EastEnders legend Colin Salmon confirms 'very disturbing' storyline ahead
The 63-year old actor, who has played George Knight for the last two years, has been at the centre of several huge storylines during that time.
Arriving to take over The Vic, his estranged wife Rose soon arrived to threaten his future with partner Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe).
It soon transpired that Rose was actually the pseudonym of Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins), who had met him during her years in witness protection.
When she couldn't win back George's affections, she turned to his son – her former step-son – Junior (Micah Balfour) instead. Yikes.
While this was happening, he discovered that his parents had adopted him through a baby farming scheme in the 60s. His birth parents eventually wanted him back, and in a bid to stop them, his adoptive father brutally murdered his birth father.
As the trial got underway, his adoptive mum passed away and he discovered he had two brothers still living in Ghana.
Just as his life began to calm down, Cindy was brutally attacked on Christmas Day with a snow shovel and he became prime suspect, and then Elaine separated from him after she cheated.
And judging by Colin's hints, things aren't about to get any easier!
Colin appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday, where he dropped several huge clues as to what the new plot could be.
Speaking to hosts Rob Rinder and Charlotte Hawkins he said: 'We've got another storyline you haven't seen before.
'I did the farming storyline, we have another storyline that is perfect for this time, it's real, it's really disturbing and it's coming.'
When pushed for more details, Colin replied: 'I can't tell you what it is.'
We do know that his on-screen daughter Anna (Molly Rainford) is set to depart in the coming months. Could it be connected to her exit?
A spokesperson told Metro: 'We can confirm that Molly Rainford will be leaving EastEnders later this year, and we wish her all the best for the future.'
Colin took to social media yesterday to shut down rumours that he was moving to America to start a new life with his wife of 37 years Fiona Hawthorne.
'I have not given up my career or bought a house in America,' he said on X.
'And my wife is not in her last days. Life is good and life is precious.'
I have not given up my career or bought a house in America and my wife is not in her last days. Life is good and life is precious.#SeeYouAtCarnival2025 — Colin Salmon (@colinsalmon24) August 17, 2025
He capped off the statement by using the hashtag 'SeeYouAtCarnival2025', referring to the upcoming Notting Hill Carnival celebrations, the annual Caribbean Carnival event that has taken place in London since 1966.
Visual artist Fiona, with whom he has four children, lives with a rare condition called interstitial lung disease, and is now dependent on an oxygen tank. More Trending
After her diagnosis, she was prescribed steroids and received chemotherapy treatment, which makes it difficult for oxygen to enter a person's bloodstream.
Colin's comments online seem to contradict what he told GMB, where he said: 'Well, I think at the time I mentioned my wife was unwell, which has been resolved.
'My wife is well, she had the surgery, and I bought a house in America on July 1, we're in a completely different place.
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'Being in Walford, part of the plan for me was, I always see the BBC as the university of broadcasting, so there I can learn and there I may get the opportunity to start to go down that road with really great crews to make sure I get it right.'
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