EastEnders reveals new love interest for Kojo in Halloween storyline

There could be love in the air for EastEnders’ Kojo Asare next week as he begins to form a bond with newcomer Jodie Hawkins!

It’s hardly love at first sight for the pair, who are at odds with one another in the run up to Halloween. But could this rivalry blossom into something else?

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"Kojo and Jodie didn’t exactly get off on the best foot, and Kojo was far from happy about the youngest Hawkins sister staying with him and Harry when she first arrived in the Square!" says our Walford insider.

"They may claim to hate each other, but could this be because they’re more similar than they’d ever care to admit?"

As the week begins, Kojo and Jodie continue to clash. Things get worse when Harry persuades his best friend to help him with the upcoming Halloween celebrations at Harry’s Barn, and Kojo doesn’t realise that Jodie is part of the party planning team as well!

Kojo can’t hide his disappointment when he learns that Jodie is involved. But as the duo reluctantly start working together on spooky preparations, they start to connect – and this doesn’t go unnoticed…

"Kojo’s loved ones were supportive when he decided to get on the dating apps earlier this year," our source reminds us. "His date with Katrina went well thanks to his ‘wingpeople’ Harry and Gina, and Kojo even got her number.

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"But now, away from the apps, there seems to be a real-life spark with Jodie, and so the Hawkins family decide to step in and play matchmaker!"

As the previously warring pair don their Halloween costumes for the big celebrations on the Square, they look happy to be spending time together. Could this be the start of a sweet new love story?

Away from the soap, Anna Constable, who plays Jodie, has announced on Instagram that last year she took part in filming for new Channel 4 documentary The Experiment.

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The documentary, which airs tonight at 10pm (21 October), is a bold project that reflects on the Nazis’ persecution of disabled people during World War II and examines whether these dangerous ideas could be implemented today.

Presenters Mat Fraser and Sophie Morgan said: “We wanted to test whether the British public could be persuaded by similar propaganda today – to believe that disabled people are disposable, or less deserving of a place in society."

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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