‘Perfect’ episode ended with surprise 'cameo'. EastEnders viewers are praising the soap for delivering an “historic” moment just days into 2025. This year is set to be a big one for the BBC soap, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary with the return of iconic character Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) – but things kicked off in moving fashion with a surprise cameo that delighted fans.
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On Thursday (2 January), the fallout from a dramatic New Year’s Day episode was revealed as four characters fought for their lives after a deadly wedding. *Spoilers follow – you have been warned*. Fans tuned in to see whether Eve (Heather Peace) survived being poisoned by Nish (Navin Chowdhry) on her wedding day to Suki (Balvinder Sopal), who herself was pulled over a balcony by her jealous ex.
It turns out that Nish died in the fall but, to the delight of viewers, both Eve and Suki survived – and what’s more, a heartwarming moment at the end of the episode commemorated the end of their torment at the hands of Nish, as well as their historic marriage, in a rather touching manner.
As Eve laid with Sukiu in her hospital bed, a special version of the soap’s theme music could be heard. Named “Julia’s Theme”, this composition, which is a swelling piece of music heard in place of the famous “doof-doofs”, is usually reserved for the most important moments in the soap’s history.
