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EastEnders has confirmed a sly twist about Eddie Knight, as the evil villain comes back into his son George’s life. This week, after finally returning home with baby Ivy, Nicola answered the missed calls on her partner’s phone and discovered that Eddie was trying to get in touch with George – from the hospital, not prison.
Nicola secretly visited Eddie, where he explained that he has terminal lung cancer and he wanted to make amends with George before he dies.
In today’s episode, Nicola made up an excuse about where she disappeared to the previous night, as she was determined to keep her visit to Eddie a secret from George.
But she couldn’t hide the truth for long, as George spotted a hospital parking ticket on the car so confronted Nicola. While she attempted to lie again, Nicola was eventually forced to admit to George that she saw his dad, and that he is dying.
George was unhappy that Nicola had tried to keep this from him but later apologised for snapping and explained his anxiety around his dad not being behind bars. Nicola said that Eddie was keen to see him, so George decided to pay his dad a visit himself.
Things were initially tense, but George was blindsided when Eddie made an emotional apology for everything he put him through. While George was sure he had an ulterior motive, Eddie owned up to being a racist and hating him because he was black.
Meanwhile, Nicola told Gina and Kojo about Eddie’s situation and George’s visit, and they weren’t happy about this reunion – given that Eddie killed Kojo’s dad and Gina’s biological grandad.
With Eddie having poured his heart out to him, George returned home, stunned that his dad had held his hands up to his vile actions and admitted to being wrong about everything. He decided to visit Eddie again, although Nicola remained cautious.
Gina was also unwilling to give Eddie another chance, and she explained to Kojo how he treated her during her childhood and how he made her and George feel ashamed of their culture.
She didn’t believe Eddie could change, and it seemed she was right – as it was then revealed that he had only reached out to George as he wanted to stay with him for his final days, or else he will return to prison to die.
George felt that Eddie deserved a second chance, even though this might push Gina away for good – but will he regret trusting his dad again?
Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) has received a huge shock in EastEnders, after coming face-to-face with partner George Knight’s (Colin Salmon) vile adoptive father Eddie (Christopher Fairbank).
Eddie has been in prison since 2024, when he was sent down for the historic murder of George’s birth father, Henry Asare. Initially arriving in Walford alongside wife Gloria (Elizabeth Counsell), it quickly transpired that their motives for reuniting with their son were deeply sinister.
George discovered that he was adopted from West Africa as part of a baby farming agreement, and when Henry was sent to the UK to collect him, Gloria pleaded with Eddie to do whatever it took to stop him.
With a number of his racist cronies, Eddie beat Henry to death before stuffing his body into a suitcase and throwing it into the canal. A young George witnessed the incident, unaware of Henry’s true identity.
In court, George gave Eddie a damning character reference, and he was put behind bars. On the same day, Gloria became unwell and passed away.
He took control of the funeral arrangements, banishing George from attending the ceremony and not telling him when it was taking place.
George has had no contact with Eddie since, though that could be about to change.
In today’s episode, he returned home from hospital with Nicola and their newborn daughter Ivy, and were surprised to see the extended Knight-Mitchell clan hosting a surprise party for them.
It became apparent that Nicola was fearful of premature Ivy becoming unwell, and refused to allow Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) to hold the child. The atmosphere could be cut with a knife, and Nic’ ordered everyone to leave.
Later that day, she shared a heart-to-heart with Gina Knight (Francesca Henry), and admitted that her mother and sister were always overbearing during her first two pregnancies, and she feared that happening again.
George then asked where his phone was, as he’d handed his number over to the community midwife so that they could keep in touch on Ivy’s development. Nicola found the device, and was shocked to see a series of missed calls.
She assumed they’d come from the hospital, though the person on the other side of the line was much worse.
“Where is he? Tell him he’s got to come and see me. It’s his dad,” Eddie grunted down the phone.
Nicola charged over to the hospital to confront him, seeking answers about why he so desperately wanted to reconnect with George after almost two years of estrangement. She branded Eddie a scumbag, and said that as far as George was concerned, he was still inside.
Eddie explained that he had terminal cancer, and begged her to help him “make things up with [his] boy” before he dies.
How will Nicola react?