EastEnders star Harriet Thorpe has seemingly ruled out one of the soap’s characters as being the victim of the upcoming Christmas murder plot.
Bosses have been teasing a huge festive storyline where viewers will find out the identity of a dead body seen in The Vic.
The BBC soap made history in an episode back in February when they teased a flash forward, but the identity of the corpse and the killer were kept secret.
Walford’s leading ladies – Stacey (Lacey Turner), Suki (Balvinder Sopal), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Denise (Diane Parish) and Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) – were seen standing over a dead man.
But viewers will have to wait until Christmas to find out who the victim is and who the killer could be.
Hint? EastEnders star Harriet Thorpe has seemingly ruled out one of the soap’s characters as being the victim of the upcoming Christmas murder plot
Suggestion? Actress Harriet, 66, who plays Queen Vic landlady Elaine Peacock, has hinted she knows one character in particular will be sticking around
Actress Harriet, 66, who plays Queen Vic landlady Elaine Peacock, has hinted she knows one character in particular will be sticking around.
She told the Mirror: ‘It’s irritating if I find a body in my pub at Christmas. Extremely irritating!
‘Because I’ll have to clean up the mess. Get out the carpet cleaner! I’d get George to do it,’ she said, referring to her on-screen partner George Knight, played by actor Colin Salmon.
While she suggests George may still be in Walford at Christmas she refused to confirm who is to be killed, saying: ‘I don’t know. Not my story.’
It recently emerged Matt Di Angelo is to reprise his role as EastEnders villain Dean Wicks after seven years away from the soap.
The actor, 36, was last seen in the BBC serial in 2016 when he was acquitted of the rape of former Walford resident Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons).
Viewers of the soap had been speculating Dean would make a comeback after EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw previously teased a gripping Halloween storyline for Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).
Eagle-eyed fans spotting a picture on social media which appeared to show Dean sat in Albert Square pub the Queen Vic.
Potential? While she suggests George may still be in Walford at Christmas she refused to confirm who is to be killed, saying: ‘I don’t know. Not my story
Comeback? Matt Di Angelo, 36, is to reprise his role as EastEnders villain Dean Wicks after seven years away from the soap (pictured on EastEnders in 2016)
Dean raped Linda in the Queen Vic pub in 2014 which lead to her breaking down and recounting her horrific ordeal to husband Mick (Danny Dyer) on Christmas Day that year.
A source told The Sun: ‘Dean is the ultimate villain so to bring him back was a genius move especially with everything that’s coming up this autumn.
‘There’s also the small matter of the big murder at Christmas, could it be Dean’s body under the tree?
‘We know that Linda is one of the women involved, and this just throws another name in the mix. It’s a very exciting time.’
Gripping: Elsewhere, EastEnders previously aired a flash-forward scene of this year’s Christmas Day episode which showed Walford’s leading ladies standing over a dead man (L-R: Stacey (Lacey Turner), Suki (Balvinder Sopal), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Denise (Diane Parish) and Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) pictured)
