SHOCKING NEWS!!! SPARKS FLY Two shock EastEnders love triangles ahead of 40th anniversary viewer vote

TWO shocking love triangles will emerge this Christmas, ahead of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary viewer vote.

Cindy Beale and Junior knight’s affair is about to be exposed in EastEnders, changing the

Beale and Knight families forever.

The Knights and Beales spend Christmas Day together

The Knights and Beales spend Christmas Day together

Cindy does all she can to keep her affair hidden

Cindy does all she can to keep her affair hidden

Meanwhile Stacey suspects Martin and Ruby are back together

Meanwhile Stacey suspects Martin and Ruby are back together

Meanwhile, Stacey Slater thinks Martin Fowler and Ruby Allen are back together.

Things are about to get a whole lot more complicated for Cindy when she discovers an incriminating recording detailing her affair with Junior has fallen into the wrong hands.

With the truth threatening to come to light, Cindy does all she can to keep her actions hidden.

But has she done enough to make her blackmailer rethink?

Fearing for her future, Cindy concocts a plan that shocks her family.

Wanting all of his family together on Christmas Day, George extends an invitation for Cindy and the Beale’s to join them at The Vic for Christmas dinner.

Later, things escalate for Cindy as she receives another piece of damning information.

Meanwhile, Stacey takes advice from Eve and Kat and heads to No.43 to speak to Martin about Ruby.

But she’s surprised to learn that the pair are now living together.

Martin tells Stacey there is nothing between him and Ruby.

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But unknowingly offends Stacey in the process.

Elsewhere, Kim Fox and the other market traders get a shock when the wrong calendar arrives.

Later, the residents of Walford gather in the Square for the choir service.

The BBC soap revealed that the legendary character Nigel Bates, played by Paul Bradley, is returning for the 40th anniversary episodes, with top-secret scenes to be filmed over the coming weeks.

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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.

A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they

Bumbling softie Nigel, stepdad to Clare, first appeared in 1992 and became a popular figure in Walford.

He was close friends with several residents including Dot Cotton and Grant Mitchell.

Fans of EastEnders will remember Nigel for his obsession with flamboyant shirts and his dark curly hair.

He was left devastated following the death of his wife, Debbie, and was last seen in Albert Square in 1998, leaving for Scotland.

The scenes will also feature a huge explosion engulfing the Queen Vic as part of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary.

Several characters will potentially be caught in the blast.

An insider said: “Bosses are keeping tight-lipped on their plans for the anniversary, so as to not spoil anything for viewers.

“But in scenes just filmed they have shot a huge explosion that tears The Vic apart.

“The pub is always central to the drama but this time they are taking it even further with lives expected to be left hanging in the balance.

“The 40th is such an iconic moment in the show’s history, and bosses want to make sure it’s one that viewers are going to remember.”

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and is available to stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

Video shop worker Nigel is one of many characters returning for the soap's 40th anniversary

Video shop worker Nigel is one of many characters returning for the soap’s 40th anniversary

A huge explosion will rip through the Queen Vic as part of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary episodes, above a fire engulfs the Queen Vic in 2010

A huge explosion will rip through the Queen Vic as part of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary episodes, above a fire engulfs the Queen Vic in 2010

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