EastEnders fans ‘work out’ explosive Christmas death twist – and not everything is as it seems

EVER since EastEnders fans discovered there was going to be a funeral scene aired this Christmas, internet sleuths have been trying to work who will be in the coffin.

Many feared that Linda Carter may have been axed as she was nowhere to be seen in the exclusive funeral snaps.

The photos show grieving members of the Carter family gathering around a white coffin, with Johnny appearing particularly affected.

Some fans think this will be the conclusion to the storyline that kicked off last December when the Six colluded in Keanu's murder.

A few have speculated that the guilt becomes too great for Linda to bear and she kills herself this Christmas, on the anniversary of when she stabbed Keanu.

Meanwhile, others think this is a red herring and that it is actually Shirley Carter who will be killed off.

However, the latest theory points towards an even bigger plot twist.

One soap aficionado took to an online forum to suggest that the funeral scene is actually set in the future, and no one will die during the festive period at all.

They wrote: "What if..The funeral scenes are part of a flash forward to something happening after anniversary week?

"Maybe Linda will die in anniversary week, but it will be a whodunnit.

"Whatever happens at Xmas will result in many people plotting her downfall. Like another of the six, Bernie or even Eve to protect Suki and Stacey.

"Perhaps the funeral scene will be part of the Xmas episodes but not actually the Xmas story.

"This storyline started with a flash forward, no reason to think it won’t end with one too."

Someone else chimed in, calling the idea "really interesting"

In the photos that have surfaced from the scene so far, a white coffin can be seen being carried into the church as mourners gather behind.

The casket is held by Lee Carter, as Danny Hatchard reprises his role three years after leaving Albert Square.

Walford policeman Callum Highway (Tony Clay) - and close friend of the Carter family - is also snapped in the proceedings.

Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) is in a bad way and carried out of the church blindly drunk by his older brother Lee.

He later swigs a bottle of vodka on a gravestone while Linda's mum Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) and her granddaughter have a furious bust-up.

Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Linda's long-term best friend, is also snapped at the service wearing full black attire.