EASTENDERS fans were left scratching their heads after spotting a major blunder in Tuesday night’s episode.
Viewers watched in confusion as Ian Beale uncovered Cindy’s secret plan ahead of the soap’s highly anticipated 40th-anniversary special.
The dramatic scene saw Ian (Adam Woodyatt) eavesdropping on a tense conversation between Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) and Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy).
But while Ian was able to overhear every word of their exchange, viewers couldn’t help but notice that Cindy and Priya seemingly failed to see him lurking just meters away.
Taking to social media, baffled fans called out the unrealistic scene, questioning how Ian could be in plain sight yet go unnoticed by Cindy and Priya.
One tweeted: “ian realising priya was playing him into being his friend and working with cindy.”
Another added: “Ian seen priya talking to Cindy and handing over money.”
The conversation in question saw Priya discreetly handing over money to Cindy, confirming to Ian that the two were secretly working together – a betrayal he certainly didn’t see coming.
With tensions rising in Walford and the soap’s milestone anniversary just around the corner, fans are eager to see how Ian will react to the revelation.
Despite being central to the show’s 40th anniversary week, show legend Michelle won’t be taking part in the programme’s epic live episode on Thursday.
Her character will be nowhere to be seen, despite the reveal of Who Attacked Cindy Beale set to take place.
All of next week’s episodes are understood to take place over the course of one day which makes Cindy’s absence from Thursday’s live episode even more eyebrow-raising.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”EastEnders’ Michelle Collins drops huge hint about Cindy Beale’s attacker as she teases ‘explosive’ 40th anniversary” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6368636804112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]Actress Michelle confirmed herself that she would not be filming live on the night but did not add the reasons as to why.
Speaking at the TV Choice Awards on Tuesday night, she told Metro: “I’m actually not going to be in the live. I am allowed to say that.
“It’s quite complicated but I am in the lead-up to the live. I actually think it’s very well done.”
In scenes set to be broadcast on Monday evening, Cindy will be seen coming face-to-face with who she believes is her attacker.
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Later, events will take a dangerous turn when Cindy points a gun at the person and threatens them with their life.
As the situation continues to unfold, an unexpected twist will flip the situation on its head.
This is then understood set to trigger a motion of events which lead to the devastating Queen Vic fire.
But with Michelle avoiding the live episode, does this mean the fate of Cindy is sealed before the explosion commences.
Speaking about how her co-stars have prepped for the live episode, she admitted that some of them will be left “terrified”.
She told the publication: “I’ve done a lot of theatre but I don’t think it really matters.
“Live TV is very different to live theatre, so I think there’s going to be quite a few very terrified actors.”
[boxout headline=”EastEnders’ 40th anniversary cameos so far” featured-image=”32590325″ intro=”With the 40th anniversary of EastEnders coming up, fans are looking forward to some more incredible cameos from iconic faces of Walford’s past. But who have we had so far? “]Tracy-Ann Oberman – Oberman returned as Chrissie Watts, a character she last played nearly two decades ago.
Paul Bradley – Bradley returned as Nigel Bates, a character he last played over 25 years ago.
Micheal French – French returned as David Wicks, a character he last played two decades ago.
Patsy Palmer – Palmer returned as Bianca Jackson, a character she last played in 2019.
Ricky Groves – Groves returned as Garry Hobbs, a character who has not been seen since 2009.
Cliff Parisi – Parisi returned as Minty Peterson, a character who was last seen on the square in 2010.
Ross Kemp – Kemp has returned to play Grant Mitchell, a character he first played in 1990. The BBC has described Kemp’s storyline as “explosive”. Kemp said it was an “absolute honour” to return to the show.
Other aspects of the EastEnders 40th anniversary celebration include: A wedding between fan favorites, A huge explosion at the Queen Vic, and A live interactive episode.
