EastEnders top spoilers confirm Sonia’s return, Cindy’s fate and surprise murder arrest

EastEnders will see innocent Sonia Fowler take to the stand as her trial for Debbie Colwell’s murder arrives but will Reiss Colwell help her prove her innocence?

EastEnders will welcome the return of Sonia Fowler (played by Natalie Cassidy) next week as she is set to stand trial for the murder of Debbie Colwell (Jenny Meier).

Pregnant and still on remand, Sonia begs Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) to help her prove her innocence and tells him how important it is that her sister Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) is there to support her during the trial.

But the real killer Reiss still has Bianca locked up in a storage unit as she know he is the one who murdered his wife.

Sonia is soon left disappointed when both Reiss and Bianca fail to turn up to court. The whole trial is soon adjourned due to Reiss’ latest actions.

**Sonia begs Reiss to help prove her innocence as her murder trial arrives in EastEnders** (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

Across the Square, lovestruck Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) continue their secret romance, but they are soon caught out.

The drama unfolds when Denise and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) clash at their son Raymond’s birthday party.

Moments later, Nugget (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) catches his dad Ravi kissing Denise, with Ravi begging him to stay quiet.

Denise fears she could lose her family if their secret is exposed, and when she shares a warm moment with Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), Ravi refuses to be her dirty little secret.

**Denise finds herself caught between Jack and Ravi in next weeks EastEnders** (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

Denise later refuses a lunch date with Jack before telling Ravi she isn’t interested in her ex-husband.

But when Jack gets hurt trying to protect Denise’s daughter Chelsea (Zaraah Abrahams) from some men harassing her, Denise feels bad and invites him for a drink.

Elsewhere, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) wakes up from her coma after she was hit over the head on Christmas Day in a brutal attack by a mystery person.

She is left emotional as son Peter Beale (Thomas Law) deflects her questions, with it clear tensions are still running high.

**EastEnders’ Anna Knight will confirm the news of Cindy’s state in next weeks episodes** (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

Anna Knight (Molly Rainford) also visits her mum at the hospital, and soon she confirms to everyone else that her mother is awake.

DCI Arthurs interviews Cindy who is horrified to learn that she was most likely attacked by someone she knows.

When Peter arrives at the hospital with partner Lauren Branning, who exposed Cindy’s affair with Junior Knight (Micah Balfour), leading to big showdown between the two women.

**Peter convinced Reiss to let his mum Cindy stay with him in EastEnders** (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

Later, pregnant Lauren is shocked when she is arrested for Cindy’s attempted murder. Peter asks his mum to retract her statement, but when Lauren drops another confession he’s left reeling further.

Lauren’s revelation drives a wedge between her and Peter, but can they sort things out?

Come Thursday, and Cindy is back on the Square but she doesn’t receive a warm welcome, she also finds herself moving in with Reiss as Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) refuses to let her stay.

EastEnders airs Monday – Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and iPlayer