BBC EastEnders reveals tense new feud involving two likely Christmas murder victims

EastEnders is lining up a huge new feud between two Walford residents, just weeks away from a shock death on the BBC soap.

Keanu Taylor and Dean Wicks are about to lock horns, amid drama for both characters who have been up to no good. Keanu is currently hiding his cruel kidnap plan involving son Albie, which could be about to come to light.

Elsewhere, Dean is still tormenting Linda Carter just weeks on from him forcing her to make a fake confession about the moment he raped her back in 2014. Secretly recording her, Dean made Linda say that he did not rape her in vile scenes.

But both storylines collide soon, as the Taylors are the talk of the Square after Phil Mitchell outs Karen and Keanu as being involved in the recent kidnapping of Albie, which was actually faked by Karen and Keanu for the money. Dean can’t help but make digs at the family causing a fight between him and Keanu.

They are soon drawing battle lines against each other in The Vic, the very venue where in a few weeks time one male character, possibly one of them, will be killed off in a major Christmas Day twist. Things only escalate when Dean’s daughter Jade arrives, and after a row with Linda Keanu tells Jade that her dad is a sexual predator.

This sends Jade fleeing, disgusted with her father just as they seemed to be getting somewhere. But could this be enough to lead to Dean wanting revenge?

Viewers know that a mystery male character will die this Christmas, with one of six females tipped to be the killer. The moment was teased in a flashforward in February, with Denise Fox, Suki Panesar, Stacey Slater, Kathy Beale, Sharon Watts and Linda Carter all stood over a dead body in The Queen Vic, while the male’s identity is not known.

It seems like a showdown has occurred as all the women are either covered in blood or their clothes are ripped. Since the clip aired, clues have been dropped across social media and in episodes which hint at what happens. From hints of a past link to another episode, cufflink clues, to victims and motives being shared online, there’s a number of theories as to what happens.

Keanu’s partner Sharon, who he plans to marry on Christmas Day, is tipped to be killed off in the twist – especially if his link to the kidnap plot comes to light. With hints of the other women protecting Linda, Dean is also tipped to die in the big scenes.

So could the latest scenes be a clue that actually, both men are involved in some way? Could one of them kill the other? Viewers will have to tune in when the moment airs to find out.