Warring EastEnders legends put feud to bed after major news is issued
Cindy and Kathy put things to one side after some heartbreaking news (Picture: BBC/Kieron McCarron)
You might want to sit down before reading on – Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) and Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) made some sort of truce in tonight's EastEnders.
I wouldn't expect it to last, either.
Let's face it, the two women haven't seen eye to eye for almost four decades. After all, Cindy is the one who tore Kathy's golden boy Ian's (Adam Woodyatt) life to shreds on more than one occasion.
There was no joyful reunion between the pair when Cindy miraculously 'returned from the dead' in 2023, revealing that she had spent 25 years in witness protection.
Kathy even warned Ian on numerous occasions that his apparently devoted partner would cheat on him again, and her suspicions went into fruition when Cindy hopped into bed with her former step-son Junior Knight (Micah Balfour).
Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) decided to expose the affair on Christmas Day, also revealing that the mother-in-law from hell had been supplying her with drugs throughout her pregnancy.
To cut a long story short, Kathy then picked up a snow shovel and whacked Cindy around the head with it.
Brutal.
The women have never seen eye to eye (Picture: BBC/Kieron McCarron)
They were forced together in tonight's episode while caring for Louie (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
In a dramatic confrontation, Cindy learned her attacker's identity, shot Ian, and then pushed him towards a car that would go on to cause an explosion to ignite from within The Queen Vic pub.
A shamed Cindy then fled the area, and upon her return, wanted revenge. She demanded that Kathy and Ian hand over their home and businesses to her, and eventually got her hands on The Prince Albert bar.
But her revenge plan didn't stop there – she then played a video of Kathy kissing Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman) in front of everyone.
In tonight's episode, they came face to face once again during Lauren's hour of need.
She had rushed her newborn baby Jimmy to the hospital, noticing that there was something strange with his eyesight. With Ian and Peter (Thomas Law) also heading there, youngster Louie (Jake McNally) had been left in Kathy's care.
Lauren was told that her son is visually impaired (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
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As he tucked into his chicken nuggets, Cindy swanned in and demanded some time with her grandson.
Kathy was uncertain, but given the circumstances, she wasn't in the mood to argue. The two then kept vigil, anxiously awaiting for an update.
Ian then called and broke some heartbreaking news – Jimmy's eyes haven't formed properly, and he will be visually impaired for the rest of his life.
Suddenly, the animosity disappeared between Cindy and Kathy. As tears filled their eyes, they leaned onto one another for support.
But for Cindy, is this a guilty conscience? Was she responsible – indirectly – for causing Jimmy's blindness?
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