HOTTES NEWS TODAY!!! EastEnders officially reveals new Max Branning romance amid flashforward mystery

EastEnders’ Cindy Beale and Max Branning officially turn from enemies to lovers next week, as they secretly pursue their sizzling romance. Having shared a hot date together, Max and Cindy decide it’s best to keep their relationship behind closed doors for now.

However, when Lauren comes close to rumbling her dad, he and Cindy promise each other that they will confess all to their loved ones when the time is right…

“Max and Cindy are up for giving things a proper go!” reveals our EastEnders source. “It might be hard to believe, but it’s true.

“It all starts with Cindy finally accepting Max’s request to go on a date, then before you know it, they’re talking about going public with their feelings. It’s a big step for both Max and Cindy, who are hardly hopeless romantics. There must be something in the water – or wine – at Knight Fusion…”

To begin with, Cindy intends to stand Max up, but that all changes when she spots the salesman chatting with Linda. Feeling jealous, Cindy goes back on her plan and struts off to meet up with Max.

“Cindy is irked by the sight of Max and Linda,” shares our insider. “It gets under her skin that they have chemistry, which goes to show just how much Cindy fancies Max. The feeling is mutual on Max’s part, so just sit back and watch the sparks fly!”

After the date night, Max and Cindy are determined to keep their blossoming relationship to themselves. Although the couple quickly change their minds when Lauren nearly catches them out.

Seeing no other option, Cindy and Max vow to come clean about their relationship down the line. But how will Lauren and Peter react to their parents dating each other?

“Surely it’s not going to go down well,” says our source. “Both Lauren and Peter have had enough trouble from their respective parents to last a lifetime – they’re not going to want a bar of this.

“And you can’t blame them, can you? After all, if Cindy and Max ever married, then Cindy would be not only Lauren’s mother-in-law, but her stepmum too…”

Will Cindy and Max’s romance stand the test of time? And if so, what will the rest of Walford have to say?

Max Branning (Jake Wood) and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) are involved in a terrifying incident in EastEnders next week that ultimately brings them closer together.

The Walford legends, whose chemistry is simply off the charts, have had multiple romantic encounters thus far since crossing paths for the first time ever last year.

A one night stand at the Albert over Christmas – while unaware of each other’s identities – set the scene deliciously for Cindy to discover at grandson Jimmy’s christening that her latest fling with the man who had a role to play in the death of her son Steven (Aaron Sidwell).

You’d have thought such a discovery would ultimately have put a pin in any potential romance for the pair but, after the initial bout of conflict, the two decided to put their differences in the past and join forces in order to get rid of scheming Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness), who has proven a thorn in their sides for different reasons.

But even when united with a common goal, the pair still disagreed on the right way to deal with Jasmine, which inevitably led to more disagreements.

Max and Cindy eventually slept together once more, much to the upset of Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), who has been catching feelings for lothario Max since his comeback.

And next week, he and Cindy are thrown together once more – and things take a shocking turn.

The pair return home from a nursery mixer for grandson Jimmy when they find themselves in a devastating ordeal.

Concerned for Ravi Gulati’s (Aaron Thiara) mental health, Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) suggests they leave Walford together – in the hopes of getting him the help he needs.

She takes a car from the car lot and makes her way to the hospital but just as Ravi begins to question her, Nugget (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) has a seizure. Priya takes her eyes off the road and loses control, with the car veering into Max and Cindy’s.

Max swoops into action, getting Jimmy out of the car safely, followed by a shaken Cindy. The former flames share a moment and, when at the hospital, they grow closer.

Will Cindy prove to be Max’s mysterious bride on New Year’s Day?

It’s safe to say that they’re well-suited to one another and they seemingly can’t stay away from each other, so will sparks fly once more?