Lucy Beale secret to be exposed by Cindy

Cindy Williams causes problems for her half-sister Lucy Beale by exposing one of her secrets next week.

In the build-up to Lucy's shock death, mischievous Cindy (Mimi Keene) becomes irritated when she notices that Ian seems to be continually favouring Lucy over Peter.

This becomes especially apparent when the Beales receive a visit from a reporter to help promote their new business plans. While speaking to the journalist, Ian (Adam Woodyatt) boasts about Lucy's recent success but dismisses Peter.

After helping to hide a secret for Lucy, Cindy finally betrays her and advises Ian to look in his daughter's jewellery box. When Ian does, he is left stunned.
While we can't reveal what the secret is, it is separate from Lucy's fling with Max and leaves Ian desperate to confront her.

When Lucy (Hetti Bywater) finally returns home the next day after spending the night with Lee Carter at the restaurant, Ian has a heart-to-heart with her and reveals that she is the child he is most proud of. 

Unfortunately for both of them, Peter (Ben Hardy) overhears every word of this and storms out of the house…
EastEnders airs these scenes in Lucy's final episode on Friday, April 18 at 8pm on BBC One.

Denise's Plan

Denise Fox takes action when she becomes suspicious over the close bond that her fiancé Ian Beale still shares with his ex-wife Jane.

Wanting to see if she has anything to worry about, Denise (Diane Parish) decides to invite Jane (Laurie Brett) along to a dinner party that she is hosting at the Beale house.

Denise teams up with Shabnam Masood for the plan, inviting Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) along to the meal too.

On face value, it seems that Denise and Shabnam are both united with an aim to keep Jane's attention on Masood - but Denise doesn't realise that scheming Shabnam may have plans of her own.

Later, Denise is furious as the dinner doesn't go the way she had planned. To her frustration, Jane and Ian (Adam Woodyatt) warmly reminisce over their past - and Shabnam (Rakhee Thakrar) does her best to encourage the situation.

Once they're left alone for a moment, Ian also seems to have more than friendship on his mind when he asks Jane whether she still thinks about him recently attempting to kiss her.

As the evening continues, Denise slowly realises that Shabnam's true intentions were to push Jane away from Masood and closer to Ian.

Things look up for Denise when Jane kisses Masood - but is she just doing this to prove a point to Shabnam and Ian, or does she really have feelings for Masood?
EastEnders airs these scenes on Tuesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 3 at 7.30pm on BBC One.