EastEnders airs game-changing Cindy Beale reveal in early iPlayer release

Lauren and Louie were inside the burning house, but luckily, as Jack (Scott Maslen) and Ian (Adam Woodyatt) tried to fight their way through the smoke and flames to find Lauren and Louie, the resourceful Cindy (Michelle Collins) walked around the back of the house. house to see if she could get in another way.

She found Louie at the window and managed to get it open to get the youngster out.

Cindy then climbed in through the window and managed to pull Lauren out as well.

Both Lauren and Louie (plus the bump) were all OK, but the scare made Lauren admit her painkiller addiction in front of Peter, Cindy and Ian, not without losing the identity of her supplier.

Cindy went on the defensive and somehow managed to actually convince her son and partner that she was innocent.

But things got a little more complicated when Lauren announced that Cindy was behind Kojo’s downfall last month.

Peter and Ian failed to understand what Lauren was actually saying and she declared that she would speak to Kojo immediately.

When they went to talk to Kojo, he was grilled on who was with him when he fell.

He put his head down, and very unlike him, Kojo lied and said he was by himself – if he didn’t, he would inadvertently expose Cindy and Junior’s affair.

Lauren was furious and stormed off, leaving Peter with a difficult decision.

He put Louie first and told Lauren he was going to take the boy for Christmas and stay with Ian and Cindy.

Meanwhile, at the pub, Cindy was praised by the players for saving Lauren and Louie from the burning building.

As she smiled coyly, Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) was upstairs and heard a sound coming from Anna’s laptop.

It was, as we’ve all been waiting for, the tape recording of Cindy and David Wicks where she declares her affair with Junior!

We know the news will all be revealed over Christmas more widely, but what will Elaine do with the information?

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