PRESSURE’S HIT MAX FOR FRANTIC IAN
KATHY Beale tries to calm her son Ian after his wife Jane is forced to leave Albert Square without him.
What Ian doesn’t realise is Max Branning has orchestrated the whole thing as part of James Willmott-Brown’s evil revenge against his mum.
Last week, Jane told Ian their relationship was over after Max threatened to hurt her son Bobby. And when Willmott-Brown discovered they were both leaving for a break in Italy he told Max to stop Ian going.
Kathy is frantic with worry as Ian tries to find his wife before she walks out for good. Viewers will have to wait to see if Max’s threats against Bobby force Jane’s hand or if she comes clean about what has been going on.
An EastEnders insider said: “Ian has CHAS Dingle returns to the village and rekindles her romance with loveable Paddy Kirk.
She has been off our screens since March when actress Lucy Pargeter gave birth to twins.
But as she makes a welcome return, viewers will be in for a shock when Chas heads straight round to see Paddy for a saucy reunion. Fans will have to wait to see what prompted her change of heart as she throws herself at the randy vet.
But after they spend the night together, Paddy discovers Chas had another lover while she was
away in Ireland finally become the husband Jane always wanted. He booked a villa in Sorrento to take her away from it all. But Ian leaving Walford wasn’t part of Willmott-Brown’s plan and Max was forced to threaten Jane into going alone.”
You can watch the drama unfold on BBC One tomorrow night. and worries she could be on the rebound. A show insider said: “Paddy wonders whether it could be third time lucky for him when she returns to the village.
“But he soon discovers she has been in a relationship – and it looks like there’s more to her lover than she’s letting on.”
A lot has happened since Chas was last around. Her mum Faith, from whom she has been estranged, is living with her sister-in-law Moira.
And her brother Cain was recently revealed to be the father of Moira’s baby.