EastEnders’ George Knight will get more devastating news in the wake of Gloria’s death.
Gloria passed away in some emotional scenes, having suffered a heart attack in court earlier in the week.
Her husband Eddie has been standing trial for the racially aggravated murder of George’s biological father, and was sentenced to prison shortly before she died.
Throughout this terrible trauma, George has started secretly seeking outlets for his anger, including an underground fight club.
New spoilers for Monday’s episode (April 15) has revealed how a grieving George will make a difficult phone call to his estranged son Junior to update him about the news, but gets his voicemail instead.
George’s day then takes a further turn when Eddie rings him from prison and asks him to meet to discuss Gloria.
During a nasty showdown, Eddie and George trade wounding words, which sends George deeper into despair.
George is horrified when Eddie bans him from Gloria’s funeral and heads to the underground boxing club to let off some steam.
A concerned Phil tries to talk some sense into George, but he won’t listen.
Although Phil begs him not to fight, George goes ahead with it anyway and ends up getting knocked out.
The following day, George wakes up on Phil’s sofa battered and bruised.
Elaine, Anna and Gina are horrified to see the state of him when he returns and he lies that some thugs jumped them.
George tries to make some headway against Eddie, but a knockback sends him spiralling again.
EastEnders star Bobby Brazier’s future on soap revealed
According to a report published in The Mirror, the actor has signed a new deal on the show after rumours were circulating that he was set to leave the show – meaning that his character Freddie will be sticking around in Walford for a while longer.
Digital Spy has reached out to representatives of EastEnders for comment on the report.
Brazier joined the show as Little Mo Slater’s son Freddie Slater back in 2022, with the character discovering later the truth about his biological father as well as becoming a staple in the Slater household.
Upcoming scenes will see Freddie make his return to Walford after his character was temporarily written out of the soap in order to allow Brazier to take part in last year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Brazier has already returned to filming for EastEnders following his time off, confirming to the Daily Telegraph at the TV Choice Awards that he was back on set in late February.
Meanwhile, it has also been confirmed that Bobby won’t be returning to Walford alone – with his character arriving alongside Laila Morse’s Mo Harris, who was confirmed to be reprising her role on a permanent basis.
While specific details regarding her and Freddie’s return storyline are yet to be confirmed, producer Chris Clenshaw has promised that she’ll be “thrust into the heart of the drama.”
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome back Laila Morse to the role of Mo Harris,” he said in a statement.
“Although her time away from the Square has been short-lived, the Slater family has endured a huge amount of drama since she last appeared on screen and Mo’s return will be no different. We’re delighted to welcome Laila back permanently as she is thrust into the heart of the drama alongside great-grandson Freddie.”
Freddie and Mo’s return is expected to air sometime this spring.
