It’s been a long nine weeks of accusations and finger-pointing, but EastEnders is finally set to reveal who attacked Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).
The Walford icon was whacked over the head with a shovel and left for dead in the snow Christmas Day after the truth about her affair with former stepson Junior Knight (Micah Balfour) was exposed to their families.
As part of the BBC soap’s 40th anniversary week, fans will see a gun-wielding Cindy come face-to-face with the culprit, as their dangerous showdown then collides with events happening elsewhere on the Square, causing an explosion to rip through the Queen Vic.
But who will be unmasked as the Walford Whacker? Here’s a closer look at all the suspects…
George Knight
Cindy’s ex-husband George (Colin Salmon) told his family that he was partaking in an illegal underground boxing match at the time of her attack after they found his bloodied shirt. But he was also seen asking his brother Kojo to back up a false alibi.
He later admitted to daughter Gina that he wasn’t at the fight after all, but viewers were not let in on what his story actually is…
Elaine Peacock
Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) has never been Cindy’s biggest fan, but she was enraged by Cindy’s revelation she still had eyes for husband George upon the reveal of her affair with Junior.
After she threw George out of the Vic when he referred to Cindy as ‘his wife’, could Elaine have whacked her rival through jealousy?
Ian Beale
Ian (Adam Woodyatt) likely has the biggest motive to have attacked Cindy given his fiancée’s latest betrayal, and we saw how he had a jealous rage as he smashed up his home – could this anger have spilled out onto the Square where he saw Cindy?
He later welcomed Cindy back into his home, but clearly had an ulterior motive for doing so.
