Cindy Beale takes drastic action and leaves vulnerable neighbour fighting for their life to hide affair in EastEnders
A MEMBER of the Knight family’s life hangs in the balance amid the wedding drama, while Cindy desperately tries to keep her affair a secret next week on EastEnders.
On the day before Elaine and George’s wedding, Johnny and The Knights eagerly prepare The Vic for a day of celebrations on the BBC soap.
Elaine goes to see Cindy at No.45 where she pleads with her to see out a plan – Elaine wants Cindy to set up a honey trap to see if George can be swayed and Cindy eventually accepts.
At Junior’s, it’s not long before Cindy and George start taking a trip down memory lane, and Cindy lunges for a kiss.
Cindy reveals all about Elaine’s plan, as disbelieving George heads back to The Vic to seek answers from Elaine .
On the day of George and Elaine’s wedding, both families rally around the pair in light of recent events.
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But will George and Elaine make it to the altar?
As Junior leaves Cindy's place, Kojo spots him.
Desperate to keep their secret, Cindy follows Kojo through the Square.
But, things get tense as she tries to convince him to keep quiet leading to a struggle with serious consequences.
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Cindy cowers in fear as Lauren arrives and sees what’s happened to Kojo, before calling the emergency services.
Cindy protests her innocence, but will Lauren be convinced?
Kojo is taken to hospital before Cindy and Lauren head to The Vic to alert George.
The Knight family rush to the hospital as tensions run high between them.
At No.45, Cindy continues to worry about Kojo, and later lies to Ian about her whereabouts, much to Lauren’s horror.
Later, Lauren tells Cindy that she is on to her, and vows she will make it her mission to find out what Cindy is hiding.
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning's dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler - not realising it was caught on tape - and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street - extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn't stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband's nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price's best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride's betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well - until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert's ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair - but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair - after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Cindy continues to panic about her actions and avoids calls from Lauren and Junior.
Lauren and Peter continue to argue, and he starts to grow suspicious when Lauren is reluctant to take Louie to school.
Lauren accosts Cindy in the Square, but Cindy continues to protest her innocence.
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Later, Cindy reluctantly visits the hospital to Kojo. Will he remember what he saw?
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.
