Elaine Knight (Harriet Thorpe) takes a turn for the worse in EastEnders next week.
It’s a troubling time for the Queen Vic landlady in the wake of her separation from husband George (Colin Salmon).
As viewers of the BBC soap have seen, Elaine cheated on her beloved other half after believing that he had been emotionally unfaithful with her.
In every crisis they’ve faced, he’s sought support from ex-wife Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) or first spouse Sabrina.
He tried to apologise for his behaviour, but she struggled to see past it – and ordered him out of their home. She’s then entered self-destruct mode, allowing daughter Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) to run The Queen Vic single-handedly, and throwing away thousands of pounds to Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) so that she could attend a singles cruise.
In scenes that air this week, George announces that he intends to play dirty and claim her half of the boozer given the amount of cash he’s injected into it over the years.
Elaine’s in for a huge shock in upcoming scenes when her daughter reveals that she intends to sell her part in the boozer’s ownership. She’s simply had enough of having to run the place alone.
A vicious row breaks out between mother and daughter, and an overwhelmed and infuriated Linda rushes out.
She bumps into George at the cafe, who encourages her to see the situation from Elaine’s point of view. Little do they realise, she’s watching on – and wrongly assumes that they’re plotting against her.
Later in the week, Elaine heads to the bank in the hope of being loaned the funds to buy the pub outright. It doesn’t go to plan, and her attempts to rope grandson Johnny (Charlie Suff) into being her silent partner fall short.
After a traumatic day, Elaine kicks off. She orders all of the punters out, and enters into yet another furious slanging match with Linda.
The stress suddenly becomes too much, and she collapses in front of a horrified Johnny and Linda.
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Unfortunately, her turmoil doesn’t stop there.
The pair rally around her, but she quickly plays off her sudden health setback as a panic attack. Linda is guilt-ridden, and confides in Johnny that she should keep her half of The Vic for Elaine’s sake.
Johnny remains firm and is adamant she should sell, as things aren’t set to get any better.
When they return to the bar, they’re shocked to see Elaine has collapsed once again.
Will she be ok?
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