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After Linda Carter's mother Elaine Peacock returned to Albert Square, the EastEnders have teased more new arrivals. Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) would be moving her extended family - boyfriend George and his children - into the pub after she fully takes over, according to Soap bosses. Linda blindsided her pal Sharon after going into work with her mother instead, but the roles are now seem to have been reversed.

The Christmas Day killers have reportedly figured out how to kill EastEnders' supporters. Earlier this year, the soap revealed that someone from Albert Square would be killed this holiday season. Linda's mother Elaine appeared in Albert Square and took over the Queen Vic, with viewers commenting that the recasting is 'exactly what the soap needs'.

When Linda Carter's mother Elaine Peacock returned to Albert Square on Wednesday, EastEnders supporters were thrilled. The long-awaited revival came right at the end of the episode and ended on a cliffhanger. Elaine strutted her way into the Queen Vic to Linda's surprise, who was mid-argument with Sharon Watts.

This spring, EastEnders will welcome a new group of characters that are likely to make a big splash in Albert Square. The coming weeks are once more likely to be full of drama, with several celebrities also expected to say their goodbyes. Fans have shed tears over Lola Pierce's fight against a terminal brain tumor, with the actress's character likely to die later this year.