Brian Conley fears being killed off in EastEnders Christmas murder

EastEnders icon Cindy Beale made her dramatic return to the show last week in shocking scenes after 25 years away. While she is not back on the square just yet, when she does arrive alongside Ian Beale, there is going to be fireworks.The writers at the soap have huge things planned for Cindy's return, including her reunion with Kathy Beale.

A man has pleaded guilty to killing his neighbour. Tarik Hussein, 28, admitted fatally attacking 56-year-old shop worker Esmaeil Tofigh following an incident in Longsight.

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EastEnders fans didn't know what to talk about first as they were left stunned by Cindy Beale's return. Michelle Collins has reprised the role of the iconic character, almost 25 years after Cindy was said to have died off-screen while in prison whilst giving birth.

After weeks of intense secrecy surrounding the identity of George Knight’s mysterious ex-wife Rose, the truth was finally revealed to EastEnders viewers on Wednesday evening when it emerged Rose Knight was actually Cindy Beale! Up until now, Cindy, who is also the ex-wife of long running character Ian Beale, had widely been believed to have died in childbirth while serving time in prison, but as it emerged on Wednesday, rumours of Cindy’s death had been greatly exaggerated! The truth first came to light after Linda Carter had grown suspicious about newcomer George Knight and asked Phil Mitchell and Callum Highway to look into the identity of both George and his “missing” wife Rose. Yet when police officer Callum checked the police database, he soon stumbled upon a large red flag, when it was revealed the file for Rose Knight was restricted.To make matters worse, Callum was later chastised by his superiors for looking into the situation, and was warned not to pursue the matter and to "forget he had ever heard" the name Rose Knight.

EastEnders fans were left on the edge of their seats after the BBC soap appeared to 'confirm' the true identity of Rose Knight after one telling comment.

Just one week on since rumbling the truth about his mother’s sexuality, Vinnie Panesar looks set to take his vendetta against her to new heights as he seeks revenge against Suki's ex-lover Eve Unwin. Having agreed to end her relationship with Eve after being issued an ultimatum by her son last week, Vinny’s mum Suki has been trying to keep her head down and live a quiet life with her husband Nish and the rest of the family.Throwing herself into the role of doting wife and mother, Suki will be seen trying her best to keep her family together as they all head to The Queen Vic to celebrate Father’s Day, but upcoming scenes will soon reveal that even this sadly won’t go to plan.

EastEnders' Suki Panesar is set to have her huge secret affair come to light in upcoming episodes, as the drama is set to hit the Panesar family once again.The affair is rumbled by Suki's son Vinny just days after he found his mum unconscious at the bottom of the staircase. Vinny is to find out next week that Suki has been having an affair with fellow Walford resident Eve Unwin over a number of months. After Vinny makes the discovery he is set to do all he can to annihilate Eve completely away from his family.The Panesar family are set to celebrate Fathers Day at the Queen Vic, as Suki throws herself into being the perfect wife and mother.

Emmerdale's Caleb Milligan star Will Ash has admitted he is "excited" about his character potentially being "killed off" amid a huge whodunnit twist. Later this week, Caleb is shoved off the side of a ravine by a mystery person with his body left lifeless at the bottom of the ridge - but who is behind the deadly shove and will Caleb survive? Talking about the upcoming storyline with press recently, Caleb star Will said: "I found out about it I think just before we were doing the whole thing when he's trying to take over from Home Farm, so I knew it was going to be from the fallout of that. "I knew there'd be quite a few people it could be but I was excited about it because it's always nice to throw that out there that there's potential for this character who's just come in to be killed off.

EastEnders star Aaron Thiara was stunned when he won Best Villain at the British Soap Awards – revealing he flunked 109 auditions before he landed the role of Ravi Gulati. Now the popular star is praying Ravi won’t be killed off after a flash-forward scene revealed there will be a dead body on the floor of The Queen Vic this Christmas! “Ravi does have a fair few enemies at the moment and he’s set to make more – it gets bigger and more intricate in the build-up to Christmas,” teased Aaron. “However, I’ve had messages from viewers saying they hope it’s not Ravi on the floor.

Brian Conley) ex – is back in EastEnders soon to finalise divorce proceedings but let it be known, she isn’t going to make things easy. ‘She wants to come back and create some animosity,’ actress Vicki Michelle revealed. ‘She’s loving seeing Rocky squirm.

EastEnders is set to have an extra long episode in the coming weeks, for the reveal of George Knight's wife the BBC has confirmed. The hit BBC soap will reveal who new boy George's wife Rose really is, as rumours swirl about a return for Cindy Beale. Viewers don't have long to wait as the highly anticipated episode will air on Thursday, 22 June.The episode will have an extended run time and run for approximately 34 minutes.

Blondshell has spoken out about how ageism in the music industry made her feel “too old” to be a success.The LA-based artist who was speaking on NME‘s The Cover this week, is only 26 but the singer-songwriter said that she was made to feel that by her late teens and early twenties, she might be considered “too old” to make it in music.“There’s that horrible thing where people say you have to be under a certain age to be a musician, and I felt that because it was explicitly said to me,” she said. “The idea was always there through media and people talking about the music industry – there was always an emphasis on youth and this idea that you write your best songs before a certain age.”The pressure to find success before she got too deep into adulthood was exacerbated by her gender, which added the need to fit into beauty and age standards.“It affected my sense of urgency in a very painful and stressful way,” she said.

Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was not best pleased when George Knight (Colin Salmon) and his family rocked up on her doorstep in EastEnders with the news that they were moving in. In fact, it’s safe to say that she was furious. She wasn’t the only one, as the Knight sisters, Anna and Gina (Molly Rainford and Francesca Henry), upset locals with their party plans so soon after Lola Pearce’s (Danielle Harold) tragic death.

EastEnders. And in a MailOnline exclusive first look of upcoming scenes, the former 'Allo 'Allo! actress, 72, makes an explosive debut as Brian Conley's onscreen wife Jo Cotton. With divorce paper taunts and a message from 'his boy' Jasper, the new soap character is sure to inject an extra dose of drama into the show.

Phillip Schofield fears being spat on in the street and says he is afraid to leave the house after the revelation of his affair with a younger male colleague. In a new interview with The Sun he said he was currently getting by 'hour by hour'.

EastEnders fans were treated to a rare sight indeed on Thursday’s edition of the BBC soap, when two long standing background characters were introduced to newcomer George Knight. Market trader Winston was the first star to appear, as viewers at home saw him greet newcomer George Knight, before explaining who he was to fellow resident Whitney Dean.

EastEnders aired some of the saddest scenes in the show's history on Wednesday night, as young Lola Pearce passed away.The young mum-of-one died after her battle with a brain tumour, while her young daughter Lexi lay beside her. Lola's husband Jay barely left her side, as he struggled with the thought of leaving his new wife, speaking to her about what they would come back as in another life. As the sun rose, Lola took her last breath, leaving her family heartbroken.

EastEnders fans are set to join Linda Carter on a super sleuth trail in an attempt to get to the bottom of newcomer George Knight's hidden secret. George, played by newbie Colin Salmon and who is best known for his role as MI6 deputy chief of staff Charles Robinson in three Bond films, has made himself comfortably at home as Elaine Peacock's new life partner and settles in at The Queen Vic. All is not as it seems though and Elaine's daughter, Linda, can smell a rat.

There's nothing stranger for an EastEnders fan than to sit down for Lola Pearce-Brown's final episode and find that the feisty Albert Square favourite doesn't say a word throughout — and yet, it's the parting words of her family and friends that hit home just how brilliant the character was. Since Lola was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in October last year, viewers have been emotionally preparing to say goodbye to the long-time Walford resident as we've seen her health slowly deteriorate over the last few months in scenes that prove Danielle Harold is more than deserving of a British Soap Award.