{"id":21818,"date":"2022-09-09T21:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1703602"},"modified":"2022-09-09T21:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T19:25:13","slug":"eastenders-honey-mitchell-takes-down-phil-as-she-reunites-with-billy","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-honey-mitchell-takes-down-phil-as-she-reunites-with-billy\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Honey Mitchell takes down Phil as she reunites with Billy"},"content":{"rendered":"

She stood up to Phil in powerful scenes. <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 09 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) took a stand against Phil (Steve McFadden) in tonight\u2019s EastEnders<\/a> (9th September) in powerful scenes.<\/p>\n

The latest episode of the BBC soap, which aired this evening, was postponed yesterday (Thursday 8th September) following a series of BBC One schedule changes<\/a> in light of the death of Queen Elizabeth II aged 96<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It saw Honey furious in the aftermath of Billy\u2019s (Perry Fenwick) arrest by DCI Keeble (Alison Newman), over the murder of the police officer\u2019s father in the \u201970s<\/a>. Storming over to the house, Honey demanded to speak to Phil, ordering him to help her ex-husband.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Phil\u2019s trusty solicitor Ritchie (Sian Webber) couldn\u2019t help as there was a conflict of interest due to Phil\u2019s involvement in passing on information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Honey was adamant that Billy didn\u2019t deserve this treatment, telling Phil that \u201cmy Billy\u201d wasn\u2019t like the rest of the Mitchell men. As she shouted Phil down, he warned her to watch what she was saying \u2013 but Honey wasn\u2019t scared of him, adding that this confrontation had been a long time coming.<\/p>\n

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Honey and Billy were reunited.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Nothing could stop Honey as she dished out some home truths, and Phil took his anger out on Kat Slater\u2019s (Jessie Wallace) young twins Bert and Ernie who had ignored his orders to go to sleep. Kat walked in just as Phil threatened them with \u201ca good hiding,\u201d and he left when she made it clear that he would never get the chance to hurt her boys.<\/p>\n

Left alone in the kitchen, Kat comforted Honey who had grown more and more distressed over Billy\u2019s plight. Kat poured her a drink while Honey worried that Billy would be stuck in a cell without any clean underwear. \u201cThat\u2019s unhygienic!\u201d she wailed.<\/p>\n

With Honey best known for her comedic presence, this was a fantastic example of star Barton\u2019s range as she switched seamlessly between emotional drama and the one-liners we have come to love about the character.<\/p>

Kat, meanwhile, was concerned as to whether Phil would really have hit her children \u2013 and Honey went on to explain all that Billy had told her about the kind of man Phil\u2019s dad, Eric, was. She added that she didn\u2019t believe Phil would hurt Bert and Ernie.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Phil confided his shame in ex-wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) over turning into his dad. He was soon distracted, though, when Billy was released on bail. Billy confronted Phil over being grilled for hours, reminding his cousin that he had been loyal enough to keep quiet over Eric\u2019s actions in 1979. Later, Billy returned home where Honey was waiting.<\/p>\n

When Billy tentatively explained that he would get his things together and move out, she assured him that she believed he was innocent and that his home was with her and their children. While Honey was hesitant to rush things, she revealed she wanted them to make another go of their relationship. In heartwarming scenes, the pair embraced.<\/p>\n

But with Billy\u2019s future at risk, will the couple even get the chance to be together?<\/p>\n

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