EastEnders has revealed the true identity of Rose Knight in a huge twist.
In shocking scenes this evening, it was confirmed that Rose Knight is in fact Cindy Beale, as Michelle Collins makes her return to the BBC soap after quarter of a century off our screens. It was believed that Cindy died in childbirth off-screen but it has now been confirmed she is very much alive, and actually had a relationship with none other than George Knight.
It also means the Knights now have a connection to the Beales, with Rose – or Cindy – actually being the mother to the two grown-up daughters Gina and Anna, played by Francesca Henry and Molly Rainford.
As the episode aired this evening, Cindy Beale was seen living a wonderful lifestyle in the French countryside, but there is much more to be found out about what she's doing, why she's there and who else is involved too!
George was seen making a phone call, and a hand was seen holding the phone as his name flashed up on it. As the screen pulled away, it was confirmed Rose is actually Cindy Beale and she is alive and well.
Linda had been growing suspicious of George's part in his wife Rose's disappearance, with Phil desperate to get to the bottom of the secret, questioning George about what happened to his ex-wife.
"I think because George has been through similar things with Rose, he sort of gets it. He has more empathy with Linda than I think people realise because he knows where she's coming from. He is trying to be tolerant because he gets it – the Knights have all just arrived in her life, and it's hard. I mean, the last stranger who moved into The Vic was Janine, and she took Linda's husband," Colin Salmon – who plays George – has revealed of Linda's connection to the story.
"Phil approaches George and tells him what's going down. So, George is like, 'OK, Linda's been talking to Phil,' and that angers him a little bit. George is very conscious of who the alphas are. He thinks it's a bit treacherous of Linda to go to Phil when she could have just asked him. But now she's started to rattle the cage, which for George is a dangerous cage to rattle because it's very, very painful."
