EastEnders ended on a cliffhanger on Tuesday evening as one beloved Walford family were left rocked by sudden death news.
After her recent Pastor Clayton (Howard Saddler) ordeal, Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) was hesitant about taking part in the Harvest Festival celebrations at the Community Centre earlier this week.
Yolande’s husband Patrick (Rudolph Walker) tried to convince her but the pair were interrupted by DS Amartey who arrived and revealed that another woman had come forward in the abuse case against Pastor Clayton.
Following the news, Yolande distracted herself with Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) and having been buoyed by her strength, she later headed to the Community Centre to join in with the festivities, much to the delight of Levi and Agatha.
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However, the festivities soon took a turn when Stella (Velile Tshabalala) arrived and asked Yolande to retract her statement against her husband, but showing bravery Yolande was quick to share some home truths.
Monday night’s episode ended with Yolande interrupted by Pastor Clayton who barged in and demanded an audience as an oblivious Patrick worried about her with Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) and Howie Danes (Delroy Atkinson) over a drink in The Vic.
On Tuesday night, Pastor Clayton demanded Yolande change her statement but he was left reeling when he realised Yolande wouldn’t do that. Thankfully Denzel (Jaden Ladega) arrived home just in time and marched the evil villain away.
Later, Patrick, Howie and Kim were shocked to learn of the events but it was clear a brave Yolande had found strength by standing up to her attacker once and for all.
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At the end of the evening, Patrick and Yolande attempted to call it a night but they were soon interrupted when the police arrived and revealed some shocking news. The police revealed that Pastor Clayton had died by suicide, leaving Yolande reeling over the discovery as the episode came to an end.
It remains to be seen what happens next but spoilers for later this week see Yolande reel at Pastor Clayton’s death as the family try to rally round her, and Stella soon returns to the Square.
*If you’ve been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999.
*If you have been affected by this story, you can call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org.
EastEnders continues on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm on both BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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