EastEnders has confirmed that there will be two episodes of the soap airing this Christmas Day, as Cindy Beale’s secrets come to light.
The BBC has announced its Christmas TV schedule, with timings for all the most-anticipated shows over the festive season revealed.
There will be not one, but two visits to Walford on December 25, with the first half-hour instalment airing at 7.30pm, before a lengthy wait until 10.35pm for
the second episode.
This marks the first time since 2008 that EastEnders has aired two Christmas Day episodes, with an hour-long special airing every year since.
There is likely to be a major cliffhanger in between these two episodes, and for good reason – as it has been revealed that Cindy’s lies will be exposed, sending shockwaves around the Beales and the Knights.
Cindy has gone to great lengths this year to keep her affair with Junior under wraps from her fiancé Ian, and she is currently trying to keep Kojo quiet after he caught the pair kissing outside.
In October, she had an honest conversation with her ex David Wicks – where she not only spoke about her affair, but she confessed that her true love is her ex-husband (and Junior’s dad) George.
Cindy doesn’t realise that her shocking chat with David was recorded on Freddie’s birdwatching microphone. But on Christmas Day the incriminating audio will come to light, and huge drama will ensue amid the festive celebrations.
The synopsis reads: “Secrets and lies are set to throw a wrecking ball into the Beale family festivities this year as the shocking truth about Cindy is revealed in spectacular fashion on Christmas Day.
“Cindy has nowhere to hide as all hell breaks loose in the Beale and Knight families, with fury and accusations flying on all sides.”
Also during these two festive episodes, Denise will get an unexpected Christmas present from an unlikely source, and she enjoys a very different day to the horror of Keanu’s death last year.
There are some more hints as to what might take place this Christmas, with old feelings reigniting for some residents – while “ghosts of Christmas past return”, suggesting that there could be some familiar faces arriving in Albert Square.
