{"id":35129,"date":"2025-07-31T05:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T05:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/35129\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T05:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T05:54:10","slug":"eastenders-fans-left-screaming-after-romance-blossoms-between-unexpected-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/35129\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastenders fans left &#8216;screaming&#8217; after romance blossoms between unexpected characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The characters in question have had their share of dramatic romances on Albert Square<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_EastEnders.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>It&#8217;s been a busy period for stars of the BBC programme(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Eastenders fans were left \u2018screaming\u2019 after romance began to blossom between two unexpected characters in Albert Square.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It\u2019s been a week of change on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC<\/a> soap, with Kat Slater getting to grips with running the Queen Vic for the first time in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Buying the establishment with Stacey Slater from<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/eastenders-star-kellie-bright-says-32154410\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Linda Carter<\/a>, Kat stunned Alfie with her purchase when he returned from Spain earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The bulk of this week\u2019s action have seen the pair at odds with one another, with Alfie keeping the fact that he was with her daughter <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/eastenders-star-michelle-ryan-says-32152348\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zoe <\/a>a secret.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Despite the pair only tying the knot last month, it remains unclear if their <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/eastenders-fans-issue-major-complaint-32160187\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">marriage <\/a>will be able to survive Alfie\u2019s big secret eventually coming to light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, in scenes that aired on Wednesday (July 30) an unlikely new couple may have formed in front of viewers\u2019 eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Currently working for Ravi Gulati, Harry Mitchell was forced to allow the dodgy Okie to continue to bring drugs into his friend Kojo Asare\u2019s flat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_LDBR_MEN_300725_NicolaMitchell.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Nicola Mitchell and George Knight shared an evening of passion(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Adding to the pressure mounting on Harry, Kojo\u2019a brother George Knight was taking his time moving in with Phil Mitchell as he previously revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Knowing that his mum Nicola Mitchell is determined to win back his trust, Harry asked her to do him a favour in order to help mend their fragile relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Distracting George long enough for Okie to do his business, Harry persuaded him to go to wine bar Harry\u2019s Barn as Nicola was looking for a bar manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">While the dodgy dealings were taking place, Nicola revealed to George that she was looking for a bouncer if he really wanted a job. Pointing out that she wanted someone with a cool personality, it wasn\u2019t long before the pair began to flirt with each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Finishing placing the drugs into a bag and wiping stolen phones, Harry sent his mum a message to let her know that she didn\u2019t need to to distract George for any longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Little does he know that Nicola and George were in bed together as they engaged in some not so family friendly activities in bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/eastenders\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EastEnders<\/a> fans rushed to social media following the episode to have their say on a pairing that could become one of the most chaotic in the show\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">@jones_emma54777 said on X: \u201cHmm. I actually think a Nicola\/George relationship would be fun to watch , and pretty fiery too #EastEnders.\u201d @takethe_highway added: \u201cNicola and George as sex buddies and Cindy and Elaine as frenemies? Much more interesting. #Eastenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">@nicolamvtchells wrote: \u201cI KNEW that was going to happen with Nicola and George.\u201d @RyanSoapKing25 stated: \u201cWOW! Those Nicola and George scenes bloody Nora.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">@pugdrop commented on Reddit: \u201cI wish I could say I didn&#8217;t see it coming. I was screaming &#8220;no no no&#8221; at my screen during the entire scene.\u201d @GuiltySignificance0 posted: \u201cNicola and George caught me off guard I nearly choked on my crumpet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The pair don&#8217;t have the best track record when it comes to love, with George recently dumped by Elaine Peacock and Teddy Mitchell leaving Nicola after her evil past was exposed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The characters in question have had their share of dramatic romances on Albert SquareIt&#8217;s been a busy period&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[243,1078,96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-35129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-bbc","tag-eastenders","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}