With an explosion set to rip through the Queen Vic later this month, it looks like at least one EastEnders character will die in the blast.
Floral tributes have been spotted outside the iconic boozer following the d.e.a.d.l.y blast, which is set to air as part of the BBC soap’s 40th anniversary celebrations later this month.
In pictures obtained by The Sun, flowers can be seen outside of the Vic barrel store, where a car was previously photographed having crashed into.
News of the Vic explosion was confirmed at the end of last year when dramatic pictures taken at the show’s studios in Elstree in Hertfordshire showed the devastation and destruction caused by the blast.
With the new snaps confirming at least one character will perish in the stunt, viewers will no doubt be speculating as to who it could be.
Some eagle-eyed fans had previously noticed how the car that crashes into the Vic strongly resembles that belonging to Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman), who is also set to leave the soap it was recently revealed.
Or it could be his fiancée Sonia Fowler who perishes, as last week Natalie Cassidy announced she’d quit the show 32 years after her debut.
Sonia is at currently the centre of a big story as she attempts to figure out why sister Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) confessed to the m.u.r.d.e.r of Debbie Colwell.
Little does she know, however, that fiancé Reiss is actually the killer – and he’s been keeping Bianca prisoner at a secret lockup.
While fans will have to wait and see if bosses have a deathly send-off lined-up for Natalie, she didn’t rule out the possibility of being killed off during an interview with The Sun.
She said: ‘I’ve got to remember in my head that when, as an actress, you make a decision to leave a show like this, you can’t hypothesise or worry about what’s going to happen to your character.
‘That is down to the boss and the storyliners as the fate of Sonia is in their hands. I’ve had to take a deep breath, and go, “I’ve made my decision, I’ve just got to let it play out”.
With The Vic fire set to play a big part in EastEnders’ 40th anniversary week of episodes, last week BBC bosses released the first official details about the unmissable event.
A special hour-long offering will transmit on Wednesday February 19 – the very date the show first hit screens four decades ago – followed by a full live episode on Thursday February 20.
The episode in question which will change Walford – and the lives of those who live in it – forever.
One of the core elements of the anniversary week is that fans will have the opportunity to decide whether Denise Fox (Diane Parish) ends up with Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) or Jack Branning (Scott Maslen).
The anniversary will also see the return of Grant Mitchell as Ross Kemp reprises his role and the show will also solve the mystery of ‘Who Attacked Cindy Beale?’
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer.
