EastEnders viewers believe they know what Ian Beale is up to and the secret could involve Cindy Williams Jr. The soap legend portrayed by Adam Woodyatt returned to Albert Square in a huge twist last year , after it was revealed that he had reconnected with Cindy Beale ( Michelle Collins ), who was thought to have died in prison. Since making his return to Walford, Ian has expanded his business and rekindled with the rest of his family, particularly his mother Kathy and son Bobby, who Cindy is clearly struggling to find a soft spot for due to his involvement in her daughter Lucy's death .
But while she's surrounded by her remaining children in the Square, Cindy Jr. has taken a long leave of absence from the borough - leaving fans to wonder if Ian was trying to bring her back. One viewer penned over on X, otherwise known as Twitter: "Think Ian is helping Cindy Junior out but shes told him she doesn't want to meet her mother.
" Another echoed: "i reckon this mystery person ian is texting will be cindy jr or leslie clarke." A third agreed: "I’m convinced the person Ian is calling is Cindy Jnr." The daughter of Cindy Beale and Nick Holland, Cindy Jr.
was first introduced in 1998 with Sex Education star Mimi Keene taking over the role in 2013, when the character tried to bond with her half-siblings, Lucy and Peter Beale. A one night stand with TJ Spraggan then led her to discover she was pregnant before she was written out of the programme as Ian sent her back to Devon. Cindy Jr.
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