EastEnders spoilers follow.
EastEnders’ Yolande and Patrick Trueman hold their hen and stag do next week – but marital celebrations soon descend into chaos for both the bride and the groom.
After proudly announcing their choices of best man, maid of honour and celebrant for their upcoming wedding, loved-up Patrick and Yolande prepare to mark the happiest day of their lives (again).
But as the stag approaches, Howie is furious to learn that Patrick has invited Oscar along, so he threatens the tearaway teen into staying away from Patrick – unaware that Jack is watching.
“Howie can’t believe that Oscar would accept an invite to Patrick’s special party when he almost killed the man,” says our Walford insider. “He’s angry enough that guilty Oscar is hanging around playing dominoes with Patrick like butter wouldn’t melt, so this is the final straw for Howie.
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“Unfortunately for them both, curious cop Jack sees the alarming exchange and starts asking questions…”
At the stag do, everyone gets into the party spirit, including Oscar, who comes along to spite Howie. Far from happy is his protective uncle Jack, who relentlessly grills his nephew about what Howie said to him.
Despite Oscar’s excuses, Jack refuses to let it go and continues to probe Howie. As tensions rise, Patrick is utterly unaware as he plays a game of cards and downs a glass of rum. However, when worked-up Howie confronts Oscar privately, their feud boils over.
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“Once Howie and Oscar are in private, their anger towards each other is too much to take,” explains our source.
“Whether Patrick, Jack and the other guests find out about the row is yet to be seen, but it doesn’t seem like Howie and Oscar will be able to keep each other’s secrets for much longer unless Oscar steers well clear of the Fox-Truemans.”
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Meanwhile, at Yolande’s hen, the ladies are having fun dressing up in toilet paper wedding gowns until an unexpected guest turns up – Julie’s cockerel!
With madness ensuing at both the hen and the stag, how does this bode for Yolande and Patrick’s upcoming tying of the knot?
EastEnders airs on Mondays – Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
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