Sharon Watts has been secretly poisoning her husband Ian Beale after she discovered his involvement in her son Dennis’ death.
Next week, when Max Branning begins to put two and two together he accuses Sharon of being responsible for Ian’s attack.
He then drops the bombshell about Tina Carter – she’s innocent.
What will Sharon say? And how will the Carters react?
Meanwhile, there’s drama in store as Denise Fox accuses Lucas Johnson of manipulating their daughter Chelsea.
However as things start to get out of control, Lucas finally snaps…
Later, Denise’s family begin to panic when they spot blood and she’s nowhere in sight…
Billy Mitchell is still devastated about Honey Mitchell and Jay Brown’s relationship and he’s left even more put out when Phil Mitchell takes Jay’s side.
Furious he tells the kids about Jay and Honey without their permission and it’s not long before he pushes Honey too far and she kicks him out.
Feeling low, Billy resorts to desperate measures…
Gray Atkins continues to manipulate Whitney Dean, Dotty Branning and Vinny Panesar share a moment and Ruby Allen continues to use her fake pregnancy to her advantage.
EastEnders spoilers: Monday 1 – Friday 5 February 2021
EastEnders spoilers: Max Branning reveals the truth
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The week begins with Max Branning on a mission to get to the truth about Ian's disappearance.
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Sharon begins to panic when Linda Carer mentions that Max is getting close to working out who attacked Ian.
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During a chat with Max, Sharon points out that he only wants to prove Tina's innocence so he can get Linda back.
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Later at The Vic, Sharon and Kathy Beale have a stand-off and when Max oversees Linda and Mick Carter together he makes a shock announcement - Sharon was behind Ian's attack.
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With Max's words hanging in the air, it doesn't take long for things to turn nasty.
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Mick, desperate to know more about Tina's innocence, manages to persuade Linda to get the truth from Max.
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Elsewhere Kathy begs Phil to help find her son but he refuses.
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When Chelsea mentions her holiday Denise and Patrick are left feeling suspicious. Lucas manages to persuade Chelsea to go to church with him. Unfortunately it's not long before her plan begins to crumble when Lucas refuses to go on holiday with her.
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When Denise discovers Chelsea's plans to go on holiday with her dad, she storms over to Lucas' and accuses him of manipulating their daughter.
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Lucas realises that Denise has no idea it's all their daughter's idea and he reminds her that he can't actually leave the country but Chelsea steps in and assures him the paperwork is sorted.
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Later Lucas tries to persuade Chelsea to take her mum instead but she refuses – leaving Denise hurt. When Denise hears commotion outside she confronts Lucas but he ends up hitting back and snapping at her.
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Vinny later tells Chelsea and Jack Branning that he thinks something's happened at the flat after spotting blood… They rush over and are left terrified because Denise and Lucas are nowhere to be found.
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Chelsea is left feeling guilty for bringing Lucas back to the Square and Isaac Baptiste asks Callum Highway if there's anything he can do to help.
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Billy is left upset when Phil sticks up for Jay. Billy's anger ends up getting the best of him and he tells the kids about Jay and Honey. A furious Honey ends up telling her ex to pack his bags and leave.
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The following day, Billy is struggling with money and ends up asking Vinny about dealing drugs. What has Billy gotten himself into?
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When Gray cancels Whitney's babysitting duties, she's left upset and confronts him.
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He ends up twisting things to make it seem like an honest mistake – asking Karen Taylor to babysit. Whitney is left feeling guilty.
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Dotty is happy with her birthday present from Vinny and they share a moment.
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Ruby is annoyed that Martin is more interesting in computer games than her and she tries to seduce him but Kush Kazemi interrupts.
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Later, Ruby suggests that Kush should move in with Dotty as her lodger but when he refuses to be manipulated like Martin, Ruby uses her fake pregnancy to make Kush feel guilty.
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Callum Highway begins to have doubts about his relationship with Ben Mitchell.
Meanwhile Ben gains the help of Lexi and Lola Pearce and he prepares to pop the question to his boyfriend – what will Callum say?
Denise Fox is still suspicious about Lucas Johnson but that should be the least of her worries…
Elsewhere Chelsea Fox gives her mum an ultimatum – if she doesn’t want anything to do with Lucas, then she’ll have nothing to do with her mum.
Linda Carter meets Frankie Lewis’ family but following a conversation, alarm bells begin to ring. Billy Mitchell discovers the truth about Honey Mitchell and Jay Brown’s relationship and Gray Atkins begins to manipulate Whitney Dean.
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EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays on BBC One.