5

EastEnders airs on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.