After whipping fans into a frenzy with "in a flash everything changes" teaser trailers, EastEnders left gobsmacked viewers with an epic flashforward episode as Christmas came early in February.
During a lock-in at The Queen Victoria, Denise Fox, Kathy Beale, Linda Carter, Sharon Watts, Stacey Slater and Suki Kaur Panesar shared their stories and bonded during a lock-in at Linda's pub.
Linda, who recently lost the love of her life Mick after he seemingly drowned in a tragic accident on Christmas Day, was distraught to receive a photo of his mum Shirley capturing her son Dean Wicks in the mirror.
Linda, who was raped by Dean in 2014, poured her heart out to Kathy after she went through a similar ordeal with James Willmott-Brown.
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