Over the years, EastEnders has become synonymous with the festive season, especially that all-important Christmas Day episode. Nothing

says Christmas like death, divorce, bust ups and betrayal, right? While some people tune in once a year to watch the soap’s latest seasonal

offerings, many loyal viewers look forward to their favourite storylines from the last 12 months coming to a dramatic climax.

The best example of this is last year’s The Six storyline, with Christmas 2023 being teased ten months in advance. Viewers found out through a flashforward in February that one of the Square’s men would die in the Queen Vic, and Sharon, Denise, Linda, Suki, Stacey and Kathy were all involved.

Millions tuned in on Christmas Day for the big reveal and found out during the jaw-dropping episode that Linda killed Keanu.

Christmas 2024 has a lot to live up to, and this year’s plans have been kept firmly under wraps by comparison. It hasn’t been revealed what the soap’s big Christmas storyline will involve this year, but there have been some clues to keep fans guessing in the lead up to December. Here’s everything we know so far.

Current storylines

The most obvious example of a current storyline which might explode at Christmas involves Cindy Beale and Junior Knight. The pair began having an affair earlier this year – despite Junior being the son of Cindy’s ex-wife George. While Cindy was drawn to the danger of an affair, it became clear that Junior was developing very real feelings for her.

Things came to a head earlier this month, when Ian decided to propose to Cindy, unaware of her huge betrayal. But outside their engagement party, Cindy and Junior were caught kissing by her ex, David Wicks, who was visiting Walford briefly. In a candid conversation with David, Cindy admitted that it was George she really loved, and even thought about him while she was in bed with Junior.

Shortly after, Cindy ended her affair with Junior for good. But in a twist, it was revealed that Freddie’s birdwatching microphone had captured Cindy and David’s exposing discussion.

It seems inevitable that this damning footage is going to come to light at some point, and why not Christmas Day? We could be about to see a repeat of the infamous 2007 Christmas episode, where Stacey and Max’s affair was revealed to the Brannings and the Slaters via wedding DVD.

Of course, the iconic storyline involving The Six is yet to be fully resolved, nearly a year on from the spectacular Christmas reveal. It feels like half the Square knows that Linda killed Keanu by this point, but the women are still attempting to keep the major secret under wraps. They could be in serious danger next week when Nish finds out the truth, but Christmas might be the perfect time to bring this epic story to its conclusion.