EastEnders

EastEnders airs reunion for ‘Witches of Walford’, shock arrest, and Cindy & Max hook-up for Christmas 2025

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Sam Mitchell in a black and white striped blouse and white jacket stands to the right of Chrissie Watts, in a brown coat, red blouse and wearing a white necklace. Zoe Slater, in a black dress, is stood to her left in an EastEnders publicity shot.

It comes after Anthony Trueman’s (Nicholas Bailey) body was found at the top of The Queen Vic staircase, just metres away from an unconscious Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan).

Kat, in a silver dress, talks to Zoe, in a blue shirt, in the Queen Victoria living room in a scene from EastEnders
Kat and Zoe were spooked by dead Anthony in the hallway. BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron

The two had brawled, but when Zoe fell to the floor, Anthony was still very much alive – and we’re still in the dark about who was responsible for his death.

As Zoe and mum Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) pondered their next move, the sound of Elton John rung out from downstairs. No, the megastar wasn’t putting in a special guest appearance, but returning Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman) had decided to put one of his tunes on the jukebox.

Mother and daughter were in disbelief to see her after two decades, and she wasn’t alone. Zoe’s presumed dead daughter Jasmine (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) was also there, and finally revealed her identity.

Zoe was in disbelief, and even more so when Chrissie explained that she’d met Jasmine some months ago and orchestrated a plan to make her pay for abandoning her children in hospital.In an attempt to plead Zoe’s case, Kat told Jasmine that had they known about her existence, they’d have been just as eager to find her. But Jasmine didn’t want to hear it, and cosied up towards Chrissie.

Michelle Collins as a scheming Cindy Beale in EastEnders in a white coat and black top

Luckily, Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) entered the pub, and shone a light on Chrissie that showed her true colours. Rolling back the years, she spoke about the time she and Zoe were implicated in the death of Chrissie’s husband Den (Leslie Grantham), despite the fact she had dealt the final blow to his head.

Jasmine didn’t know which party to believe. Even if she did want to form a relationship with her mother, the months of torment would be too much of a hurdle to overcome – and she certainly couldn’t trust Chrissie.

Meanwhile, on Turpin Road, sparks were flying between Max Branning (Jake Wood) and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).