Lauren confides EastEnders Christmas Day secret and Peter is left shocked
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Peter Beale’s (Thomas Law) rocked to the core in EastEnders next week when Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) confesses a huge secret concerning the events of Christmas Day. Just as we finished off the last of our turkey and dived into the boxes of chocolates, the BBC soap served up a double helping of festive drama, and it wasn’t a happy holiday for the Beale and Knight family.
![[Lauren and Cindy argue as Peter holds Lauren back in EastEnders]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233846932-c1a6.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Lauren was threatening to expose Cindy Beale’s (Michelle Collins) affair with former step-son Junior Knight (Micah Balfour), but had agreed to keep shtum – for now – for the sake of everyone’s day. What Cindy didn’t realise was that a ticking time bomb was sat amongst the presents… the incriminating audio that detailed her sordid fling and adoration for ex-husband George Knight (Colin Salmon).
![[Lauren and Peter have a tense conversation in EastEnders]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/497546-a937.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The USB stick had been planted by Lauren, who addressed it to Cindy’s doting partner Ian (Adam Woodyatt), and was played to the entire pub. Later that night, after tearing strips off her entire family, she planned to leave Walford forever. However, as she awaited the arrival of her taxi, she was struck over the head with a shovel and has been in a coma ever since.
![[Peter tries to reason with Ian in EastEnders]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/501325-6730.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The identity of Cindy’s attacker is set to be revealed in the 40th anniversary celebrations next month, but until we’ll have to play armchair detectives to piece together who was really responsible. Next week, word spreads around the area that Cindy has woken up, and there’s nobody more keen to speak to her than DCI Arthurs (Ian Burfield), who is investigating the case.
