{"id":598407,"date":"2026-04-12T04:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/598407\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T04:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:18:14","slug":"eastenders-confirms-bea-pollards-new-romance-as-secret-fraud-plot-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/598407\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders confirms Bea Pollard&#8217;s new romance as secret fraud plot continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"EastEnders\" data-node-id=\"3.0.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EastEnders<\/a> spoilers follow.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Bea Pollard is set to have her own romantic moment with Ian Beale in upcoming scenes on EastEnders, though it will come as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a70857520\/eastenders-bea-pollard-walford-future\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a70857520\/eastenders-bea-pollard-walford-future\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"her scheme to take advantage of Honey and Billy Mitchell\" data-node-id=\"9.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her scheme to take advantage of Honey and Billy Mitchell<\/a> continues.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">After the pair took a shine to each other earlier this week, he suggested that they go on a date. In a new development, Bea seeks advice from the women of Albert Square and finally agrees to go out with Ian, who&#8217;s running for Walford councillor against Elaine Peacock. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"penny branning, bea pollard, eastenders\" title=\"Penny Branning, Bea Pollard, EastEnders \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4284\" height=\"2856\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/72a67e87-1985-4257-ac87-9c6dc6169465.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2014 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV\" data-node-id=\"18.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2014 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">While Ian is busy with local politics, he has no clue that his new love interest is carrying out a secret fraud scheme under the nose of Honey and Billy, who are kindly hosting her while she finds her own place.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The couple are blissfully unaware that Bea has taken out a credit card in Honey&#8217;s name and is using it freely, and upcoming scenes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a70983695\/eastenders-spoilers-oscar-josh-grow-closer\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a70983695\/eastenders-spoilers-oscar-josh-grow-closer\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the BBC soap\" data-node-id=\"26.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the BBC soap<\/a> will see Bea become increasingly jealous of the pair as they go on a date.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">She then decides to copy Honey and buys the exact same dress for her dinner with Ian. To top it all off, as Honey and Billy are trying to spend some quality time together at Knight  Fusion, Bea insists that she and Ian join them for the meal.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Unexpectedly, Bea pays for the entire dinner. While this seems like a nice gesture to Honey and Billy, they are unaware that Bea is using her fraudulent credit card in Honey&#8217;s name to foot the bill.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"bea pollard, penny branning, eastenders\" title=\"Bea Pollard, Penny Branning, EastEnders \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4294\" height=\"2847\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/79f8fb08-062d-44c2-8b39-4c2ce6e4042d.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a70991794\/eastenders-setback-jasmine-fisher-trial-aftermath\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a70991794\/eastenders-setback-jasmine-fisher-trial-aftermath\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"EastEnders confirms another setback for Jasmine Fisher in trial aftermath\" data-node-id=\"40.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EastEnders confirms another setback for Jasmine Fisher in trial aftermath<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Ian is equally in the dark about Bea&#8217;s duplicitous nature as the pair bond during their date. The evening goes well and the two of them seal it with a kiss, but will Bea&#8217;s deceit come to light? Or will she be able to cover her tracks with Honey and Billy?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">As the scheming Bea previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a70920035\/eastenders-bea-next-victim\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/a70920035\/eastenders-bea-next-victim\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"secretly recorded Billy&#039;s voice\" data-node-id=\"48.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">secretly recorded Billy&#8217;s voice<\/a> so she could set up a voice generator, we have a feeling that she might have another crime lined up in addition to credit card fraud. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">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. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"56.0\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"61\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new edition of Living Legends, a 100-page all-colour celebration of Sir David Attenborough, is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livldavidattenborough\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livldavidattenborough\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Sir David Attenborough in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"61.0.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buy Sir David Attenborough in newsagents or online<\/a>.<br data-node-id=\"61.1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EastEnders spoilers follow. 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