Who Died In Eastenders?

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Which character has died in EastEnders

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No	Name	Date of Death
69	Shakil Kazemi	25 May 2018
70	Ray Kelly	3 January 2019 – Part 2
71	Harold Legg	15 February 2019
72	Hunter Owen	6 September 2019

Has Lola died in EastEnders

When did Lola die in EastEnders? – Lola’s death aired on Wednesday, May 31 ‘s episode of EastEnders. EastEnders cast and crew were spotted filming emotional funeral scenes earlier in May. Speaking to The Sun about her final scenes, Danielle described it as ‘the most beautiful episode of EastEnders’ – but revealed that it took her a long time to pluck up the courage to read the script. Lola has passed away in EastEnders, after a long-running storyline about her illness (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) ‘We pick them up from the script desk if we are in work and my final ones were sat there for ages! ‘They kept asking me if I’d taken them yet, and I was like, “No, I don’t want to”.

Who died in EastEnders in 2014

This week’s set of special episodes has seen Cindy return to Albert Square and share some tense reunions, including an explosive face-off with former mother-in-law Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) before coming face-to-face with her estranged husband George Knight (Colin Salmon),

In Tuesday’s episode (29th August 2023), Cindy went with George to the barrel store of the Queen Vic pub where he admonished her for her vanishing act on him and their daughters Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford) nine years earlier. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy,

You can unsubscribe at any time. However, Cindy defended her behaviour and explained she was exactly who he thought she was and she only left them behind for her own good. George was not so trustful, however, and told Cindy to leave his life and those of their girls, who he maintained were not in Walford. Colin Salmon as George Knight in a flashback to 2014 in EastEnders. BBC Sat at home alone as she watched the news, Cindy received a call informing her that her eldest daughter Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) had been killed. Abruptly, Cindy began to pack her things to flee, with George interrupting her and accusing her of running away while denying he had never cheated but had faced ample opportunities too. Michelle Collins as Cindy Beale behind metal railings and in a shawl in EastEnders in 2014. BBC Intercut with scenes from the episode confirming Lucy’s death in 2014, fans will be aware of shots seeing Ian head to the pub to tell his son Peter Beale (then played by Ben Hardy) what had happened.

What is the saddest death in EastEnders?

Jim Branning’s death – One of the most emotional EastEnders deaths of all time has to be Jim Branning’s death. After John Bardon, who played the infamous character, suffered from a stroke in 2007 he took time out from the soap. He later returned to the BBC show and his onscreen character Jim Branning was reunited with his wife Dot Cotton. 23 of 35 CREDIT: BBC

Who was the father of Vic’s baby in EastEnders?

Conception and childhood characterisation – The conception of Vicki Fowler in 1985 was one of the first controversial storylines featured in EastEnders since its inception that February, as it involved the pregnancy of a schoolgirl, Michelle Fowler ( Susan Tully ).

Exploiting a Whodunit angle, viewers were not initially told who was the father, and press interest in the fledgling show escalated as journalists attempted to guess. The audience finally discovered his identity in October 1985 on episode 66. Written by series co-creator/script-editor Tony Holland and directed by co-creator/producer Julia Smith, it was considered a landmark episode in the show’s history.

Four possible suspects were seen leaving the Square early in the episode: Tony Carpenter ( Oscar James ), Ali Osman ( Nejdet Salih ), Andy O’Brien ( Ross Davidson ), and Den Watts ( Leslie Grantham ). As Michelle waited by their rendezvous point, a car pulled up and the fluffy white legs of the soap landlord’s poodle Roly leapt out of a car and gave it all away: Den Watts had fathered Michelle’s baby.

After this storyline the programme started to appear in newspaper cartoons as it moved more and more into the public mainstream. Baby Emma Henry originated the role and played Vicki until 1988, when her parents moved to Scotland. The role was recast to Samantha Leigh Martin, who learned to call Susan Tully “Mummy Shell” and referred to Letitia Dean who played her mum’s best friend, “Daddy Sharon “.

Tully has commented, “What’s lovely about working with Samantha is that she’s always happy. When it comes to work, she knows it’s playing a pretend game, she knows my real name but she knows to call me ‘Mummy Shell’ when the cameras are running. If she isn’t involved for a couple of weeks, I like to visit her at home, so she’s always relaxed with me.” Tully worried about this when it came to filming scenes in 1989 where Vicki contracted meningitis and was hospitalised and placed in an incubator with tubes attached to her body.

Tully said, ” has seen me in all kinds of situations but I didn’t know how she’d cope if I cried over her”. At Tully’s suggestion, the BBC built a hospital room with minimal equipment and a consultant was present to make sure the BBC had the details correct and that neither the viewers or Samantha would be too distressed.

Tully insisted that the child was not present when she had to film scenes of Michelle sobbing over the incubator. In 1995, after 9 years onscreen being featured in various plot lines such as kidnapping, Vicki was written out of EastEnders, moving to America with Michelle.

Are Jay and Lola together in real life?

Danielle Harold’s exit from EastEnders after her character Lola died from brain cancer will left fans who were invested in her relationship with on screen husband Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) bereft. In real life, Danielle, 30, and Jamie are equally close and while she has not publicly confirmed she is in a relationship with anyone she has sparked romance rumours with him in the past after posting cosy snaps with him, Danielle Harold’s exit from EastEnders after her character Lola died from brain cancer has left fans who were invested in her relationship with on screen husband Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) bereft (Image: BBC) In real life, Danielle, 30, and Jamie are equally close (Image: Danielle Harold/Instagram) Danielle appeared to suggest they were more than friends at the glitzy event, captioning the Instagram story: “My love”, alongside a heart emoji. She also posted a video of them singing their hearts out in a taxi, writing: “Always be our song.

I love you @jamie_b10.” Although Jamie has told The Sun that he is just friends with Danielle, he has admitted in the past they are extremely close and get on well on set. He said at the time: “We have a laugh on set, we know each other inside out, and we know what makes each other laugh. “I’ve got Danielle’s back, and she’s got my back; we’re extremely close.

We know when it’s time to be serious, we know when it’s time to be silly.” Although Jamie has told The Sun that he is just friends with Danielle, he has admitted in the past they are extremely close and get on well on set (Image: BBC) Elsewhere, Danielle has also sparked romance rumours with co-star Bobby Brazier in the past, after they were apparently seen holding hands as they arrived at the National Television Awards together in October (Image: Splash News) Elsewhere, Danielle has also sparked romance rumours with co-star Bobby Brazier in the past, after they were apparently seen holding hands as they arrived at the National Television Awards together in October.

1. Insiders claimed at the time that the rumoured couple spent the afternoon drinking together with their co-stars at a pub before heading to the arena.
2. A source told the Mirror : “Bobby and Danielle walked separately from the rest of the EastEnders cast at times.
3. They certainly looked comfortable in each other’s company.” It was also claimed that Bobby was seen kissing Danielle’s head as they enjoyed the event together and put a hand on his colleague’s face.

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Why was Lola killed off EastEnders?

EastEnders boss shares why he killed off Lola Pearce in tragic brain tumour plot EastEnders producer Chris Clenshaw said it was a ‘difficult’ decision when choosing a character for the tragic storyline, knowing the character would sadly die Lola returns to Albert Square in an ambulance

• boss Chris Clenshaw has revealed what made him choose Lola Pearce for the soap’s devastating brain tumour storyline.
• The soap’s Executive Producer explained his tough choice in choosing a character, and deciding to kill them off in heartbreaking scenes.
• Actress Danielle Harold will bow out of the show in devastating episodes next week, as her character Lola passes away at home.
• Lola was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year, and soon learned she didn’t have long to live – with her keen to make memories for her daughter Lexi.
• Next week the character’s loved ones must say goodbye for the final time, as the character dies, with her tragic storyline coming to an end.
• Speaking to The Mirror and other press, Chris revealed why he chose Danielle’s character Lola for the storyline after choosing to cover the disease and its impact on someone living with a brain tumour.
• Ultimately, he realised he would have to kill off the character given the circumstances of the plot, and he revealed why he felt Lola was the right character to choose.

EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw has revealed what made him choose Lola Pearce for the BBC soap’s devastating brain tumour storyline ( BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) Viewers have been left devastated by the decision and the news Lola will be leaving, but Chris said that it needed to be such a loved character for it to have the impact he hoped for in raising awareness for the condition.

1. “She is so well loved, and you can only really tell a story like this with a character that is so well loved.”
2. As Danielle confessed she never saw her character in the way that Chris did, in terms of the audience’s love, she admitted she’d found the support overwhelming.
3. Confessing he went back and forth over whether to kill off Lola or not, Chris added of his decision: “It wasn’t a decision that we took lightly, we discussed it for many months, and we wanted to make sure that it was the right decision.
4. “Through the research, they have been overwhelmed by the awareness that it’s raised.”
5. After reading out an email one viewer sent to him after finding herself connecting to the storyline, especially from young Lexi’s point of view, Chris said: “This is why we tell these stories.”

Viewers have been left devastated by the decision and the news Lola will be leaving ( BBC)

• Lola was told her condition was terminal last year, but as her treatment stopped working recently she learned the devastating news she had just months to live.
• This soon became weeks in tragic scenes, as doctors informed Lola there was nothing more they could do for her.
• Lola was taken home from the hospital as she wanted to spend her last days at home with her family, including daughter Lexi.
• Next week, Lola begins to suffer seizures, and the nurse breaks the news to Jay that his wife doesn’t have long left, and is near the end.
• As the week continues, Jay stays with Lola who is now unresponsive – as the nurse arrives and explains there will now be long periods of unconsciousness and it’s time for everyone to say goodbye.
• By the end of the week, Lola has tragically passed away leaving Walford in mourning and in shock.
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Who killed Beale

Who killed Lucy Beale in EastEnders? – Lucy Beale was killed by her half-brother Bobby Beale, In a storyline that gripped the nation, the whodunnit ‘Who Killed Lucy Beale?’ from 2014 to 2015 saw most residents of Albert Square become potential suspects in the mysterious murder of Lucy, whose body was found on Walford Common by passersby.

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However, it was clear that the only character who was absent from the Square at the time – as she was incarcerated – was Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). In 2015, Ian discovered that his wife Jane Beale was involved in Lucy’s death and she soon confessed the truth – that she had moved Lucy’s body, and the real culprit was Lucy’s child half-brother Bobby.

1. A flashback episode explored the final day in Lucy’s life as she had a series of confrontations with loved ones and enemies before finally returning home.
2. Jane then returned to the house at Bobby’s request and found Lucy’s dead body.
3. A panicked Bobby appeared and admitted that he had hit her over the head with her jewellery box in anger but didn’t mean to kill her.

In the aftermath of the confession, the Beale family – including Peter and Cindy Williams, Jr. – agreed to keep Bobby and Jane’s secret. However, this eventually led to Peter and Cindy Jr. leaving Walford. In 2015, Lucy’s former lover Max Branning was wrongfully arrested and sentenced for killing Lucy and was only released once the truth came out the following year.

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Who killed Ian Beale?

Storylines – As a teenager, Ian argues with his father Pete Beale ( Peter Dean ) over his desire to become a caterer but his grandmother Lou Beale ( Anna Wing ) encourages him. He starts several businesses and buys a local café soon after graduating from catering college.

1. Ian has several failed romances, including with his childhood friend, Sharon Watts ( Letitia Dean ).
2. Sharon becomes interested in Simon Wicks ( Nick Berry ), who was believed to be Ian’s half-brother, but they remain close friends.
3. When his cousin Michelle falls pregnant, he is initially suspected to be the father by Pete and Kathy.

He starts a relationship with Tina Hopkins (Eleanor Rhodes) and the pair decide to move in together, renting one of Kelvin Carpenter ‘s ( Paul J. Medford ) father Tony Carpenter ‘s ( Oscar James ) flats. Ian eventually loses his virginity to her, to his glee.

Ian and Tina break up when Tina’s parents make an unannounced visit and are unhappy with their living conditions, so they take Tina to Ilford. Ian’s uncle Kenny Beale ( Michael Attwell ) and cousin Elizabeth Beale (Lucy Bayler) visit from New Zealand and Ian and Elizabeth taking a liking to each other, but they break up when Elizabeth constantly flirts with men and she returns home.

Ian begins to develop a relationship with Donna Ludlow ( Matilda Ziegler ), not knowing she is his half-sister until his mother Kathy Beale ( Gillian Taylforth ) tells him she was raped as a teenager and gave Donna up for adoption. Ian gets engaged to Cindy Williams ( Michelle Collins ) in 1989; however, a one-night stand with Simon leaves her pregnant.

• Cindy marries Ian and claims that the baby she is expecting, Steven Beale, is his, resulting in Ian attempting suicide when he learns the truth.
• He recovers and causes Simon to have a car accident in revenge so Simon, Cindy and Steven leave Walford together.
• Ian immerses himself in his catering business but his exploitative working practices alienate his friends, employees and family.

He and Cindy later reconcile and Ian is overjoyed to become a father to twins, Peter ( Ben Hardy ) and Lucy Beale ( Melissa Suffield / Hetti Bywater ). After opening a fish and chip shop, Ian becomes so obsessed with building his business empire that he neglects Cindy, who decides to leave him for his half-brother, David Wicks ( Michael French ).

1. Ian wins custody of their children, and makes Cindy so miserable that she hires John Valecue (Steve Weston), a hitman to kill him.
2. Ian is shot but is only clipped by the bullet and recovers.
3. Cindy leaves the country with Steven and Peter and spends a year in Italy before Ian traces them and retrieves the boys.

Cindy returns to Walford and wins back custody of the children but is implicated in Ian’s shooting. She is jailed on remand and dies several months later in prison during childbirth, Ian has a serious romance with Melanie Healy ( Tamzin Outhwaite ), the manager of his bric-a-brac shop.

• She proposes to him but later cheats on him with Steve Owen ( Martin Kemp ).
• Suspecting that she is planning to leave him, Ian manipulates her by falsely claiming that Lucy is dying from lymphoma,
• They marry in 1999, but she leaves him during their wedding reception after discovering that Lucy is fine.

Ian then pursues a new business venture: development of high-market flats. He begins a casual relationship with his nanny, Laura Dunn ( Hannah Waterman ), but only commits to her after being declared bankrupt. Laura buys back the fish and chip shop and, despite fearing that Ian is only interested in an inheritance she has received, they marry in May 2001.

Their marriage deteriorates when Ian attempts to kiss Mel. He refuses to have a child with Laura, who frequently belittles him. Steven learns that Ian has been visiting local prostitute Janine Butcher ( Charlie Brooks ), and tells Laura, before moving to New Zealand to live with Simon. Laura forgives Ian on the condition that they have a baby.

Although he agrees, Ian has a secret vasectomy and throws Laura out when she becomes pregnant later that year after conning her into signing over control of their businesses. Laura’s son Bobby (Kevin Curran) requires a blood transfusion shortly after his birth, making Laura realise that Ian must be his father, as her lover Garry Hobbs ( Ricky Groves ) is not a match.

Laura dies in 2004, breaking her neck after falling down the stairs. Ian takes custody of Bobby and also takes in his half-brother Ben Mitchell, following the death of their mother. Ian fights Ben’s father Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden ) for custody, worsening their long-standing enmity which stems from Phil’s disastrous marriage to Ian’s mother Kathy.

Ian meets a new romantic interest, Jane Collins ( Laurie Brett ), in 2004. He helps her to come to terms with the death of her husband, David Collins ( Dan Milne ) from Huntington’s disease, and, although their relationship is severely tested when Jane has a brief affair with Phil’s brother, Grant Mitchell ( Ross Kemp ), they marry in July 2007.

1. Steven returns to Walford and stalks Ian, escalating to holding him hostage for several weeks.
2. He accidentally shoots Jane during an altercation, which results in her needing a hysterectomy,
3. Ian forgives Steven but banishes him from his life when he helps Lucy run away.
4. Ian and Jane temporarily separate over Ian’s reluctance to adopt a child.

When Lucy falls pregnant, she suggests that Jane raise the baby as her own. Jane and Ian agree but he secretly helps Lucy to have an abortion, lying to Jane that she miscarried. Jane later learns the truth and decides to steal Ian’s money and leave him.

Ian arranges for her to adopt Bobby, and is devastated to discover Jane’s plans. Although she decides to remain with him, Ian begins an affair with Glenda Mitchell ( Glynis Barber ), who later blackmails Ian, forcing him to confess the adultery to Jane. A disgusted Peter leaves Walford and joins Lucy in Devon.

Jane and Ian divorce but continue to live together; however, their acrimony upsets Bobby and Jane leaves Walford in May 2011 as a result. Ian attempts to move on by filling an urn with cigarette ash, pretending that he is a widower and that the ashes are Jane in order to gain attention from women.

• However, his ruse is soon uncovered.
• Feeling dejected, Ian goes to a strip club in August 2011 and is stunned to see Mandy Salter ( Nicola Stapleton ) being thrown out.
• Ian helps Mandy out and allows her to stay with him.
• Mandy helps Ian discover his more frivolous side and he realises he has feelings for her.

They begin a relationship, realising that they both yearn for someone to love them, and Mandy accepts Ian’s impromptu marriage proposal. Following the death of relative Pat Evans ( Pam St Clement ), Ian’s daughter Lucy returns to Walford, angry at Ian for not telling her about Pat’s death.

1. She decides to move in with her father and takes a disliking to Mandy.
2. The relationship is marred by Mandy’s one-night stand with Ricky Butcher ( Sid Owen ), Ian’s insecurities, interference from Mandy’s abusive mother Lorraine Stevens ( Victoria Alcock ), and Lucy’s hatred of Mandy.
3. Despite Lucy’s best efforts to split them up, Ian is determined to marry Mandy and brings their wedding day forward.

Mandy is horrified, however, when Ian chooses her over Lucy and throws his daughter out. Realising she does not love Ian, Mandy leaves him in May 2012, leading to Ian suffering a nervous breakdown, He wanders along a road barefoot, dressed only in pyjamas, not telling anyone where he has gone.

1. Two months later, Lauren Branning ( Jacqueline Jossa ), working with homeless people, sees Ian at a tramp shelter.
2. Tanya Cross ( Jo Joyner ), Max Branning ( Jake Wood ) and Alfie Moon ( Shane Richie ) find him and bring him back to the Square but Lucy is unsympathetic, angered by his leaving her and Bobby, and slams the door in his face.

Ian refuses to acknowledge anyone. He stays with Tanya and Max until Phil finds out he is back and takes him to his house to ensure he does not tell anybody about Ben murdering Heather. Ian continues to be unresponsive until Phil’s partner Shirley Carter ( Linda Henry ) mentions Heather, and his memory returns.

1. Ben attempts to help Ian by taking him to the café, but Lucy screams and has him physically removed.
2. Ian, extremely miserable, collapses in tears outside, while Phil worries that Ian will remember that Ben murdered Heather.
3. After Sharon returns to Walford, she successfully persuades Lucy to give Ian another chance.

Lucy agrees but on the condition that Ian signs all of his businesses over to her so that if Ian abandons her again she can be financially secure. Ian agrees to this. Ben confesses to murdering Heather and is remanded in custody, leaving Ian shocked. He starts working again at the café and getting back into his old life.

Phil then gets Ian to visit Ben in prison to try to get him to retract his confession, but Ian says he cannot tell Ben what is right. Eventually, Zainab Khan ( Nina Wadia ) persuades Ian to attend counselling in an attempt to recover from his mental breakdown and, after talking to Sharon, Lucy finally makes peace with her father.

Ian sparks a friendly rivalry with Denise Fox ( Diane Parish ) as the two engage in a fruit-selling war, though he irritates her. Denise’s sister, Kim Fox ( Tameka Empson ), attempts to set them up on a date but this upsets Denise, who kisses Kim’s boyfriend Ray Dixon ( Chucky Venn ).

1. Im discovers this and disowns her sister, so Ian allows Denise to stay with him, igniting a friendship between them.
2. It eventually leads to a relationship when he confides in her about his life on the streets.
3. Ian decides to open a restaurant, though Lucy is worried it will fail because of his mental illness.

He runs out of money for construction but then finds a box of cash that used to belong to Derek Branning ( Jamie Foreman ). He also gets Janine to invest in the restaurant, and eventually tricks Lucy into signing over all of the businesses to him. Peter (now played by Ben Hardy ) returns to live with the family, and is soon followed by Cindy Williams ( Mimi Keene ), the daughter of Ian’s dead ex-wife of the same name.

1. Ian lets Cindy stay, and Denise also moves in with the family.
2. However Carl White ( Daniel Coonan ), an associate of Derek, arrives in Walford and soon works out that Ian has spent Derek’s money.
3. Carl claims the money was his, and so extorts large sums of cash from Ian as payback.
4. Carl is violent, and burns Ian’s hand when he tries to refuse to pay him before promising that the debt will be paid if Ian lies in court, and says that he saw Max tampering with the brakes of Carl’s car.

Ian reluctantly agrees, but on the day of the court case he is kidnapped by Phil, and Max is found not guilty. It is then revealed that Max was in on the kidnapping, but it was just to lure Carl into a trap. Ian then has to face the consequences of his actions, and Denise is angry when she finds out the truth.

1. Denise thinks that Ian is planning to propose to her as a Christmas present, but he denies it even though he has bought an engagement ring.
2. Peter reveals that he is in a relationship with Lola Pearce ( Danielle Harold ), the mother of Phil’s granddaughter and Ian’s niece, Lexi Pearce,
3. Phil threatens Ian and forces him to end the relationship.

Ian tells Peter this, and Peter tells Ian that he has found £10,000 that Cindy stole from Phil. They return the money, and Phil blames Ian, believing that he put Cindy up to stealing it. In January 2014, just as Ian is about to propose to Denise, Jane arrives unannounced.

• Jane later buys into Ian’s restaurant and they begin running it together, leading Ian to harbour feelings for Jane.
• Ian is pessimistic when Lucy decides to set up her own property business and later becomes concerned about her when he discovers she is sleeping with Lee Carter ( Danny Hatchard ) and is taking cocaine.

He confronts her and admits she is the child he is most proud of, but this is overheard by Peter, resulting in Lucy storming out. Ian tries to contact her when she does not return home that night, but is later informed by DC Emma Summerhayes ( Anna Acton ) and DS Cameron Bryant ( Glen Wallace ) that Lucy has been found dead.

He identifies her body and then shares his devastating news with Jane, Denise, Cindy, Bobby and finally Peter. Struggling with their grief, Ian and Jane share a passionate encounter, giving Ian hope that they might reunite. When Jane dashes his hopes, Ian takes his anger out on Bobby and Jane decides it would be best if she take Bobby away for a while.

Cindy also leaves the Square to return to Devon with her aunt, Gina Williams, Increasingly alone, Ian leans on Phil for support and questions how he can move on from his daughter’s death. With Peter’s help, he stages an opening for the new and improved restaurant, but during opening night Summerhayes reveals that Lucy’s body has been released for burial.

Ian leaves early with Peter to see her, but is unable due to his grief. He wants to organise the funeral for as soon as possible but discovers that Max and Lucy were together; Ian angrily attacks Max as he carries Lucy’s coffin down the aisle of the church and it is clear that Ian is not coping. Worried, Sharon believes that he is relying on pills to numb the pain of his grief and she and Carol Jackson ( Lindsey Coulson ) comfort him.

Ian receives texts from Rainie Cross ( Tanya Franks ) that he hides from Denise. It is later discovered that he paid Rainie for sex on the night Lucy died, and, knowing that he has given a false alibi to the police, Rainie demands money to fund her drug addiction.

1. When Ian cannot pay Rainie, she comes to Walford and tells Patrick Trueman ( Rudolph Walker ) what Ian did.
2. Patrick confronts Ian and decides to tell Denise so Ian arranges a surprise trip to see Denise’s daughter Libby Fox ( Belinda Owusu ) in Oxford, and they leave before Patrick can tell Denise.
3. Patrick suffers a stroke and he is unable to communicate what happened to Denise.

Ian meets Rainie at her request but Mick Carter ( Danny Dyer ) sees them together. When Ian drives away, Rainie approaches Mick who is then arrested and charged for soliciting a prostitute. Ian tries to convince Denise to put Patrick in a care home, fearful of his secret.

1. However, he eventually agrees that Patrick can live with them.
2. Rainie tells Denise the truth, but before Ian can explain to Denise, Cindy makes a sudden return, already several hours into her labour.
3. Ian delivers her baby daughter, and agrees that she can live with him.
4. Denise moves out, refusing to forgive Ian for his actions when she discovers that Patrick knew and that Ian was willing to put Patrick in a care home to keep his secret.

Concerned for Ian, Sharon and Phil organise for him to visit Michelle in America. Ian returns on Sharon’s wedding day to try to stop her marrying Phil. Jane returns with the news that Bobby is missing—he is found on Walford Common—he wants to return to Walford and Jane agrees.

She falls for Ian again and proposes to him at the Christmas Eve carol concert. They plan their wedding for next February. Ian and Jane get married in the restaurant with their friends and family as witnesses. After Lauren tells Peter that she believes Lucy was murdered by a member of the family, he accuses them of killing Lucy.

Jane admits that Bobby accidentally killed Lucy by hitting her over the head with a jewellery box. Though Bobby believed that Lucy was still alive, Jane realized she was dead and covered up her murder by faking a mugging. Ian, Jane and Cindy decide to cover up Lucy’s murder however Peter does not agree to do this.

• Ian, Jane, Bobby and Beth go on holiday for Ian and Jane’s honeymoon, and Peter leaves Walford along with Lauren.
• A few weeks later, Ian and the rest of the Beales return to Walford and reunite Beth with Cindy, but Cindy believes that she is not a capable mother and abandons Beth at the park, but she is picked up by Ian’s great nephew Liam Butcher (James Forde).

Ian and Jane agree to adopt Beth, but Cindy decides she does not want to be in the same house as her baby, so says that if she is not adopted into a different household, she will tell everyone Bobby killed Lucy. After Beth is taken in by her paternal relatives, Ian tells Cindy to leave and not come back.

1. Jane pays Carol to look after Cindy and Ian finds out from Carol after an argument with her.
2. On the day of Cindy’s school prom, Ian reveals this to Cindy.
3. After Cindy gets into a car with two strange men, feeling she has no home, a concerned Ian phones the police.
4. After Cindy returns, Ian tries to convince her she is wanted and Liam convinces her to give her family a chance, so she and Ian make up.

Ian and Jane are upset to learn about a new lead in the murder investigation but they still plan silence even after Ben is arrested in the hope that he is released. However, when Max is arrested and charged for the murder, Jane begins to contemplate telling the truth when she feels guilty for not being able to help Carol prove Max’s innocence.

Ian is adamant that Bobby’s role in the murder will not be made public and confronts Sharon when she discovers the truth. Max is found guilty and sentenced to 21 years in prison. Ian puts Bobby in a private school, hoping that it will help with his anger problems. However, to pay for it, Ian decides to sell his restaurant to a supermarket chain, causing the locals to protest.

Ian eventually decides not to sell, meaning Bobby must leave the school, even though he is happy there and doing well. Bobby overhears Jane talking about Bobby leaving the school and when she stops him going back to the school, he hits her over the head with his hockey stick three times, leaving her in a critical condition.

• He tells Ian in the pub that he has killed Jane, just like he killed Lucy, within earshot of everyone in the pub.
• After Bobby is questioned about the assault, he confesses to the police that he killed Lucy.
• They are reluctant to reopen the case but Ian is horrified when Bobby says he still has the murder weapon.

Bobby is charged with unlawful killing and denied bail. He is sent to a youth detention centre until his next hearing the following week. Ian then goes to see Jane in hospital, where she tells him she knows about Steven returning and the Beale family is better off without her, ending her and Ian’s relationship.

Bobby is sentenced to three years custody. A week later, after visiting Bobby in prison and telling him not to appeal his sentence, Ian receives a threatening note from Max, saying that he will never forget what Ian did. Ian worries when Max returns, but Max tells him and Jane that he has forgiven them.

Ian is thrilled when Michelle returns. He starts to worry about his health when he has a medical check-up and he is told that his BMI is high. Michelle crashes her car into Ian’s fish and chip shop, for which he has no buildings insurance. Max’s employer eventually purchases the chip shop, despite it arousing Ian’s suspicions.

• Ian and Jane are devastated to hear that Steven has a brain tumour, but he has been lying about this in a desperate attempt to stay with Lauren.
• Jane discovers Steven’s lie and that Max has not really forgiven them and is secretly planning revenge.
• In a bid to get rid of Jane, Max forces Steven to kill her.

As a result, Steven sets fire to the restaurant, trapping Jane inside. Steven tries to save Jane, but is violently shoved into a table by Max, who leaves Jane to die. However, while Jane is rescued, Steven dies from a liver bleed. Ian, Kathy and Lauren are shocked when they learn that Steven did not really have a brain tumour.

• After Jane comes out of her coma, Max forces her to leave Walford with Ian, but James Willmott-Brown ( William Boyde ), who is working with Max, orders Max to ensure that Ian remains in Walford, so Max blackmails Jane into leaving Walford alone.
• Ian allows Lauren and Louie to move back in with him and tells Lauren’s sister, Abi Branning ‘s ( Lorna Fitzgerald ), about making Beales into a franchise to pass onto Louie, so Abi tells him that she is pregnant with Steven’s baby, but Ian does not take the news well.

Later, Lauren warns Ian to watch his back as Max may be out for revenge, and a broken Max visits Ian and says he will kill him and Phil for making him suffer in prison. Ian tries to escape but Max attempts to strangle Ian with fairy lights as Lauren and Louie come home.

1. On Christmas Day, Tanya returns to Walford and reveals to Stacey and Abi that Jane told her that Max killed Steven, news which Abi relays to Lauren, Kathy and Ian.
2. Ian attacks Max in the street but Max overpowers and punches him.
3. In February 2020, Ian discovers that Sharon’s teenage son, Dennis Rickman Jnr ( Bleu Landau ), has been bullying Bobby (now played by Clay Milner Russell ) for his Islamic faith, which results in Bobby being hospitalised, following an Islamophobic attack.

Enraged, Ian confronts Dennis during The Queen Vic boat party and angrily locks him in a cabin following a bitter row. However, when Phil and Keanu’s fight leads the boat to crash, Ian instantly goes to rescue Dennis; despite Ian’s best efforts, Dennis dies and Ian is left feeling guilty.

Dotty Cotton ( Milly Zero ) knows Ian imprisoned Denny and blackmails Ian, although she changes her mind at the funeral, she tries to persuade Ian to be brave enough to confess. Ian develops feelings for Sharon and he uses Max’s money to buy The Queen Vic for her. However, his feelings are not reciprocated.

He steals money from a charity set up by Bobby in order to try and frame Max for fraud. Ian is attacked in The Vic by Phil who was asked to do so after Sharon learns about Ian’s role in Dennis’ death. Sharon and Kathy rush him to hospital where they learn he has a bleed on his brain.

Fearing he is going to die, Ian proposes to Sharon who accepts his proposal. Kathy asks Sharon to get the marriage annulled, but she disagrees and vows to be there for Ian. After Phil fails to kill Ian because of Phil saying that Ian will always be family, Sharon mixes lithium into Ian’s Christmas pudding to poison him.

Later, Phil changes his mind and agrees to help Sharon murder Ian and they plan to make it look as if Ian has committed suicide, with Phil buying cocaine for Sharon to mix into his dinner after planning a romantic evening. However, Ian finds out the truth and confronts Sharon about her plan to kill him, just before he is about to eat her poisoned pasta.

1. Sharon reveals she knows about his part in Dennis’ death and calls him weak and cowardly.
2. She adds that Ian is a hated man and that he deserves to die.
3. A devastated Ian agrees and starts to eat the poisoned food.
4. Willing to let him die at first, Sharon has a change of heart and makes Ian throw up the food, thereby saving his life.

She ends her marriage to him and goes to Phil, telling him if he wants Ian dead so desperately, he will have to kill Ian himself. By the time Phil reaches The Vic, Ian has left the Square. Off-screen, Ian later sends Sharon an annulment and makes her the sole owner of the pub, although Sharon returns the Vic to Mick and Linda Carter ( Kellie Bright ) a few days later.

1. Nearly two years later, Ian returns to Walford, and is seen hiding in the bushes outside a church, watching Dot Branning ‘s ( June Brown ) coffin be carried inside on the day of her funeral.
2. He is tearful and utters to himself: “Goodbye Dot.
3. I’ll miss you”.
4. He then answers a call from his new partner and returns home.

He is not seen by any of the other funeral goers. In June 2023, Kathy’s fiancé Tom “Rocky” Cotton ( Brian Conley ) asks Bobby to contact Ian as Kathy wants him present at their wedding. It is later revealed that Ian is living in France with Peter (played again by Thomas Law ) and has also reunited with his first wife Cindy, who is now going by the pseudonym “Rose Knight”, after faking her death 25 years prior in a witness protection scheme, due to giving information about her criminal inmate, Jackie Ford.

Cindy’s witness protection officer reveals that Jackie has died and Cindy can resume her former life. Ian decides to return to Walford but Cindy refuses, leading to an argument and Ian suffers a heart attack, He later watches a video that Bobby has sent Peter, which shows Cindy’s ex-husband George Knight ( Colin Salmon ) is now living in Walford as the landlord of The Queen Vic, with his and Cindy’s daughters Gina ( Francesca Henry ) and Anna ( Molly Rainford ).

Two months later, Peter returns to Walford after Bobby tells him Kathy is selling the chippy. Cindy and Ian soon follow. Ian tries to convince Cindy to return to France, but she is shocked when she spots George on Anna’s 21st birthday. Cindy and Ian rush into the Vic where the residents are shocked to see them.

Who has killed the most in EastEnders?

A list of killers who have appeared in EastEnders and have committed any form of murder, EastEnders is widely known for its high death rate with fifty eight killers so far and is the soap with the second highest death count only behind Hollyoaks, This list is only taking into account murders that we know of as characters such as Johnny Allen, Aidan Maguire and Jack Dalton were all killers long before appearing on the show. Johnny Allen, the top killer in EastEnders

Who was the actress in EastEnders that was murdered?

EastEnders Actress Killed ‘After Brother Row’

• Former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie was beaten to death by her brother after a row over an overflowing sink, a court has heard.
• Cannabis-smoking Tony McCluskie had left taps on at the London flat they shared and Miss McCluskie, 29, thought this was the “last straw”.
• She drove home to ask him to leave but was never seen alive again, the Old Bailey was told.
• Jurors were told McCluskie killed his sister, cut up her body and dumped her remains in a canal – before leading police on a “wild goose chase” after reporting her missing last March.
• McCluskie, 35, of Pelter Street, Shoreditch, east London, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denies murder.
• He says that he “blanked out” after arguing with her and has no recollection of killing her, the court heard.
• Miss McCluskie played Kerry Skinner, the niece of Ethel Skinner, in the BBC soap in 2001.
• Crispin Aylett, QC, prosecuting, said: “For some time, there had been tension between Miss McCluskie and her brother.
• “To Gemma, this was largely as a result of the defendant’s habitual use of cannabis – and its most toxic form, skunk.

“Gemma told a friend ‘He’s permanently stoned. He puts a spliff in his mouth first thing in the morning and doesn’t know what he’s doing’.” He said Miss McCluskie had discovered her brother had left taps on in the sink on Thursday, March 1 of last year and was “exasperated”. Her friends later heard her arguing on the phone with her brother.

1. Mr Aylett said: “It is clear that Gemma regarded this incident as the last straw and that she wanted the defendant to move out.”
2. The next day, McCluskie sent his sister a text pretending she was still alive and ending “Love ya xx”, the court heard.
3. Her friends became concerned when they were unable to reach her and called or sent texts to the defendant, asking if he had heard from her.
4. He reported her missing to police, who classed her disappearance as low-risk based on details given by her brother.
5. The following Sunday, McCluskie told officers that a former boyfriend owed her money.
6. One hundred of her friends held a meeting in a local pub and then distributed leaflets appealing for help.
7. Her brother did not turn up at the pub until after the meeting had broken up, said Mr Aylett.

On the following Tuesday, a woman on a barge on the canal in Hackney, east London, noticed a floating suitcase. It hit the vessel and sprung open. Mr Aylett said: “Inside was a female torso, no legs, no arms and no head.” Miss McCluskie had been identified by a small tattoo on her body.

• Over the next fortnight, her arms and legs were recovered separately from the water.
• But her head, which had been dumped in the canal at the same time, was not found until September.
• Mr Aylett said McCluskie told police that his sister had been seen in a kebab shop after she went missing, and that she had visited their mother in hospital.
• But scientists had found blood in the bathroom and a blood-stained knife in the kitchen of the flat.
• Police discovered that a man with a suitcase, who matched McCluskie’s description, had taken a minicab to the canal the day after his sister disappeared.
• Blood was found in the boot of the car, Mr Aylett said, and McCluskie’s father and brother “no doubt with heavy hearts” said they recognised him from CCTV.
• Mr Aylett continued: “The defendant must have killed Gemma, no doubt in the course of a quarrel.”
• Bruises were found on Miss McCluskie’s arms and legs made before she died, and there were signs she had been struck over the head at least twice with a blunt instrument.
• Mr Aylett said the prosecution did not accept the defendant’s claims that he did not know how he killed his sister, nor remember cutting up and dumping her body.
• “No doubt he did it in the heat of the moment, no doubt he soon came to regret what he had done,” added Mr Aylett.
• “He did everything he could to put himself beyond suspicion.”
• The trial continues.

: EastEnders Actress Killed ‘After Brother Row’

Who killed his sister in EastEnders?

Lucy Beale’s death on EastEnders – what happened and why Bobby killed her EastEnders’ Bobby Beale will recall his sister Lucy’s murder in upcoming scenes, but what happened to Lucy and how did she die? Eastenders revelation: Jane finds out who killed Lucy Beale ‘ Bobby Beale is once again forced to face his past in new scenes on the soap, and there will no doubt be more of this to come.

1. Cindy Beale was recently confirmed to be returning to the show, so will she confront her daughter’s killer? Bobby has feelings for newcomer Anna Knight on the show, and he decides to tell her what he did to his sister back in 2014.
2. Of course, they have no idea that Anna is the sister of Lucy, as they share the same mother.

Anna doesn’t know that her mother Rose Knight is in fact Cindy and that Bobby, while they aren’t related, shares a sister with her. So will she think differently about Bobby’s actions once she realises it was her half-sister who was killed? What actually happened to Lucy in 2014? Viewers who watched back then will know there was a massive whodunnit when Lucy was found dead in the woods.

It was confirmed she was murdered, and a list of suspects were formed. The story actually ran on for around two years, while fans learned the killer’s identity in a huge episode in 2015. The shocking revelation saw flashbacks to the moments Lucy faced her killer and was murdered, before her body was discovered by another family member.

Bobby, who was around 11 years old at the time, was announced as Lucy’s killer. EastEnders’ Bobby Beale will recall his sister Lucy’s murder ( BBC/Jack Barnes) He killed his sister by accident, and actually somehow didn’t realise what he had done. Flashbacks confirmed that Lucy was sitting in the living room writing a note to her dad Ian Beale when Bobby disturbed her.

1. Lucy had been struggling recently and had turned to drugs, while she also made an enemy of a number of residents.
2. Lucy was trying to make amends, but when she told young Bobby to go back to sleep he got angry, believing she was being mean to him again.
3. Bobby picked up her jewellery box which she stored her drugs in, and he struck her over the head, killing her instantly.

Lucy fell to the floor, only to be discovered by her stepmother Jane Beale shortly after. As she found the body, Bobby eerily stepped out from the shadows still holding the weapon, claiming Lucy “had started it” in terms of their row. Following this he seemed to have no idea Lucy was dead, while Jane moved the body to the woods and covered her stepson’s tracks.

The next day Lucy was found and a murder investigation was launched, and Bobby had no clue he was the killer they were looking for. A year after fans found out Bobby was the killer, he too realised what he’d done after Dennis Rickman Jr overheard a conversation about it and spilled the beans. Bobby began lashing out, violently attacking both Dennis and Jane before he confessed to Lucy’s murder and handed himself in to the police.

Since then, Bobby has been released and he moved back to Walford in 2019. He has been haunted by his crime ever since and shows remorse for his actions, devastated that he killed his sister. He confesses to Anna in upcoming scenes that he struggles to talk about his sister – but he may well have to soon when Lucy’s mother rocks up in Walford.

Why was there a fox when Lola died

1 June 2023, 08:16 | Updated: 1 June 2023, 08:19 EastEnders fans were left in tears over last night’s episode. Picture: BBC/Twitter Why did Lola leave EastEnders and what happened? Here’s what we know about the heartbreaking episode. It’s been a very emotional week on EastEnders as Lola Pearce’s final scenes aired,

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As her body continued to weaken, a nurse told husband Jay Brown to say his goodbyes as the end was near. Lola passed away on EastEnders. Picture: BBC In her final hours, Jay and Lola’s daughter Lexi were by her bedside in the hospital as they spoke about their time together. But in a sad twist, Jay left the room for a few minutes while a storm was taking hold outside, leaving Lexi sleeping on her mum’s bed.

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As he came back inside, he noticed “the sun had come out for” his wife before realising that she had sadly passed away. In heartbreaking scenes, Jay sobbed into her hand as Lexi woke up and realised her mum had passed away. While Jay was devastated he hadn’t been by her side when she died, Lexi told him that “Lola did it on purpose for them”.

• The final moment of the episode saw Walford waking up to the sunshine and the birds singing, while Lexi and Jay hugged Lola’s body.
• A fox was also shown running across the Square, a poignant sign that Lola was still with her family.
• EastEnders’ famous Julia’s Theme then played out, which is saved for the biggest episodes of the soap over the years.

Viewers were understandably heartbroken by the episode, with many calling it the ‘saddest episode ever’. “Wasn’t ready for Lola’s death absolutely sobbing,” said one person, while someone else wrote: “That was absolutely heart-wrenching.” Another fan said: “The sun rising and the fox at the end of the episode absolutely BROKE me. Jay was left heartbroken on EastEnders. Picture: BBC A fourth wrote: “Coming home from work at 3am and watching #EastEnders is absolutely not my finest moment. I am SOBBING. Like absolutely wailing silently trying not to wake everyone up. Lola we knew it was coming but oh my god.” While a fifth added: “Heartbroken, emotional episode.

Who died in episode 1 of EastEnders?

Reg Cox was a guest character in EastEnders, who appeared in the first episode. He was found almost dead in his dingy flat by Den Watts, Arthur Fowler and Ali Osman, He died in hospital shortly afterwards. Reg was only a minor character who never spoke but due to his death opening up the serial, he is one of the show’s most memorable characters.

Where was Jay when Lola died

Jay is devastated to discover that Lola has already gone (Picture: BBC) We’ve officially used up the last of our tissues after tonight’s (May 31) heart breaking EastEnders episode, which saw Lola Pearce ( Danielle Harold ) tragically pass away from a brain tumour.

Lola’s family were aware that the end was growing near, with Lola unable to remain conscious for more than a couple of minutes at a time. With her friends having already said their goodbyes, the family gathered at No.18 as the clocked ticked down to Lola’s final moments, While the atmosphere was fraught to begin with, thanks to Ben Mitchell’s (Max Bowden) absence, Lola’s loved ones soon put their disagreements aside as Kathy ( Gillian Taylforth ), Callum (Tony Clay) and Phil (Steve McFadden) gathered at Lola’s bedside.

Callum promised to take care of Lexi (Isabella Brown) before the grief became too much, and he ended up leaving. Kathy grew upset as Phil brought up the topic of Lola’s funeral, offering to cover all of the costs so that Billy (Perry Fenwick) and Jay (Jamie Borthwick) had one less thing to worry about.

However, Phil found himself unable to say goodbye to Lola, leaving without a word when Lexi asked where he was going. With everyone having headed back home, Honey (Emma Barton) took her turn to say goodbye, revealing what an honour it had been to be her friend. As Jay remained sitting by his wife’s bedside, he became frustrated with Lexi playing music and wanting to paint her mum’s fingernails.

However, it wasn’t long before he realised that this was her way of wanting to say goodbye, and left the pair of them alone. When he returned, Lexi returned the favour, telling him it was his turn to be alone with Lola. Devastated Jay revealed to unconscious Lola that he couldn’t say goodbye, as she would always be with him. Lola’s family gathered to say their goodbyes (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) When he returned, he made the heart breaking discovery that she had died in the short time he was away from her. As he broke down, apologising profusely for not being there when the moment came, Lexi woke up and explained that Lola had done it on purpose, for them.

Why did Vicki Fowler leave EastEnders

Vicki Fowler was the offspring of Michelle Fowler and Den Watts, and was always used to getting her own way.

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Last appearance:	25th December 2004
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Runaway teen rebel Vicki was never going to be a good girl with parents like Dirty Den Watts and bolshy teen mum, Michelle Fowler. Whereas Sharon had been Den’s Princess, Vicki careered back into the Square in 2003 to establish herself as Den’s Queen (Vicks).

But she had her work cut out to surpass her sparkling sister in daddy’s estimations. Stop telling me what to do! Fairly rapidly she wound up in trouble – pregnant with Spencer Moon’s baby. Sharon, who was infertile, offered to buy the tiny tot and Spencer wanted to be a father, but ever the single-minded gal, Vicki took matters into her own hands and ended the pregnancy.

On discovering that she had a half brother, Dennis Rickman, Vicki lured the lad to Albert Square, much to her entire family’s annoyance. However, it was Vicki who was left gutted when she discovered that Sharon and Dennis had started a relationship. Alongside her father, she did everything in her power to split them up.

• On discovering that Zoe Slater was carrying Dennis’s baby, Sharon decided to leave.
• Den didn’t want her to leave and Vicki overheard him letting slip that he loved her less than Sharon.
• Gutted, Vicki decided to leave the Square with Sharon and return to her mum for further tears and tantrums in Florida.

Played by Scarlett Johnson

Who got Abby pregnant in EastEnders?

This article is about the EastEnders character introduced in 2006. For the EastEnders character introduced in 2017, see Abi Branning (2017 character),

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EastEnders character
Portrayed by	Lorna Fitzgerald
Duration	2006–2018
First appearance	Episode 3180 3 July 2006
Last appearance	Episode 5641 19 January 2018
Classification	Former; regular
Created by	Simon Ashdown
Introduced by	Kate Harwood
Spin-off appearances	Dorothy Branning: The Next Chapter (2013)
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Abi Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lorna Fitzgerald, She was introduced by executive producer Kate Harwood on 3 July 2006 as an extension to the Branning family, along with father Max ( Jake Wood ), mother Tanya Branning ( Jo Joyner ) and older sister Lauren Branning ( Madeline Duggan / Jacqueline Jossa ).

Her storylines involve her friendships and relationships with Ben Mitchell (Charlie Jones/Joshua Pascoe/ Harry Reid ) and Jay Brown ( Jamie Borthwick ), her toxic friendship with Babe Smith ( Annette Badland ), faking a pregnancy so that Ben would not leave her for Paul Coker ( Jonny Labey ), being a suspect in the murder of Lucy Beale ( Hetti Bywater ), her affair with Lauren’s fiancé, Steven Beale ( Aaron Sidwell ), and falling pregnant by him.

In September 2017, it was announced that Fitzgerald and Jossa had been axed by executive consultant John Yorke, Abi’s exit storyline involved her and Lauren falling from the roof of The Queen Victoria public house on Christmas Day 2017, leading to Abi giving birth prematurely to daughter, also named Abi, and being confirmed brainstem dead in later episodes.

Abi’s final scenes aired on 19 January 2018 after her life support is withdrawn. The character’s funeral took place on 16 February 2018. For her portrayal as Abi, Fitzgerald was nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards, and went on to win Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress at the 2012 British Soap Awards,

Kate White of Inside Soap praised her portrayal of Abi, saying that Fitzgerald is the “brightest young star in soap”, adding “Abi’s destined for great dramatic things”. A writer from the Western Mail said that Abi’s relationship with Jay Brown ( Jamie Borthwick ) is “Walford’s answer to Romeo and Juliet “.

Who swapped Kat’s baby in EastEnders?

EastEnders’ controversial baby swap storyline finally comes to an end as Ronnie is jailed for her crime

• By Updated: 12:44 BST, 24 May 2011
• It’s the controversial EastEnders storyline which sparked more than 8,400 complaints to Ofcom.
• But four months after Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) swapped the dead body of her own baby James for Kat Moon’s newborn Tommy, the troubled blonde is seen paying for her crime as she is jailed.
• Sitting in the visiting area of the prison, a pale and gaunt Ronnie appears to be struggling to contain her emotions as she is visited by husband Jack (Scott Maslen).

Jailed: The controversial baby swap storyline on EastEnders finally comes to an end as Ronnie is jailed for the crime. Here, in an upcoming episode, Jack is seen making the decision to go and talk to his wife in prison

1. In an upcoming episode of the BBC soap, Jack makes the decision to go and talk to Ronnie about her actions.
2. Jack’s visit comes after Ronnie came clean to him following a visit to the hospital ward where she gave birth to James last Christmas.
3. In the episode, which will be screened this Friday, Ronnie tells Jack that their ‘son’ is not really theirs.

Trauma: At the police station, Ronnie is interviewed by the Forensic Medical Examiner

• As Jack struggles to believe the incredible story, a determined Ronnie heads for the Queen Victoria so she can confess the truth to Kat (Jessie Wallace) and husband Alfie (Shane Richie).
• Womack told Inside Soap: ‘She blurts out that James isn’t Jack’s son, but he doesn’t believe her and thinks that her depression is making her say it.
• ‘He’s really worried and insists on returning to Albert Square with her, but Ronnie drives off without him.’

The truth comes out: Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) tells her husband Jack (Scott Maslen) that ‘James’ is not their son Something’s not right: Ronnie comes clean after being confronted by her husband in the church after a heated discussion with Michael Moon – baby Tommy’s real father

1. Soap fans will have to wait and see just how Kat reacts after spending the past four months grieving the death of a baby she believed was her son.
2. Wallace has admitted it will be a struggle for Kat to go from a grieving woman to suddenly caring for a baby after missing out on months of important bonding.
3. She said: ‘It’s definitely not going to be easy for Kat and Alfie.’
4. Womack’s return to the hospital where she gave birth to James comes after her brother-in-law Max (Jake Wood) is injured in a car accident on the way to his ex-wife Tanya’s (Jo Joyner) wedding to Greg (Stefan Booth).

Devastated: Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) ended up burying baby James – after Ronnie snatched her son Tommy

• The latest twist in the long storyline will pave the way for Womack’s exit from the soap.
• The actress revealed in January she would be leaving the soap after nearly four years of playing troubled Ronnie.
• After discovering her baby had died from cot death, Ronnie secretly swapped his body of her son James for Kat’s baby Tommy in episodes screened around New Year’s.
• The storyline prompted outrage from critics, who said Ronnie’s action could be wrongly interpreted as common for a grieving mother of a baby who has died from cot death.

Will they, won’t they? The baby swap storyline comes to a head when Tanya and Greg’s wedding is halted by Max’s car accident

1. BBC Director General Mark Thompson defended the plot, saying: ‘I want to be clear – the show is absolutely not suggesting that this behaviour is typical of a mother who has suffered the loss of a child through Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
2. ‘It is one moment of madness that had been provoked by a series of events that have befallen the character over the last 18 months.’
3. Charities and parenting groups such as Mumsnet have suggested the storyline was simply a ‘cynical ploy’ to pull in ratings.
4. A spokesman for Ofcom said in January it would not rule on whether to investigate the show until the spring because it needed to wait until the storyline had been played out.
5. It will have to assess whether the show is in breach of section two of the broadcasting code, which covers harm and offence to viewers.

The episodes on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day got 7.3million and 8.9million viewers respectively. Ronnie brings baby Tommy back to Kat on Friday 15th April’s episode of EastEnders at 8pm on BBC1. : EastEnders’ controversial baby swap storyline finally comes to an end as Ronnie is jailed for her crime

Who was the actress in EastEnders that was murdered?

EastEnders Actress Killed ‘After Brother Row’

• Former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie was beaten to death by her brother after a row over an overflowing sink, a court has heard.
• Cannabis-smoking Tony McCluskie had left taps on at the London flat they shared and Miss McCluskie, 29, thought this was the “last straw”.
• She drove home to ask him to leave but was never seen alive again, the Old Bailey was told.
• Jurors were told McCluskie killed his sister, cut up her body and dumped her remains in a canal – before leading police on a “wild goose chase” after reporting her missing last March.
• McCluskie, 35, of Pelter Street, Shoreditch, east London, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denies murder.
• He says that he “blanked out” after arguing with her and has no recollection of killing her, the court heard.
• Miss McCluskie played Kerry Skinner, the niece of Ethel Skinner, in the BBC soap in 2001.
• Crispin Aylett, QC, prosecuting, said: “For some time, there had been tension between Miss McCluskie and her brother.
• “To Gemma, this was largely as a result of the defendant’s habitual use of cannabis – and its most toxic form, skunk.

“Gemma told a friend ‘He’s permanently stoned. He puts a spliff in his mouth first thing in the morning and doesn’t know what he’s doing’.” He said Miss McCluskie had discovered her brother had left taps on in the sink on Thursday, March 1 of last year and was “exasperated”. Her friends later heard her arguing on the phone with her brother.

1. Mr Aylett said: “It is clear that Gemma regarded this incident as the last straw and that she wanted the defendant to move out.”
2. The next day, McCluskie sent his sister a text pretending she was still alive and ending “Love ya xx”, the court heard.
3. Her friends became concerned when they were unable to reach her and called or sent texts to the defendant, asking if he had heard from her.
4. He reported her missing to police, who classed her disappearance as low-risk based on details given by her brother.
5. The following Sunday, McCluskie told officers that a former boyfriend owed her money.
6. One hundred of her friends held a meeting in a local pub and then distributed leaflets appealing for help.
7. Her brother did not turn up at the pub until after the meeting had broken up, said Mr Aylett.

On the following Tuesday, a woman on a barge on the canal in Hackney, east London, noticed a floating suitcase. It hit the vessel and sprung open. Mr Aylett said: “Inside was a female torso, no legs, no arms and no head.” Miss McCluskie had been identified by a small tattoo on her body.

• Over the next fortnight, her arms and legs were recovered separately from the water.
• But her head, which had been dumped in the canal at the same time, was not found until September.
• Mr Aylett said McCluskie told police that his sister had been seen in a kebab shop after she went missing, and that she had visited their mother in hospital.
• But scientists had found blood in the bathroom and a blood-stained knife in the kitchen of the flat.
• Police discovered that a man with a suitcase, who matched McCluskie’s description, had taken a minicab to the canal the day after his sister disappeared.
• Blood was found in the boot of the car, Mr Aylett said, and McCluskie’s father and brother “no doubt with heavy hearts” said they recognised him from CCTV.
• Mr Aylett continued: “The defendant must have killed Gemma, no doubt in the course of a quarrel.”
• Bruises were found on Miss McCluskie’s arms and legs made before she died, and there were signs she had been struck over the head at least twice with a blunt instrument.
• Mr Aylett said the prosecution did not accept the defendant’s claims that he did not know how he killed his sister, nor remember cutting up and dumping her body.
• “No doubt he did it in the heat of the moment, no doubt he soon came to regret what he had done,” added Mr Aylett.
• “He did everything he could to put himself beyond suspicion.”
• The trial continues.

: EastEnders Actress Killed ‘After Brother Row’

Why has Lola left EastEnders

EastEnders Lola star’s real-life health battle after heartbreaking soap exit Danielle Harold recently left EastEnders after her character Lola Pearce passed away after being diagnosed with cancer

• EastEnders Lola’s real-life health battle has been revealed after her emotional soap exit.
• Danielle Harold has opened up about a health condition that she has suffered from for years, while filming the popular soap.
• The actress was taken to hospital for the first time when she was 15 as she learned she had a painful chronic bladder infection.
• She has talked about how this has affected her throughout her life.
• She said: “When I was in Year 10, I fell ill and I was in and out of hospital.”
• Danielle explained that the condition started to impact her education due to being in and out of hospital so much.

Lola passed away on EastEnders ( BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) She added: “At that point I just gave up. I didn’t try with my GCSEs and I only got one. “After that I worked as a waitress, but I didn’t really enjoy it. I lost all my confidence and I didn’t believe in myself.”

1. viewers were left in tears during Lola Pearce’s cancer diagnoses over the last few months.
2. The character died last week after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour last year.
3. Scenes aired of Lola’s last moments where he family said their goodbyes.
4. Danielle’s axe from the programme came as part of new boss Chris Clenshaw’s plan to shake-up the series.

Speaking to the Sun, an insider said: “Dan was in pieces. The call came out of the blue. “She was not expecting the chop because her character has been a firm favourite with viewers. She’ll be written out with no option to return.” However, it seems that Danielle was excited for what her future career could bring.

When previously asked in an interview about being worried that she could be axed from the show, she said: “Not in the slightest. I’ve had a great time here and when it comes to an end, it comes to an end. “With this being my first job, and because it was so crazy how I came here, I just take life as it comes.

Whatever happens, happens. I like that.” EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. You can find this story in Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. : EastEnders Lola star’s real-life health battle after heartbreaking soap exit

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