EastEnders' Linda discovers damning Max bombshell in early iPlayer release

EastEnders spoilers follow for Thursday's episode (29 October), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC iPlayer and hasn’t yet aired on TV.

EastEnders' Linda Carter discovers Max Branning's damning bombshell in the soap's latest episode. It comes in the wake of Cindy finally discovering that Linda is the mystery woman Max has been seeing.

Following the dramatic scenes in last night's edition, tonight's (29 October) episode – which is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer and is yet to air on BBC One – picks up in the direct aftermath at The Vic.

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Cindy chastises Max in front of everyone, as Linda is adamant nothing happened between them until after Cindy and Max's split.

"He hasn't done anything wrong, I'm the one who told him I loved him," Linda insists, though when Cindy demands to know when, Linda admits it was the night before the wedding.

Cindy then slaps Linda, though when talking it out Linda insists that she and Max are in "love". However, Cindy wishes her "good luck", insisting she'll "need it" given Max's reputation.

Later on, Cindy and Elaine Peacock bond over their mutual hatred of Max at the shop alongside Honey Mitchell, though when Oscar pops by, he quietly suggests Cindy keep quiet about Max's role in Zoe's death.

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However, after speaking to Kat, who notes how many women Max treated badly over the years, Cindy is encouraged to make Max "pay". Sure enough, later on she pops by Max and Linda, pushing to change Linda's mind with the "truth".

"It was him. He left Zoe to die," Cindy declares, leading Linda to question Max. Cindy and Max then begin to sling mud, and Cindy warns Linda to run a mile to save herself.

After she leaves, Linda presses Max on her claims, including money transferred to Cindy to keep her quiet and Oscar's knowledge.

Max eventually manages to win Linda to his side – but will Cindy manage to convince her?

EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.

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