Cindy Beale 'dead' in EastEnders Christmas Day shock as explosive whodunnit revealed
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There was a deadly twist on EastEnders on Christmas Day, as the second episode of the night saw Cindy Beale left for dead - but is she leaving the BBC soap?. Her fate remains up in the air as a brutal attack saw her lifeless on the ground in the closing moments of the latest episode. Cindy had more than one enemy, and several comments foreshadowed a grisly fate for her throughout the night.
Cindy's affair with Junior Knight had just been rumbled via an audio clip, played out to the whole pub. Ian Beale was devastated to learn his partner was cheating on him and didn't feel satisfied by him. Her ex George Knight was horrified about her romance with his son Junior, and soon his comments made it clear he still seemed to love Cindy - leaving his partner Elaine Peacock seething. Junior meanwhile was disgusted after telling Cindy he loved her, as he found out she was using him as a bit of fun and that it was George she was actually in love with.
As the Beales and the Knights reeled from the events, soon the family members turned on each other. Lauren Branning, who had set the scene for Cindy's downfall, faced the wrath of Cindy and her loved ones. Her partner Peter Beale said her revenge against Cindy was "toxic", as Lauren was reminded of the infamous time she exposed her father Max Branning's affair with Stacey Slater via a DVD on Christmas Day 2007. Lauren was left outside in the cold once more, with the pregnant character tempted by pills in the aftermath amid her painkiller addiction.
