EastEnders spoilers – devastating Whitney update, affair teased and Bianca exit

EastEnders fans can expect a load of drama on the BBC One soap next week.

Kicking off the week, Cindy is horrified to hear from Ian that Anna has been mugged. But things get worse when Kathy blames her for being a bad mum.

Cindy rushes to The Vic with Jack to get Anna to make a statement, but Anna refuses despite Cindy and George’s pleas.

Later, Ian tries to apologise to Cindy for Kathy’s earlier rudeness but she makes it clear he’s not a priority to her.

George and Cindy head to the Boxing Den to check the CCTV footage. Later, at No55, Cindy tries to get closer to George as they talk about how to help Anna.

But when Anna arrives to talk to her dad, she is shocked to find him drinking with Cindy. After Anna leaves, Cindy renews her attempts to reel George in, but he shows her out, as Junior watches from the shadows.

Cindy is a woman on a mission to get George back and engineers a family dinner and movie night with their girls. Elaine offers The Vic flat living room to Anna for the occasion.

Cindy and Ian have a row. At No55, George is making dinner when Cindy arrives dressed to the nines, as Ian waits at home with a surprise romantic dinner he’s cooked for her.

George steps in when Junior gets bad news about his business deal and eventually offers to become a silent partner on the project. Reluctantly, Junior agrees to think about it. Junior faces an uncertain future, so he agrees to George’s investment proposal.

Meanwhile, Reiss is stressing about money after losing a major client as Sonia tries to bolster his spirits. Kathy later hears Reiss is looking for work and suggests Phil might need an accountant. Phil agrees to interview Reiss the following day.

Bianca is devastated that Whitney still isn’t ready to forgive her and continues to squabble with Reiss. Phil conducts his interview with Reiss, but it doesn’t go to plan.

After drowning her sorrows at Peggy’s, Bianca has a big row with Reiss and says some hurtful things. Reiss tells Sonia that she must ask Bianca to leave. Sonia tries to talk Reiss around on the Bianca issue, but he stands firm. However, they soon have bigger things to worry about.

Meanwhile Ravi is suspicious of Vinny’s true intentions and voices his concerns to Nish. He instructs Ravi to investigate if his youngest son is genuine.

Under Ravi’s questioning, Vinny swears his loyalty and says enough to convince him. Nish is touched when Ravi pledges to be there for him, no matter what. Later, at No41, Vinny and Suki discuss Ravi’s questions and pledge to reclaim the Panesar empire.

Eve is sickened to see Vinny cosying up to Nish, but Suki quickly shuts her down. Later, Eve has a row with Nish at The Vic, and Suki drags her away, fearing she’ll get in trouble.

Priya tries to fish for information after becoming suspicious of Suki and Vinny, but gets nowhere. In a bid to create some family unity, Vinny invites Suki and Eve to join him, Nish, Ravi and the grandkids for a family meal.

Priya gate-crashes the Panesar family meal and demands to know why she wasn’t invited. Ravi begs her not to cause trouble and spoil his chance to get close to his dying father. When Priya blatantly cosies up to Nish, Ravi pulls her up on it, and she accuses them all of trying to manipulate him.

Elsewhere, Harvey has lost Maya’s number, so gets Tommy’s help to find her online. Maya arrives in Walford and is furious with Harvey for going through her socials.