WILL SALON RESCUE BID FIT THE BILL?
SISTERS Jude and Cindy reminisce about their childhood with little brother Tom Cunningham.
Their emotional reunion comes after actress Davinia Taylor’s return to the Channel 4 soap after 18 years away.
She was seen coming back to the village during last Thursday’s First Look E4 episode.
It takes a while for Tom to come round after initially giving Jude the cold shoulder when he bumps into her with family friend Tony Hutchinson. Her lashing out at Jack Osborne over his past relationship with dead sister Dawn – who he got pregnant when she was a teenager – doesn’t help matters either.
But as our picture shows, Jude eventually wins Tom over and the pair enjoy a trip down memory lane with Cindy. Speaking about her
SEETHING Stacey Fowler confronts her cousin Belinda Slater at Elysium after finding a huge pile of unopened bills.
As our picture shows, Stacey is furious salon owner Belinda has decided to ignore the letters.
And with a number of final demands having already been sent she soon realises how big a mess her boss is in.
They sit down to talk and Belinda finally admits she is struggling. They need to quickly get their hands on some cash otherwise the hair and beauty business could go down the plughole.
Belinda comes up with the idea of finding someone local to invest but whether she can convince anyone remains to be seen.
An EastEnders insider said: “Belinda has been pretending that everything is going well when really she’s sinking.
“She’s been ignoring all the bills as she can’t face seeing how much money she owes.
“But she has left it so long everyone is now demanding payment. She needs to act – and fast.
“Stacey is sympathetic but wishes she had confided in her from the start.
“She really can’t believe the mess they’re in now.
“They need an injection of cash to keep the salon up and running. Without it they will have no choice but to close up.
“Everyone will have to wait to see if Belinda can get anyone to invest and save her business or if she’ll be forced to shut the salon.”
Watch all the drama as Stacey confronts Belinda a week on Tuesday on BBC One. comeback storyline, Davinia revealed that although Jude is happy to catch up with her family, it’s not what brought her back. The actress said: “Money brings her back! It’s always about money with Jude and it’s all very ruthless.
“She’s after mega bucks and doesn’t care who she might hurt along the way. She deceives Cindy, Holly and even her new little brother Tom.
“I said to the kids, ‘You’ve grown’. Holly was in my arms the last time I met her. “Jude’s got a property development scam going on. She’s going to fleece the residents and make a cool half-million. It’s evil and twisted nastiness but it’s been fantastic to play.”
You can watch the reunion a week on Thursday.