EastEnders' George Knight proposes to Elaine and reveals mystery son

As the BBC soap continued, Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford) took over the kitchen as they played loud music with Elaine, and Linda was not best pleased by their disruptive behaviour as her young son Ollie (Harry Farr), who has autism, walked in to have his breakfast.

As George ushered his daughters away, Ollie told his mum that he didn't like all the strangers being around, and Linda agreed.

Later, as Linda fumed at Elaine, Elaine stood up for her boyfriend and revealed that Anna and Gina's mum walked out on them nine years earlier and never got back in touch - something that we think could be a clue to her identity.

Elaine urged Linda not to judge them, but caused further stress when she instructed the girls to pick up Ollie from school - despite the little boy needing his routine to stay the same.

While Gina made an effort with Ollie as she and her sister took him to the chip shop, George returned from an outing to the bookies' with Rocky Cotton (Brian Conley) - to be greeted by Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) who wanted to run an idea by George.

Linda warned George not to agree to anything pub-related without her say so, and Phil and George sat down together, where Phil suggested a joint fight night between the pub and the gym. They also discussed Phil's son Ben's (Max Bowden) grief over Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold).

When Phil remarked that Ben has a history of going off the rails during tough times, George replied: "I've got a son who does the same. I don't see much of him - his choice, not mine."

Interesting! Phil then advised George to get Linda onside, and George headed out back to change a barrel for her. But when Linda overheard him on the phone, demanding that his bar in Marbella be sold, Linda furiously asked how he had paid for his share of The Vic.

Elaine soon admitted that George hadn't given her any money for the pub, and Linda ordered him out. She branded him a gold-digger, but Elaine insisted that George was staying with her.

Outside, Linda and Elaine had a showdown, where Elaine explained that she hadn't felt this love for another man since Linda's late father.

George watched them from upstairs, and, instead of packing his bags, he returned to the bar and presented a ring, asking Elaine to be his wife.

Will she agree? And who is this son that George is estranged from? Is that situation of George's own making, or not?

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