07/08/2024
Junior hasn't curbed his flirtatious and womanising ways despite a big wake up call, when his wife Monique ended their relationship after finding out Junior bedded Bianca!
Finding himself an eligible bachelor once again, Junior moved on to the Square to be closer to his half-sisters Gina and Anna and estranged dad George.
After coming across George's ex wife Cindy crying into the bottom of a bottle, he lost no time in 'comforting' her by sleeping with her in the Beale's Eels kitchen. Ewwww!
Cindy may be with her blissfully ignorant ex hubby Ian, but she's been yearning for what she had with George, even though he's made it crystal clear that he's not going to revisit their past, despite their ill-advised kiss.
Both Cindy and Junior are the same when it comes to cheating so it didn't take much to lure Cindy into extending their night of passion into an illicit affair.
When Peter finds out that his brother Bobby was promoted to manager at Beale's Eels over him, he's more than a little annoyed. His girlfriend Lauren agrees that it's strange and points out there's no way Cindy would do Bobby a favour without a scheme up her sleeve. Junior listens intently as Peter, Lauren and Gina try to work out what Cindy is hiding from them.
An old hand at keeping affairs under wraps, he offers Peter a job with him on his new contract to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't uncover Cindy's betrayal.
Gina is sure that she knows her sister Anna well enough see when she's lying to herself when it comes to her feelings.
Although Anna has been dating Bobby for some time, it's obvious she's been pushing away her attraction to Freddie ever since their drunken get together last August when Anna was still a single woman.
Knowing that Bobby was completely smitten with her, Freddie was left feeling guilty for betraying his best friend and he lied to Bobby that the incident meant nothing.
Pointing out to Anna that it's unfair to string Bobby along if she's really in love with Freddie, Gina suggests Anna face the truth. Shaken by her sister's interference, Anna insists that she's happy with how things are, but Gina is dubious.
Nish continues his plot to drive a wedge between Suki and Eve when he makes Ayesha a very tempting offer.
Linda has well and truly fallen off the wagon despite swearing to son Johnny that she's finally going to sort herself out.
Sharon got Linda to go to an AA meeting and she seemed to be getting things back on track but with the upset of Dean's trial for Keanu's murder, she's sunk to a new low.
Needing to pop out, Johnny leaves Linda in Gina's care after she agrees to keep an eye on her. When he gets back things are no better and they end up in a terrible argument.
Pushed over the line, Johnny storms off to try and regain his composure. When he gets back to The Vic flat he makes a horrifying discovery, as Linda's life is on the line...
Cindy is fuming to find out that her secret lover Junior has given her son Peter a job!
Desperate to keep Peter away from Junior, she insists she's going to give him Bobby's job as the new manager of Beale's Eels.
Peter isn't ready to step on Bobby's toes and explains that working for Junior is a good opportunity for him. Having failed to convince Peter, Cindy confronts Junior instead and orders him not to hire Peter but he refuses to agree.
It looks like Cindy might be about to topple her own house of cards with all her meddling...
Peter's partner Lauren Branning is sus that Cindy is up to something and wants to know why she's so keen to stop Peter spending time with Junior. Will she find Cindy out in her lie?
Johnny Carter is horrified after finding his mum Linda at death's door! He hurriedly called an ambulance and the paramedics arrive to try and save her life.
After she's rushed to hospital, a devastated Johnny turns his anguish on Gina, blaming her for not looking after his mum while he was out, when she promised him that she would.
With Linda in a fragile situation, Johnny is grateful when Callum provides a shoulder for him to cry on.
Misinterpreting the married police officers kindness for something more, Johnny moves in for a kiss...
Callum faithfully promised his husband Ben that he would wait for him until he returned home but can Johnny tempt him to cheat?
When Junior suggests to Cindy that she come round to his place later for a glass of wine, Cindy doesn't need asking twice! She gets herself all glammed up in anticipation of another evening of illicit passion while Ian is away in the States.
Things are about to get extremely complicated for Junior when his half-sister Gina turns up on the doorstep.
He's stunned when she explains she wants to move out of The Queen Vic flat and she asks him if she can move in with him.
Aware that Cindy could turn up any moment, Junior panics and he tells Gina it wouldn't be a good idea. Hurt by he brother's rejection, Gina is blindsided but will she find out what her mum has been up to?
© Hazel Carter
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