Eve Unwin returns, Linda Carter’s drinking spirals out of control and Cindy Beale takes huge risk in EastEnders
EVE Unwin, Linda Carter, and Cindy Beale are each set for dramatic upcoming EastEnders scenes.
The trio of Walford women are individually facing difficulties in their day-to-day lives.
In scenes yet to air, Eve returns from Brighton and makes amends with Stacey (Lacey Turner) at the bap van.
Stacey, in turn, encourages Eve to talk to partner Suki (Balvinder Sopal).
At No.41, Eve and Suki have a tense conversation.
However, this ultimately leads to Eve storming out and Suki feeling heartbroken.
After a heart-to-heart with Stacey, Eve later makes a bold gesture at the Christmas lights switch-on…
Eve and Suki later agree to get their wedding plans back on track – having gotten engaged earlier this year.
Will the couple have a smooth road to happiness moving forward?
Elsewhere, Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) worries about Linda’s drinking.
The pub landlady’s had a long-running alcoholism storyline spanning a number of years.
Earlier this year, viewers saw Linda return to booze following her previous struggles.
She was grappling with the guilt of killing Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) and subsequently covering it up.
How will Linda’s story unfold from here?
Last but not least, after a tryst with Junior (Micah Balfour), Cindy Beale learns Kojo (Dayo Koleosho) is being woken from his coma.
She visits Kojo on the hospital and later comes clean to Junior about Kojo’s discovery of their affair.
Linda Carter's biggest EastEnders storylines
Linda arrived on the Square on Boxing Day in 2013, along with her husband Mick (Danny Dyer) and has been a hit with soap fans ever since.
Her first storylines revolved around the fact that she struggled to come to terms that her son Johnny is gay
In a storyline that had long-lasting repercussions, she was then raped by Mick’s brother Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo).
She fell pregnant shortly after and then was left devastated emotionally when she gave birth to a premature baby after falling down the stairs.
Things soon got worse for Linda after she discovered that her husband Mick kissed their daughter-in-law Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), who was married to their veteran son Lee (Danny Hatchard).
One of her more memorable storylines was when she was accused of perverting the course of justice. This was after Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) is shot and she was falsely accused of attempted murder.
Over the years she has suffered from a variety of illnesses and disorders which include bulimia, alcoholism, and a secret battle with cervical cancer. After she gave birth to her youngest son Ollie (Harry Farr), she also had to deal with his autism diagnosis.
Although she and Mick seemed to be the perfect couple, the pair split up for a short time after she had an affair with Max Branning (Jake Wood). This lead to another pregnancy.
However, the pair finally got divorced after Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) set her eyes on Mick. She wanted the landlord all to herself and she lured Linda rival back into alcoholism to drive a wedge between them.
After this led to Mick’s apparent death at sea, she struggled to adjust to life without her ex-husband and the true love of her life. This was just after the pair decided to have another go at their relationship.
Recently, Linda was the person who was at the very centre during ‘The Six’ storyline. She tried to save her best friend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) when she was being strangled by Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters). When she killed him with a meat thermometer, the group framed her rapist Dead Wicks after he returned to the square. Since then, she has struggled to cope.
After begging him to help Kojo keep quiet, Junior nervously visits his uncle in hospital.
Later, things get steamy between the lovers at Junior’s flat – although Cindy makes a swift exit after he gives her a gift.
Will Kojo spill the beans about their secret?
EastEnders continues on BBC One and iPlayer.