{"id":475914,"date":"2026-06-04T13:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/475914\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:05:12","slug":"eastenders-makes-last-minute-script-change-after-michelle-collinss-real-life-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/475914\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders makes last-minute script change after Michelle Collins’s real-life drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders<\/a> made a last-minute change in its latest episode following Michelle Collins’s recent hospital dash. The Cindy Beale<\/a> actor had been using crutches after an accident left her with a “bashed knee” and “cuts and bruises”.<\/p>\n

Michelle shared a post on Instagram saying that she had fallen while trying to stop her dog from running out of the door during a visit to some friends in Norfolk.<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of the BBC soap, Cindy could be seen walking on crutches after “taking a tumble”, which she explained to Max Branning<\/a> when returning home.<\/p>\n

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The episode ended with Cindy accepting Max’s proposal<\/a> after initially turning him down when he suddenly got down on one knee on “the night that changed everything”.<\/p>\n

What she doesn’t know, however, is that Max and Priya Nandra-Hart drunkenly slept together<\/a> after leaving Vicki Fowler and Ross Marshall’s wedding reception, both scorned by their respective partners.<\/p>\n

Michelle detailed what had happened to her in an Instagram post<\/a> in early April, sharing a carousel of images from The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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“Fell over trying to stop Peggy bolting out the door while staying with friends in Norfolk, bashed my knee, cuts and bruises,” she began.<\/p>\n

“Staff were great, #efficient<\/a> #kind<\/a> despite apparently very low on hospital league table I would never have known from the service I got.<\/p>\n

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“Seems so unfair to label a hospital like this not great for morale as one of the lovely nurses said. Also went to my local hospital @Finchleymemorialhospital<\/a> who were great too! So lucky to have them so near me.<\/p>\n

“Happy Easter \ud83d\udc23 xx Sitting down scenes this week! @bbceastenders.”<\/p>\n

In a follow-up post<\/a>, she praised the scriptwriters of the BBC soap for their ability to work her injury into her scenes”.<\/p>\n

Posting a selfie to her page, she wrote in the caption: “#thankyou<\/a> for all your #wellwishes<\/a> I am now fine and walking around, everyone at @bbceastenders<\/a> #ads<\/a> #makeup<\/a> #writers<\/a> has been so kind and considerate I’m lucky to have a job where they can quickly work in the script that Cindy is suddenly on crutches!<\/p>\n

“Magic! Love my job \u2764\ufe0f Sometimes\ud83d\ude02 Love my @goodlookersuk<\/a> and @ambraclinic<\/a> . “<\/p>\n

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

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