EASTENDERS - Shock affair alert!

Most EastEnders fans I speak to want to see Phil Mitchell and Shirley Carter back together.

Well, we all may soon be getting our wish, as the exes embark on a secret affair...

Shirley recently confessed her love for Phil, but the Mitchell hard man will soon give in to temptation, which ends up in a full blown affair behind his fiancee Sharon Rickman's back, according to Digital Spy.

Phil and Shirl' have always been a match made, and are even keeping quiet about each others secrets. Phil knows that Shirley's 'brother' Mick is actually her son, while Shirley is keeping mum about the fact that Phil set up the attack on The Albert, which saw Sharon brutally attacked.

Phil and Shirley are set to embark on an affair

The pair don't realise, though, that Sharon actually knows the truth about her attack and is putting a plan of revenge into action against Phil.

I hope that Shirl' finds out about Sharon's plan, which includes help from Phil's old con-solicitor Marcus Christie, and gets one over on her. I also hope that this will see the start of Phil and Shirley reuniting...which will probably then be ruined by the return of Phil's son, Ben, who has been released from prison for accidentally killing Shirl's best pal, Heather Trott.

If you can't already tell, I'm a massive 'Phil hearts Shirley' fan!

Are you?

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EASTENDERS - Meet the new Mitchell

Since finding out that Ben Mitchell has been released from prison for killing our Hev, it's begged the question as to just when he'll be returning to EastEnders.

That question seems to be very soon, as this new picture shows the new face of Phil Mitchell's wayward son.

Harry Reid with Steve McFadden, as Ben and Phil Mitchell

Ben is to be played by Harry Reid, and it's expected that he will bring with him more than enough drama - especially for Lola Pearce, who is mum to Ben's daughter Lexi, and Phil's ex, Shirley Carter, who was Hev's best friend. We already know that Jay Brown has been in contact with Ben since his release, but no one else on the Square knows of his whereabouts. 

Digital Spy have reported Harry Reid as saying:

"I'm very excited to be joining EastEnders - not only because it's a great show but also to be playing Ben, a character that is so renowned and from such an iconic family. I'm looking forward to getting started and working closely with the legendary Steve McFadden. I can't wait to become a fully-fledged Mitchell."

EastEnders' executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins has also spoken of his excitement at Ben's reappearance:

"Ben's half-Beale and half-Mitchell, and Harry perfectly encapsulates both the Mitchell danger and Beale heart that make Ben such a complex character. Ben's return to the Square is going to have big repercussions for his family, his friends - and his enemies. Plus a few residents he hasn't even met yet..."

There have also been whispers among forum fans that Ben could be Lucy Beale's murderer... 

Whatever happens, I'm sure it'll bring plenty of Mitchell mayhem! 

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EASTENDERS - Sharon to plot revenge...

We all knew that it would only be a matter of time before Sharon Rickman found out that it was Phil who was responsible for her attack.

Albeit not meaning for Sharon to get hurt, Phil did the Mitchell thing and hired heavies to break into Sharon's bar to scare her... But we all know how wrong that went!

Sharon finds out the truth behind her attack

Sharon has since been too nervous to leave the house, and even found and hid the gun that Phil was meant to be hiding for the now pregnant Ronnie Mitchell, before she left for a break from the Square.

The tables are set to be turned on Phil, now, as when Sharon finds out the truth, she plots revenge - and Phil's downfall - in the lead up to their wedding.

We know that Shirley Carter knows Phil's secret about the attack, but is it her who spills the beans to her nemesis or does Sharon find out another way?

And what exactly will Sharon's revenge be?

I wonder if she'll walk down the aisle with Phil before taking it, or will she drop her bombshell before the wedding?

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EASTENDERS - Shirley confesses...

This week, Shirley finally does what I've been willing her to do - ooh I don't know - the last year or so?

She tells Phil she still loves him! Hurrah!!

And an even bigger 'hurrah' is that Phil, shocked by these turn of events, confesses that he still has feelings for her, too - this is just all perfect! No?

Well, actually, no... As there is the small issue that Phil's current fiancée and woman-he-can-never-say-no to, Sharon, is still lying in a hospital bed, after a horrifying attack. 

While Phil is keeping a vigil at Sharon's bedside, Shirley stays with him, as support.

As the pair bond, Shirley reveals all about what happened when Mick was born all those years ago. 

Fans will already know that Shirley is Mick's mum and not his sister, as everyone else on the Square believes. 

Phil, being the Mitchell that he is, wants revenge when the full extent of Sharon's attack comes to light, which is when Shirley drops her own bombshell. 

'I luv ya Phil...' (I reckon it goes something like that, anyway!)

The real twist in the tale, however, happens when Shirley badgers Phil into being completely honest with her, too. 

That's when he confesses his feelings. And they're all for our Shirl'! 

What does this mean for the pair? 

And where will it leave Sharon, when and if she wakes up?

LUCY'S KILLER STRIKES AGAIN?

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EASTENDERS - Does Lucy's killer strike again?

 

The residents of Walford, still reeling from the murder of Lucy Beale at Easter, are in for another shock this week, as Sharon Rickman is brutally attacked in her wine bar, The Albert. 

With Sharon having planned a cocktail making night, Phil hires a couple of heavies to guard the doors, causing tension with his other half as he fails to inform her of his decision. 

Consequently, barman Jonny Carter serves the security men alcohol while they're on duty, so Sharon sends them home early. Both have made a potentially fatal mistake here...

At the end of the night, Jonny heads upstairs to grab his jacket before heading home, while Sharon begins to lock up. 

What happens next is sure to change the lives of numerous people on the Square as two men, masked by balaclavas, force their way inside The Albert and attack a helpless Sharon, while a 
petrified Jonny hides. 

As Sharon is rushed to hospital, Phil is left devasted as he keeps a vigil at her bedside. 

Will Sharon be okay? And more importantly, who has left her for dead?

While this may look like a random attack on a bar, we've been told that there are some surprising twists and turns in the aftermath. 

Is this related to the murder of Lucy Beale, or is it the start of a whole new storyline?

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