EastEnders spoilers for next week: Bea splits up Billy and Honey with a sickening lie, while Eve and Suki's adoption dreams are shattered

Bea's manipulation and lies are only just beginning...
Claire Crick

Bea plots to split up Billy and Honey with a sickening lie in EastEnders spoilers for next week, while Chelsea lets Sheila meet Jordan.

Elsewhere, Suki and Eve’s meeting with the adoption panel doesn’t go to plan.

Read our EastEnders spoilers for next week in full below…

Bea sabotages Billy and Honey’s marriage in EastEnders spoilers

Bea with headphones on looking serious in EastEnders spoilers
Bea’s plan to sabotage Honey and Billy is underway (Credit: BBC)

1. Bea’s birthday ends in embarrassment

Things are tense between Billy and Honey after their failed date, and Bea is using this to her advantage.

Upset that everyone has forgotten her birthday, Bea is thrilled when she walks into the pub and finds a surprise party has been organised. However, she is left embarrassed when it turns out the party is for Lily.

Honey with a phone looking shocked
Honey is upset when Bea badmouths Billy (Credit: BBC)

2. Bea gets her claws into Honey – again

Bea rushes out of the pub, with Honey close behind. Honey is sympathetic to Bea’s embarrassing moment and tries to be nice. However, instead of being grateful to have a friend on her side, Bea uses the opportunity to suggest Billy is controlling Honey.

Phil handing Bea money in an envelope in EastEnders spoilers
Phil has a plan to get rid of Phil for good (Credit: BBC)

3. EastEnders spoilers: Billy and Phil come up with a plan

Phil later finds a worried Billy, who tells him all about his drama with Bea. Phil comes up with a plan to use his endless stash of cash to pay Bea to leave Walford.

Billy and Bea talking outside the house
Bea knows her plan to ruin Billy’s life is working (Credit: BBC)

4. Bea drops the ultimate bombshell

However, later at The Vic, their plan backfires completely when Bea exposes their scheme to everyone. Honey is shocked, but just as Billy is about to win her around, Bea drops the bombshell and lies that Billy tried to sleep with her.

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Bea, Honey and Billy arguing in the house in EastEnders spoilers
Honey is devastated when Bea accuses Billy of hitting on her (Credit: BBC)

5. Honey doesn’t know who to believe

Poor Honey is devastated by the news, while Billy tries desperately to protest his innocence. Honey flees back home, with Bea and Billy in hot pursuit. There, a huge argument breaks out between the trio, and eventually Honey asks everyone to leave.

Phil and Billy talking in Phil's house
Billy is worried Bea is going to ruin his life (Credit: BBC)

6. Can Phil save Billy and Honey’s marriage?

At Phil’s, Billy begs for help to save his marriage, and Phil insists he will sort it. Meanwhile, Bea heads back to The Vic, triumphant that her plan is working. Will Honey realise that Bea is lying?

Suki and Eve’s adoption dreams are shattered in EastEnders spoilers

Suki and Nicola arguing in the Minute Mart in EastEnders spoilers
Suki and Nicola clash next week (Credit: BBC)

7. Suki has a run-in with Nicola

Suki’s week gets off to a bad start when Vinny lashes out at her for not caring about the upcoming anniversary of Jag’s death. Eve can tell that Suki is upset, and later Suki has a confrontation with Nicola in the Minute Mart, leaving her fuming.

Nicola in a Christmas jumpsuit arguing with Suki and Eve
Nicola and Suki’s argument is set to continue (Credit: BBC)

8. The adoption meeting doesn’t go well

It’s the day of Suki and Eve’s adoption meeting, but it also happens to be the anniversary of Jag’s death. Suki’s mind is all over the place, and she’s already convinced the day won’t go well. It also doesn’t help when she has another clash with Nicola, this time in the Square.

At the panel, things go well until Suki is asked about her other children. With emotions running high, it is too much for Suki, and she rushes out.

Eve and Nicola arguing in the bar in EastEnders spoilers
Drunk Eve clashes with Nicola (Credit: BBC)

9. Eve makes things worse in EastEnders spoilers

Eve is devastated that the meeting didn’t go well and heads to Harry’s Barn to drown her sorrows. However, Nicola makes things worse by bad-mouthing Suki, and soon Eve hits out.

At home, Suki gets a call from the adoption agency with news. But have they been accepted? And even if they have, will Eve’s behaviour lead to trouble?

EastEnders spoilers: Nicola gets into the festive spirit

Nicola holding up a Christmas jumper to Gina
It’s half Christmas for Nicola (Credit: BBC)

10. Nicola tries to unite the family

Determined to carry on her family’s half-Christmas tradition, Nicola convinces Harry, Barney and Gina to celebrate. As everyone tries to get into a festive mood, George tells Nicola that he has been invited to Eddie’s funeral, but she tells him that he doesn’t have to go.

However, just as things are looking up for the family, Harry admits to Nicola that he lives in fear of relapsing.

Jordan comes home from hospital in EastEnders spoilers

Kim and Libby welcome Jordan, who is in his new wheelchair, home
Jordan comes home from hospital (Credit: BBC)

11. Jordan is released from hospital

As everyone gets ready to welcome Jordan home from hospital, Chelsea is torn over whether to let Sheila meet Jordan.

However, Jordan’s celebrations soon take a sad turn when Jack returns home from seeing Denise and reveals that none of the family is a stem cell match for her.

Sheila giving Jordan a present in EastEnders spoilers
Jordan and Sheila meet for the first time (Credit: BBC)

12. EastEnders spoilers: Sheila meets Jordan

Chelsea is upset by the enormity of what Jack is telling them and races to the cafe to get some headspace. There she bumps into Sheila again, who helps to calm her down.

Eventually Chelsea agrees to let Sheila meet Jordan. But will she regret welcoming Sheila into their lives?

Max and Linda grow closer in EastEnders spoilers

Harry and Gina dancing
Linda organises salsa classes (Credit: BBC)

13. Linda organises salsa classes

Linda decides to do something for the community and organises salsa classes. Max agrees to help and rallies their friends and family to come along and support Linda’s efforts.

However, Linda’s class is almost a disaster when a drunk visitor arrives, but Callum steps in to help.

Max and Linda talking with a cup of tea in EastEnders spoilers
Max and Linda get closer (Credit: BBC)

14. Max and Linda bond in EastEnders spoilers

Later, Max and Linda share a moment after class and finally address their past, healing old wounds.

However, they are soon interrupted by Cindy, who sees the closeness between them and whisks Max off to the pub and away from Linda. Is there still a spark between Linda and Max?

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