Howie and Anthony's secrets come to an explosive head in early iPlayer release

The truce didn't last long
Joel Harley

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for today’s episode of EastEnders, which is streaming now on BBC iPlayer, but has not yet aired on BBC One – in which the secrets of Howie and Anthony come to an explosive head.

Howie and Anthony’s feud boils over in EastEnders today (Wednesday, December 3), as Kim holds an engagement party at the Trueman household. But with Howie aware of Anthony’s restraining order, and Anthony hiding the truth about Kim’s ring, things remain tense between the two men.

And, as their secrets come to the fore, the party descends into chaos. Are Anthony and Howie set on a path of mutually assured destruction?

Anthony and Howie glare at each other
Anthony simmers with anger when he’s double-crossed by Howie (Credit: BBC)

Howie reveals the truth about Anthony in EastEnders today

As the soap continues today, Kim is excited to plan her engagement party. However, she soon notices tension between Howie and Anthony, who snipe at each other in full view of the family.

Afterwards, Kim demands to know what Howie is hiding. He’s forced to reveal details of Anthony’s restraining order to a shocked Kim.

She heads over to the surgery to confront Anthony, who claims that his ex, Sophie, is lying to keep him from their children. She agrees to keep quiet for Patrick’s sake, but Patrick’s not happy about Howie’s betrayal.

Once Kim’s gone, he plots to expose Howie at the party.

Anthony at Howie and Kim's engagement party

Furious Anthony makes a vitriolic speech (Credit: BBC)

Anthony airs Howie’s dirty laundry

After running into Oscar, Anthony gets even more ammunition when he learns about Howie’s blackmail of the Branning siblings. He returns home for the engagement party, where the Truemans and the Foxes are happily gathered.

Although he seems to have second thoughts when he sees how happy everyone is, an emotional speech pushes Anthony over the edge. He snaps and exposes Howie’s secret, branding him a ‘blackmailing, two-faced, thieving little weasel’ in front of his shocked friends and family.

How will they react to news of Howie’s wrongdoing? And will Howie retaliate by revealing Anthony’s own dirty little secret?

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