Next week marks a significant turning point for Linda (Kellie Bright) as her drinking spirals out of control, raising questions about her future.
Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) is heartbroken when his younger brother, Ollie Carter (Harry Farr), reveals some troubling details about their mother’s drunken antics.
Linda soon finds herself intoxicated again, throwing out patrons from The Queen Vic right in front of Ollie.
When Johnny confronts her about the consequences of her behavior, Linda lashes out, grabs a bag, and decides to stay with Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean).
Sharon vows to support Johnny and address Linda’s issues, giving Linda a stern talking-to-however, Linda’s return home leads to a tense confrontation with Bernie Taylor (Clair Norris).
Linda tries to buy alcohol at the Minute Mart but is refused service by Alfie Moon (Shane Richie). In response, she steals some drinks, and Alfie tells Johnny about it; at the same time, Sharon’s house gets robbed because Linda left the door open.
Linda keeps causing trouble for herself and her family, and after tough talks with Alfie and Johnny, she drinks vodka.
Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), who are recovering alcoholics, offer to go to a meeting with her, and Johnny is happy when she agrees.
Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) comes back from her honeymoon and gives Linda an ultimatum; what does Elaine say, and how will Linda react?
Elsewhere, Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) takes advantage of Phil’s problems as she gets ready to open her new bar, called ‘Harry’s Barn’.
Meanwhile, Teddy Mitchell (Roland Manookian) is infatuated with Sharon after they spent the night together. They decide to inform their exes, Phil and Nicola, about their new relationship, but Nicola plans to annoy Phil to sabotage it.
At the bar’s launch, Teddy warns Nicola not to cause any more trouble. After trying and failing to get Phil involved in breaking up Teddy and Sharon, Nicola goes to see Phil again, only to be taken aback by what she discovers.
Phil tells Nicola to leave, but she swears to keep his secret; however, she ends up spilling everything to Sharon. Nicola tries to use this information to create problems between Sharon and Teddy, which leads Sharon to confront Phil.
Phil dismisses Nicola’s claims, but Sharon senses something is off. At Harry’s Barn, Nicola stirs trouble between Teddy and Sharon, later claiming to Teddy that she has changed and wants to fix their marriage.
To keep the pressure on, Nicola visits Phil again, making Sharon furious-together, Sharon and Phil go to Teddy’s to reveal what Nicola has been doing.
After the argument, Phil feels more alone from the Mitchell family. Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) notices this and tries to understand what’s wrong with Phil.
However, Phil is not happy about Jay’s concern and struggles to share his feelings. Teddy asks Billy Mitchell for help on how to fix things with Phil and invites him for Christmas.
Will Phil share his thoughts with his family? And with Nicola causing issues, will she keep stirring up trouble-we can only wait and see!
Martin decides to visit his son Roman Allen (uncredited) at the hospital, but the nurse won’t let him in, as she has promised Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) to keep him away.
However, when the doctor informs them of a shift in Roman’s condition, Ruby rushes back to Walford in search of Martin.
Unfortunately, a furious Martin misses the opportunity to reconcile with her, ultimately returning to the hospital to apologize to Ruby. Will Ruby be receptive to Martin’s apology, and what does the future hold for Roman?
Expecting mother Lauren experiences a moment of clarity. Peter Beale (Thomas Law) visits the car lot to see how she’s doing, and she attributes her mood swings to her pregnancy.
Yet, as Lauren’s irritability escalates, particularly towards Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth), her family grows increasingly concerned.
Everything changes when Lauren feels the baby kick for the first time, interpreting it as a significant sign. Could this be the moment Lauren realizes the gravity of her painkiller addiction?
Elsewhere, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) accepts an invitation from her lover Junior Knight (Micah Balfour). Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) is thrilled as he shows his family their costumes for the Beales’ Eels Santa float.
However, Cindy skips the event that Ian is so excited about after a tempting offer from Junior; what lies will crafty Cindy come up with this time? Spoilers tease Cindy’s infidelity will be uncovered on Christmas Day, as there is a recording of her confession.
She’s using Junior as a backup for his father George Knight (Colin Salmon), whom she still loves-time’s running out, so we can expect a dramatic holiday season for the ever-desiring Cindy!
Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) is fully embracing the season’s festivities. Alongside Mo Harris (Laila Morse), she’s getting the men of Walford prepped for a charity calendar photoshoot that promises a playful surprise!
We have a hunch about how this will unfold, but that’s not the only mischievous endeavor Kim is tackling.
The lively character turns to bribery to assemble a choir for the Christmas Eve concert. Will her scheming pay off?
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