EastEnders airs icon’s shock exit as one of The Six flees after murder — and fans are fuming
EastEnders’ The Six have not been coping since the Christmas Day murder - but for one of the women, it's become a bit too much and in Tuesday’s episode (January 9) she fled the square
EastEnders’ Sharon Watts has said a temporary goodbye to Walford following the shock Christmas Day Murder.
The soap icon, played by Letitia Dean, has been left heartbroken over the death of fiancé Keanu Taylor. Fans of the BBC soap finally saw the Christmas victim revealed on Christmas Day to be Keanu (Danny Walters) after months of speculation and waiting.
Keanu was murdered after Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) stabbed him with a carving fork. He almost killed his bride Sharon by strangling her before Linda stepped in – in a bid to protect her best pal.
Earlier on in the day, and on their wedding day, Sharon found out Keanu had a role to play in their son Albie’s kidnapping. She also confessed to him that he was not Albie’s father, as the tot’s dad is actually Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).
Even though Keanu was no longer a physical threat, his death wasn’t the end of their torment. The rest of The Six women, Stacey Slater, Suki Panesar, Linda, Sharon, Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kathy Beale were seen desperately trying to cover up the grisly scene at the Queen Vic. They then ended up hiding his body at the iconic burnt-out cafe, owned by Kathy.
In EastEnders this week, things take a dramatic turn when builders arrive at the cafe to start the restoration work. And it ends up leaving The Six in a frenzy as they try and figure out what to do.
However, during Tuesday’s episode (January 9), which is available to watch on BBC iPlayer, things take a dramatic turn when Sharon flees Walford with Albie. While the rest of The Six met up to discuss their next moves, re-moving Keanu’s body, Sharon was nowhere to be seen.
Sharon was then seen arriving at a tube station with Albie. Pulling along a suitcase, she told her son they were heading off to the airport. Stacey was later shocked to find out from Zack that Sharon had gone away to Australia for a while.
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And it’s fair to say viewers are not happy with her fleeing amid The Six drama. Fans who streamed the episode before it aired on TV shared their thoughts on Sharon’s exit on a soap Facebook page.
One person fumed: “Running away….and leaving her friends to take the blame.” Someone else said: “She should stop and face the consequences.” A third quipped: “That’s where she always seems to run off too!!”
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One at 7.30pm
