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Her revenge revealed as Ray is arrested on their wedding day…
Here’s the moment Eastenders’
Mel Owen gets her revenge on her lying fiancé Ray Kelly – as he’s arrested on their wedding day!
Despite Mel knowing that Ray has a secret wife, it’s been full-steam ahead towards their wedding. And if reports are to be believed, she’s set to go through with marrying Ray – before having him nicked for bigamy straight after! While Mel may look smug as she carries out her plans, has she underestimated her new husband?
“It looks as if Mel has won when Ray is bundled into a police car,” says our Walford insider. “But this may only be the beginning of the story – Ray has proved to be a clever manipulator. And with time in the force, he may be able to persuade the police to drop the charges, leaving him free to carry out his revenge!”
Whatever happens after, the wedding day – expected to be screened on New Year’s Day – looks eventful. Ray’s wife Maddie is in attendance, along with a third woman – rumoured to be another of Ray’s secret lovers. There’s no solidarity on view between the wronged women, though, as Mel delivers a cracking slap!
While the day certainly brings great entertainment value to the assembled residents of Albert Square – who have put on their glad rags for the big event – one person who appears distinctly unamused is Mel’s son Hunter.
“Hunter idolises Ray,” our source reminds us. “Before the drama, the two arrive at the ceremony together, so it seems certain that he’s Ray’s best man on the day. So after he realises what Mel
is up to, he won’t be happy. Things have been strained between Hunter and his mum, especially when it comes to her choice of men – he plotted against his mum and Jack getting together – so what Mel does could lead to big trouble.”
New Eastenders boss Kate Oates promised that Mel’s New Year story would give actress Tamzin Outhwaite a chance to “flex her acting muscles” – and judging by these pictures, this plot is certainly going to do that!