EastEnders Christmas Day spoilers: Sharon's dramatic wedding day has a deadly end
Who's meeting their maker? We'll know by the end of Christmas Day...
It's the moment we've all been waiting for – Christmas Day in Walford. But as storylines collide, leading to the murder of a male resident, what happens before that shocking scene?
Well, Bernie Taylor (Clair Norris) has a miserable start to Christmas, and finds herself seeking out Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). The day also happens to feature the nuptials of Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters). Will the couple's secrets explode?
Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) is planning an exit, while there's tension between Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Jack Branning (Scott Maslen).
Elsewhere, George Knight (Colin Salmon) and his ex, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) are bonding, and it's the Mitchells' first Christmas without Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold), but she's very much present in spirit.
By the end of the day, everything has changed 'In a Flash' for Sharon, Suki, Stacey, Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).
Read on for all the EastEnders gossip ahead of the soap's biggest episode of the year.
7 EastEnders spoilers for Christmas Day 2023
1. Bernie Taylor pays a visit to Phil Mitchell
Bernie tries to put on a brave face as she wakes up alone at home with no electricity or heating. After an emotional call with mum Karen (Lorraine Stanley), Bernie pleads with brother Keanu to speak to Sharon so that their mum can come home.
He refuses, and even uninvites Bernie to the wedding, fearing his involvement in Albie's kidnapping will come out. Bernie plucks up the courage to head over to Phil's house, interrupting the Mitchells' raucous Christmas lunch to demand an audience with Phil. What does Bernie have to say?
2. Phil Mitchell interrupts Sharon Watts and Keanu Taylor's wedding ceremony
Sharon and Keanu get ready to say 'I do' as they prepare for the wedding with Zack Hudson (James Farrar) and Martin Fowler (James Bye).
But Sharon is struggling to mask her guilt over keeping the truth of son Albie's paternity from both Keanu, and the biological father: Phil!
At the church, Sharon is a vision in white as she walks down the aisle with Albie. But just as Sharon and Keanu are about to be legally wed, Phil arrives. Will he stop the marriage from going ahead? And will Sharon confess her own secret?
3. Suki Panesar's plans to flee are thwarted
Suki prepares to leave Walford but is stopped in her tracks by a surprise visitor. Later, she gets ready to flee for good, only to receive a panicked phone call from her son Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota) which forces her to return to No.41. What - or who - has thwarted Suki's escape?
4. Tensions rise between Stacey Slater and scheming Jack Branning
Things are tense between Stacey and Jack as she collects baby granddaughter Charli before the Slaters enjoy a festive family lunch.
Later, Jack heads to the Panesar home to check on Suki, but his concern is under false pretences. Jack is the last person that Suki wants help from, and she promptly dismisses him.
It has to be said, that Jack's behaviour has become more and more toxic in recent weeks, with his treatment of Denise showing big red flags. Might Jack play a key role in the powerful whodunnit that's about to unfold?
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5. Cindy Beale and George Knight reconnect
Anna (Molly Rainford) and Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) join mum Cindy and the Beales for Christmas lunch, but after learning that George is alone at The Vic preparing for the wedding reception, Cindy secretly heads there to invite him over for a drink.
Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) and Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) are jealous as George and Cindy take a trip down memory lane. But, sensing Elaine's upset, George thinks on his feet and lies that he's booked her a romantic trip away in a hotel. But will that be enough to put aside his connection to his ex?
6. Lola Pearce-Brown's surprise inspires Phil
The family receive a surprise video message from Lola, who reveals that husband Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) and friend Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) will both be running the London Marathon. With Lola's words about family ringing true, Phil is soon heading to The Vic.
Does Phil end up walking into his eventual death scene? Or is his presence merely a coincidence as another man meets a fatal end?
7. Lives are changed forever for Six Walford women
At The Vic, Denise, Kathy, Linda, Sharon, Stacey and Suki seek solace as they each try to process the events of the day. But none of them could have predicted what's about to happen.
In a flash, their lives are permanently changed forever as a Walford male is killed inside the pub. Expect shocks and surprises that go far beyond anything we could speculate here, as EastEnders delivers what is sure to be a mind-blowing Christmas instalment.
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- EastEnders couple face split after outburst in early BBC iPlayer release
- EastEnders airs dramatic Christmas teaser for Sharon
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Laura Denby is a Freelance Soaps writer covering all the latest news in the Dales, Cobbles and East End for Radio Times. She's a soaps nerd with a love for comedy drama, and has also written for Digital Spy, Metro UK and Yahoo UK.
