BBC Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Claire Crick 15 Jun 2026, 20:06 By Claire Crick 15 Jun 2026, 20:06 As Denise reveals her cancer diagnosis, EastEnders fans are baffled over 'missing' scene Fans think today's EastEnders was missing something vital... Chelsea Fox Denise Fox Penny Branning Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Claire Crick 15 Jun 2026, 20:06 By Claire Crick 15 Jun 2026, 20:06 Today’s EastEnders saw Denise finally tell her family about her cancer diagnosis after avoiding calls from the hospital asking her to come in for life-saving treatment. But while fans are pleased that Denise has finally opened up, they are fuming over a ‘missing’ scene featuring another member of the Fox family. Denise revealed her cancer diagnosis in the pub (Credit: BBC) EastEnders today: Denise revealed her diagnosis at last Until now, only Jack and Yolande have known about Denise’s cancer. They have both been desperately trying to get her to start her treatment, knowing that every day she delays going into hospital will make her battle even harder. Today’s episode saw Jack take desperate measures to get the message through to Denise as she continued to carry on with normal everyday life. He went to see Phil, asking him to have a word with Denise as he hadn’t been able to get through to her. Phil was understandably concerned about Denise, and so he paid her a visit. However, despite his concern and offer of support, Denise didn’t take kindly to the ambush and threw him out of the house. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Later, Denise noticed that Kim was wearing a ring around her neck. She demanded to know what was going on, and Kim and Howie admitted they’d got engaged but were keeping it quiet because of everything going on with Jordan. The family decided to have a party to celebrate that evening, and Denise organised everything at short notice. However, as Kim made a speech, it was all too much for Denise, and she ran into the toilets, upset. Chelsea could see that there was something wrong, and followed her mum. Despite Chelsea trying to coax some information out of Denise, Denise remained tight-lipped and tried to leave the party.Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your EastEnders newsIt's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news & schedules to share with our community of loyal readers. Click here and tick TVGuide.co.uk to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search. However, as everyone demanded answers, Denise realised that she couldn’t keep her diagnosis a secret any longer and told everyone that she had cancer. Chelsea was heartbroken by her mum’s confession (Credit: BBC) Fans are baffled by missing Chelsea scene While Denise and her cancer confession were the main focus of today’s episode, fans were distracted by another thread of the storyline. Earlier in the episode, Denise and Chelsea had a coffee in the cafe. Chelsea confessed to her mum that she had a lot to think about before Jordan could come home. She said she had to think about private physio sessions for him, a wheelchair and also where they were both going to live. Chelsea added that she had talked about things with Penny, who had offered her lots of advice. However, fans were fuming that this wasn’t a conversation that was shown on screen. They also claimed this was a missed opportunity from the writers. EastEnders fans thought something was missing from this scene with Chelsea and Denise (Credit: BBC) Fans all have the same complaint about today’s EastEnders Fans were baffled by the missing scene between Penny and Chelsea and took to social media to share their frustration… “Why on EARTH didn’t they show us Chelsea and Penny’s conversation about Jordan on screen?” demanded one fan on Reddit. “Who made that decision?” While someone else agreed: “It is infuriating that important scenes like Penny’s conversation with Chelsea take place off-screen. This is an important storyline that should have been shown.” A third fan also pointed out that Chelsea and Penny’s friendship should be taking centre stage at a time like this. “Penny is the perfect person for Chelsea to confide in and to offer support at a time like this. Why aren’t we seeing more of this on screen?” Libby is back tomorrow, and Denise is delighted (Credit: BBC) More drama to come for Denise and Chelsea in EastEnders With her family’s support, Denise finally calls the hospital back and faces her month-long treatment. While Chelsea calls her sister, Libby, to tell her about Denise’s diagnosis. Soon Libby arrives in Walford and shares an emotional reunion with Denise. But she soon sets off a chain of events that no one could have predicted. Seeing Chelsea struggling for money, Libby decides to get in touch with Gray’s nan, Sheila. At first Chelsea is cross about her sister’s interference, but soon she agrees to meet Sheila for a coffee. Will Chelsea regret getting in touch with killer Gray’s family? Read more: Who’s leaving, joining and returning to EastEnders? 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