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EastEnders plans shock mystery death for Christmas Day
"We haven't revealed it to anyone," show boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins explains.

EastEnders will shock fans later this month by killing off one of its characters on Christmas Day.

Show boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins has revealed the news, promising that it will be one of several major storyline twists due to air over the festive period.

Cast and crew at the BBC soap are keeping the unlucky victim's identity strictly under wraps, keen to ensure that viewers are surprised when the scenes air on December 25.

Treadwell-Collins told BBC Radio London: "We've kind of pushed the boat out a little bit this year. Normally EastEnders looks at Christmas Day on its own, but what we've tried to do this year is look at it the way we looked at Live Week back in February.

"From Christmas Eve, going all the way through to January and beyond, the stories keep on coming and the twists keep on coming.

"On Christmas Eve, a story starts with Stacey and you've also got Vincent's feud with the Mitchells, building through to Christmas Day when everything will explode massively."

He continued: "We've got twists and surprises, the way we did in Live Week, that no-one knows about. There's some really, really big surprises that we haven't revealed and we're not going to reveal, so you're going to have to watch live on Christmas Day.

"Someone will die on Christmas Day that we haven't revealed to anyone, so that will be a surprise."

Insiders at the show had already revealed that Kat Moon's father Charlie Slater will pass away in early 2016, but it's thought that this is unrelated to the mystery Christmas death.

The bombshell news is likely to keep fans guessing over the next few weeks as we all wonder which Albert Square resident is about to meet their maker.

Treadwell-Collins added: "The action keeps going. You've got Danny Dyer's stag and it goes through to Mick and Linda's wedding. There's a lot of secrets blowing up between Vincent and Kim. You've got Mitchells, you've got Beales, Kat and Alfie come back, and then there's a massive new story for Stacey Slater."

EastEnders airs an hour-long special on Christmas Day at 8.45pm on BBC One.

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