EastEnders has announced that it will reveal the identity of Cindy's (Michelle Collins) Christmas Day attacker during the show's 40th-anniversary week in February.
Sharing the news, the BBC soap said: "After her affair with Junior Knight was sensationally exposed in The Vic on Christmas Day via daughter-in-law turned nemesis, Lauren, Cindy Beale found herself the victim of an attack when she was left for dead in the Square Gardens after being hit over the head by a shovel.
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"The perpetrator of the attack is currently unknown, but at the time of the event, Cindy found herself with more than one enemy with an axe to grind. Having simultaneously torn the Beale and Knight families apart with her affair admission that wrecked her relationship with long-suffering fiancé Ian, Cindy attempted to turn her back on Walford, her children, and her actions for good.
"As well as her affair with Junior, Cindy's family were shocked to learn just how far she had stooped in order to keep her actions a secret, with Cindy also being exposed for causing Kojo's fall that left him in a critical condition, as well as her attempt to blackmail Lauren by supplying her with pain medication that saw her and son Louie almost killed in an inferno.
"With Cindy proving yet again that she hasn't changed, her attempt to flee Walford was intercepted, and Cindy was left for dead.
"Whilst Cindy's condition currently hangs in the balance, many potential culprits are set to find themselves in the frame for the crime, but viewers will have to wait until February when their identity will be revealed..."
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On the storyline, EastEnders Executive Producer Chris Clenshaw said: "Our 40th-anniversary storylines have been in the works for some time, but even at the very start of planning, we knew that we wanted to reveal the identity of Cindy's attacker as part of this.
"Many characters currently find themselves in the line of question, but over the coming weeks, the audience can look out for clues themselves [as] to who may be the culprit.
"Cindy's attacker reveal is just one of many stories we have planned for the anniversary, as it is set to be a week of explosive drama for the audience to remember."
