EastEnders' Cindy Beale was left for dead on Christmas Day by a mystery attacker, and show bosses have now revealed fans will discover who whacked her over the head with a shovel during the show's 40th anniversary week.

EastEnders viewers were on the edge of their seats on Christmas Day as Lauren Branning tore both the Knight and Beale family apart as she uncovered Cindy and Junior's affair

EastEnders fans think they have worked out who killed Cindy Beale after the soap icon met her maker in the dramatic two-part special on Christmas Day.

With several members of the community seemingly having a motive for the crime, a search for Cindy's attacker will soon get underway – and it's now been confirmed that their iden

EastEnders will air on BBC One twice on Christmas Day and then again on Boxing Day with Cindy Beale at the centre of the drama

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The Christmas Day special saw Cindy's shocking affair with Junior Knight, played by Micah Balfour, the son of her former husband George Knight ( Colin Salmon ), exposed.

EastEnders has announced that it will reveal the identity of Cindy's (Michelle Collins) Christmas Day attacker during the show's 40th-anniversary week in February.