EastEnders icon Michelle Collins teased the huge Christmas episodes this year, as her character Cindy Beale finds her affair finally exposed on the BBC soap
There will be fireworks this Christmas on EastEnders, as an affair comes to light.
Now, Cindy Beale actress Michelle Collins, who takes centre stage in the dramatic set of episodes, has teased what fans can expect. Cindy’s fling with Junior Knight is set to come out to the Beales and the Knights in classic EastEnders fashion.
As the two families sit down for their Christmas dinner, things take an explosive turn when Cindy’s affair confession is broadcast to the entire pub. What follows is drama and chaos as the two families are left reeling, and Ian Beale discovers his wife’s betrayal.
Soon other secrets come to light and accusations are flying, and now actress Michelle as promised fans will be left “on the edge of their seats”. Teasing the huge scenes ahead after a recent trailer offered a glimpse of the big scenes, Michelle promised fans would not want to miss the big episodes this Christmas Day and beyond.
She spilled: “You’ll certainly be on the edge of your seats, but I would say it’s dramatic, powerful and moving. A classic EastEnders.” She also joked she’d be resting this festive period to recover from her character’s “big year”.
There will be fireworks this Christmas on EastEnders (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
Teasing more about the Christmas episodes, Michelle said: “I feel very honoured to be involved in the Christmas storyline because it’s almost like a tradition to watch EastEnders on Christmas Day. It’s always a classic [episode] and it was a classic last Christmas, so it’s great to be involved in this one. I think the episode this year is a real EastEnders classic, so I’m really excited to be a part of it.”
On filming the tense scenes as her lies unravel, Michelle said it was fun but “a whirlwind”. She said: “Why do people always like playing the villains in panto? Because sometimes they’re a bit more fun [laughs]. As an actor playing Cindy, I go through a whirlwind of emotions, so you have to enjoy it a bit and have some fun in between. She is always a challenge.”
But is this it for Cindy, and will her family be torn apart for good after her latest betrayal? Michelle teased: “She is a complex character to play, she’s very self-destructive and she doesn’t have an off button, but I do think she needs some kind of redemption for the character to be believable. Nobody’s perfect.” Viewers will get to see the big affair reveal and the fallout on Christmas Day, with two 30-minute episodes airing that evening!
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
