Next week on EastEnders, Chelsea’s part in the crush is revealed, Teddy tries to woo Sharon, Nish sabotages Eve’s plans and Junior plays games.
Here’s everything that’s in store in Walford from Monday 14th to Thursday 17th October.
1) Junior plays games
In last week’s episodes, Ian (Adam Woodyatt) finally delivered a heartfelt proposal to Cindy (Michelle Collins) after stumbling through his first attempt. Taking Peter (Thomas Law) and Lauren’s (Jacqueline Jossa) advice to heart, Ian decided he needed to impress Cindy if he truly wanted to remarry her. To make the moment special, he arranged for a barbershop quartet to serenade her at the pub, which led to a seemingly sincere ‘yes’ from Cindy.
Of course, it was only moments later that Cindy was around the corner kissing Junior (Micah Balfour) in the alleyway, where they were spotted by David Wicks (Michael French), who was on his way out of Walford. Despite giving Cindy some choice words, David eventually decided to keep his ex-lover’s secret and left town to reunite with son Joe (Paul Nicholls) and Joe’s daughter Holly.
Next week, Cindy avoids Junior’s calls as he tries to get in touch with her following last week’s scenes, which saw her end their affair. He heads to Beale’s Eels to confront her, but she reaffirms that their affair is over and asks him to leave.
When Junior arrives at The Vic, he finds it difficult to handle Peter’s attempts to talk about Ian and Cindy’s engagement. Frustrated, Junior snaps at Peter and decides to head to the café to cope with his heartbreak. There, he sees a chance to move on from Cindy by inviting Priya to join him for a drink.
Later, Cindy is anxious when she spots Ian and Junior talking at The Vic, and it becomes clear that he plans on playing games…
2) Chelsea’s secret is revealed
For weeks, Chelsea (Zaraah Abrahams) has kept secret her role in the crush at Peggy’s, which happened after she opened up 100 extra tickets for Penny’s (Kitty Castledine) club night. Chelsea’s actions stemmed from her resentment over Penny being promoted to manager of the venue instead of her.
Chelsea eventually admitted the truth to Denise (Diane Parish), who has been consumed with guilt while trying to keep her daughter’s shocking secret hidden.
Last week, Denise almost let the secret slip to Yolande (Angela Wynter) after Yolande unwittingly offered her some profound advice about the damaging effects of lies.
In the meantime, when Denise comforted her soon-to-be ex-husband Jack (Scott Maslen), who has been struggling to care for injured Amy (Ellie Dadd), a night fueled by alcohol led to them spending the night together, just weeks after agreeing to finalize their divorce.
Next week, as Chelsea discovers that her mum has hooked up with Jack, she rails at her mum to keep her distance – clearly scared that it’ll make hiding her own secret even more difficult – but an oblivious Kim is all for their rekindled romance.
At the hospital, Amy begins to get upset at the slow pace of her recovery, causing an argument to break out between Amy and Penny – who everyone still thinks is to blame for the crush.
Later, Penny decides it’s time to leave Walford and heads to No. 27 to announce her departure, just as Jack and Denise are focused on cheering up Amy.
As tensions rise between Jack, Amy, and Penny, Denise can no longer keep the truth under wraps and reveals that Chelsea was actually responsible for the crush!
3) Nish concocts a plan (again)!
Despite his recent near-death experience following a confrontation with Suki (Balvinder Sopal), Nish (Navin Chowdhry) devises another plan next week while Suki and Eve (Heather Peace) continue to show off their engagement plans. He asks Vinny (Shiv Jalota) to talk to Habiba (Rukku Nahar) and arrange a visit for his and Suki’s three-year-old grandson, Tye, to come to the square.
In Tuesday’s episode, as Eve and Suki’s engagement party kicks off, Suki is touched when Vinny reveals that Nish has organized for Tye to come and visit.
Later, when Nugget (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) and Avani (Aaliyah James) ask Suki if Nish can join the party, she is reluctantly compelled to invite her ex-husband to the celebration.
Nish is warmed to have all of his family together again, but his happiness is short lived when he overhears Eve and Suki talking about his demise, leading him to make one of his famous phone calls. This never ends well…
4) The Brannings reel from Denise’s revelation
With Jack and co now knowing the truth about the incident at Peggy’s, Penny storms over to No. 20 where she demands an audience with Chelsea. Jack demands that his daughter in law hand herself in to the police, but Chelsea refuses.
Back at No. 27, Amy reaches out to Lauren—who is also grappling with her own emotions following the crush—for support. The two then head to No. 20, where Amy opens up to her older step-sister, sharing some difficult truths. Inspired by their conversation, Chelsea ultimately decides to do the right thing and turn herself in.
On Wednesday, Chelsea is emotional at No. 20 as she prepares to hand herself in. Will she go ahead with it?
5) Teddy tries to woo Sharon
Since Teddy’s (Roland Manookian) arrival on the square, it has been evident that he desires more than just friendship with Sharon (Letitia Dean). However, he has been cautioned that pursuing Phil’s ex-wife might not be the best strategy for winning over the rest of the Mitchell family.
Next week, he tries to impress Sharon once again as he offers to help Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) with Suki and Eve’s engagement plans at the last minute. In Tuesday’s episode, he asks her on a date, but she rejects his offer, before Kathy implores her to give him a chance.
On Wednesday, just as things seem to be improving for Teddy and Sharon, Harry (Elijah Holloway) accidentally makes an awkward comment during their conversation. To make amends with his dad, he decides to set up a date for Teddy and Sharon at The Arches.
Teddy is frustrated with Harry for his deception, but he’s in for a pleasant surprise when he discovers that Sharon has caught on to the plan and decides to show up anyway.
This time, it’s Sharon who invites Teddy out for a drink, but he has to cancel when he’s called to look after Barney, who is upset after a confrontation with Avani at McClunky’s.
Will Teddy and Sharon ever get that drink?
6) Bianca finally sees her GP
It’s been hard to miss Bianca’s (Patsy Palmer) erratic behaviour since she returned to Walford, and while she claims she’s acting perfectly normal for someone whose sister is wrongly imprisoned, Freddie (Bobby Brazier) recently suggested to her that ADHD could in fact explain her behaviour.
Kat (Jessie Wallace) has been doing her best to get Bianca to see a GP, but Bianca has done everything in her power to avoid going.
Next week, Freddy is thrilled to discover that his microphone has recorded hours of content outside Beale’s Eels (and it’s likely captured something far more intriguing than just bird sounds). However, his excitement quickly fades when he spots Bianca heading to her GP appointment.
He accompanies her against her will, but will she appreciate his support when she learns what the GP has to say?
7) Things take a turn for the worse for Junior
After a downtrodden Junior invited Priya out to drown his sorrows over Cindy, Priya abruptly ends their drinks when she realises he isn’t actually interested in her. Little does he know, Cindy is watching on…
Later, Junior ups the ante as he invites Peter for a drink, and Cindy can’t resist joining them. However, things soon take a turn for the worse…
8) Jean returns
A couple of weeks ago, Harvey (Ross Boatman) won himself a free holiday to Greece after taking part in a competition on Dermot O’Leary’s radio show.
He invited Jean (Gillian Wright) to accompany him, but she was still upset with him for spending weeks working long hours to support Maya (Bharti Patel). Maya had recently been revealed as the wife of Abdul (Sanjiv Hayre), the man Harvey’s son, Aaron (Charlie Wernham), had once tried to kill.
Harvey then offered Jean both tickets and suggested she take Stacey (Lacey Turner) with her on the trip instead of him.
Next week sees Jean return to Albert Square, but it’s clear that Harvey is still in the doghouse after a frosty exchange between the pair.
As the week progresses, Jean opens up to Harvey about her concerns for Kat. However, the conversation shifts to their own relationship, and the two decide to give it another try.
9) Nish sabotages Eve’s plans
Later in the week, Eve makes a last-minute plan for her and Suki to head to Yorkshire together. Nish manages to manipulate the situation as Suki decides to stay home and see Tye, such to Eve’s dismay.
After a chat with Stacey, Eve’s opinion on the situation softens, and she calls Suki to apologise, but it’s clear that Nish isn’t happy at her intrusion into their family time…
On Thursday, Kathy is more than a little surprised to see Nish and Suki playing happy families with grandson Tye in the cafe, and she later questions Suki on whether Nish can really be trusted.
10) Avani feels pressured
Next week, Avani’s budding romance with older teen Mason (Alex Draper) heats up as they share a kiss at The Arches. However, when it becomes clear that Mason is looking for more, Avani panics and bolts.
Later, Avani meets up with Lily (Lillia Turner) at McClunkey’s and confides that Mason is pressuring her to have sex. Lily urges her not to go through with it, but neither of them realizes that Tommy (Sonny Kendall) has overheard their conversation.
Later, Teddy invites Avani to No. 1 for a video game night with Barney. However, their fun is cut short when Priya (Sophie Khan Levy) storms in, demanding answers after learning that Tommy spilled the beans about Avani’s situation!
11) Also next week…
After accosting Teddy in the square, Jean and Mo (Laila Morse) manage to secure themselves a temporary cleaning job.
Also, Jean worries about Kat’s wellbeing after hearing differing versions of events from Tommy and Kat.
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