EastEnders has shared a first look clip from the aftermath of Cindy Beale’s shock return to Albert Square.
Tuesday’s episode of the BBC soap ended with Cindy (Michelle Collins) coming face to face with her long-lost daughters Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford) during Anna’s birthday party.
While Gina and Anna, as well as their father George Knight (Colin Salmon) were horrified to see ‘Rose’ in the pub, other long-term residents of Albert Square were left completely razed as Cindy has been presumed dead for 25 years. year.
And a teaser video ahead of Wednesday night’s episode shows feisty Gina confronting her mother, who at one point called “Rose,” while the likes of Phil Mitchell, Sharon Watts and Sonia Fowler struggle to wrap their heads around her jaw. to get. – declining return.
Cindy bursts into the crowded pub after meeting her estranged husband George and encounters old and new faces, remarking, “I know this is a lot to take in.”
Drama! EastEnders have shared a first look clip from the aftermath of Cindy Beale’s shock Albert Square return
Shock: Tuesday’s episode of the BBC soap ended when Cindy (Michelle Collins) came face to face with her long-lost daughters Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford) during Anna’s birthday celebrations
As George reveals to his family that “this is Rose,” Gina remarks, “That’s not her real name,” as a stunned Sonia enters, “No, it’s not!”
Horrified to see her old neighbor alive and well, Sharon turns to Phil and asks, “It’s Cindy, how?”, while Phil—who previously orchestrated Kathy’s return from the dead—answers equally stunned, “I don’t know. ! ‘
While Ben Mitchell tells husband Callum Highway, “She’s meant to be dead!”
As Cindy turns to her daughters and says, “You must have a lot of questions,” an angry Gina yells, “Who the hell are you like?”
“I’m your mother, you know that,” Cindy begs, as Gina fires back, “Our mother’s name was Rose Knight and Rose Knight, she doesn’t exist!”
The clip then sees Cindy begging upstairs for five minutes to talk to her daughters, while George’s fiancee Elaine, Gina and George refuse.
But Anna, who has been trying to track down her mother lately, begs to hear what Cindy has to say about herself.
The clip sets the pace for the episode ahead as Cindy’s comeback continues to send shockwaves through the square.
Not really! While Gina and Anna, as well as their father George Knight (Colin Salmon) were horrified to see ‘Rose’ in the pub, other long-term residents of Albert Square were left completely razed as Cindy has been presumed dead for 25 years. year
Dramatic: A teaser video ahead of Wednesday night’s episode shows feisty Gina confronting her mother, who was at one point called “Rose”
Tension: As George reveals to his family that “this is Rose,” Gina remarks, “That’s not her real name,” as a stunned Sonia enters, “No, it’s not!”
Confused: Shocked to see her old neighbor alive and well, Sharon turns to Phil and asks, “It’s Cindy, how?”, while Phil is equally stunned and replies, “I don’t know!”
It comes after EastEnders legend Cindy returned with a bang for the first time on Monday after a 25-year hiatus from the BBC soap.
As Cindy finally made her dramatic return to the square, she paid a visit to her mother-in-law Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth).
Cindy explained that she had been in France with her son Ian and grandson Peter, leaving Kathy furious as she thought Cindy was dead.
After Cindy called Kathy’s son Ben Mitchell “a real psychopath,” Kathy lashed out by punching her in the face.
The pair continued to hit each other and throw insults at each other until Kathy pushed Cindy to the ground while calling her “a bi**h.”
Emotional: “I’m your mother, you know that,” Cindy begs, as Gina shoots back, “Our mother’s name was Rose Knight and Rose Knight, she doesn’t exist!”
Don’t have: The clip shows Cindy begging above for five minutes to talk to her daughters, while George’s fiancee Elaine, Gina and George refuse
Sensitive: However, Anna, who has been trying to track down her mother lately, begs to hear what Cindy has to say about herself
Showdown: The clip sets the pace for the upcoming episode as Cindy’s comeback continues to send shockwaves through the Square
BBC viewers praised the explosive scene, with one penning: ‘Those scenes between Cindy and Kathy were EastEnders at its best’
Another said, “Not minutes have been reunited and the blows are flying between Cindy and Kathy. The EastEnders we know and love’
While a third said, “That was iconic.”
Meanwhile, another legendary EastEnders character has made a surprise return in flashback scenes from 2014.
On Tuesday night’s episode, Ricky Norwood reprized his role as the beloved Arthur “Fatboy” Chubb after he was killed eight years ago.
Iconic: It comes after EastEnders legend Cindy returned with a bang on Monday after a 25-year hiatus from the BBC soap
Return: When Cindy finally made her dramatic return to the square, she paid a visit to her mother-in-law Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth)
Fatboy is back! Another legendary EastEnders character has made a surprise return in flashback scenes from 2014
Fatboy died under horrific circumstances in the Christmas 2015 storyline where the character was killed in a car in a case of mistaken identity.
He died offscreen after Ronnie Mitchell caused her enemy Vincent Hubbard to be sent to the car crusher, but Fatboy accidentally got stuck in the trunk and was killed instead.
But the character reappeared on the soap in 2014 flashback scenes, depicting the moment when Cindy made a secret visit to Albert Square with her witness protection officer after learning daughter Lucy had been killed.
EastEnders airs Wednesdays at 7.30pm on BBC One.