{"id":27894,"date":"2022-12-28T20:58:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T19:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1761745"},"modified":"2022-12-29T01:35:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T00:35:16","slug":"eastenders-sam-mitchell-and-keanu-taylor-caught-in-steamy-clinch-by-phil","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-sam-mitchell-and-keanu-taylor-caught-in-steamy-clinch-by-phil\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Sam Mitchell and Keanu Taylor caught in steamy clinch by Phil\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lewis Knight\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 28 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Sam Mitchell and Keanu Taylor were caught in a steamy clinch by Phil Mitchell in <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\">EastEnders<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Fans learned that <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-sam-mitchell-keanu-taylor-twist-newsupdate\/&quot;\">the pair had a prior relationship when they were in Spain<\/a> in the previous episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">In Wednesday night\u2019s episode (28th December 2022), a suspicious Sam (Kim Medcalf) followed Keanu (Danny Walters) to a meeting with DCI Samantha Keeble (Alison Newman).<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">After seeing this, Sam visited Phil (Steve McFadden) to warn him about Keanu and Keeble, unaware that this was all part of Phil\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Phil warned Sam off and said he would handle it but she realises he probably already knew about it as he told her to leave.<\/p> <p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Keanu later snuck into Phil\u2019s and revealed that he had been unable to obtain incriminating evidence on Keeble, which prompted anger from Phil who warned Keanu that he wouldn\u2019t let him be with his kids if he failed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Meanwhile, Sam fobbed off her ex-husband and current love interest Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) as she dressed up for a \u201cbusiness meeting\u201d at Peggy\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">It was later shown that Sam had called Keanu to meet her at the club as she recalled their \u201celectric\u201d fling in Spain, which included sunset watching and skinny-dipping.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;What\" happened=\"\" between=\"\" keanu=\"\" and=\"\" sam=\"\" in=\"\" spain=\"\" walford=\"\" reevisited=\"\" eastenders=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8efJMmSnkk?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Sam claimed that she was lonely and no longer had any love for or loyalty to Phil as she appealed to ignite their romance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Pouring drinks for them both, Keanu remained defiant but then the pair shared a passionate kiss as Phil walked in and he was fuming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Tomorrow\u2019s episode will detail Phil\u2019s furious reaction to Sam and Keanu\u2019s fling but will it be the end of his alliance with Keanu? And will Sam be exiled by her brother from the Mitchell family once more?<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Sam-Keanu-EastEnders-28th-45aa4ff.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=4px%2C0px%2C613px%2C408px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/Sam-Keanu-EastEnders-28th-45aa4ff.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=4px%2C0px%2C613px%2C408px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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Will Sam be tempted to leave with him when he offers her the promise of a new life in Germany?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/sam-mitchell-return-eastenders-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Kim Medcalf returned to the role of Sam earlier in 2021<\/a> having previously portrayed Sam from 2002 to 2005, with the role played on and off from 1990 to 2000 and then from 2009 to 2016 by original Sam actress Danniella Westbrook.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, actor <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-keanu-taylor-surprise-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Danny Walters made a surprise return to his role as Keanu<\/a>\u00a0earlier in December and subsequent twists saw it revealed that he was<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-danny-walters-keanu-sharon-reunion-newsupdate\/&quot;\"> back for former lover Sharon Watts and their son Albie<\/a>, working with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-keanu-keeble-destroy-phil-newsupdate\/&quot;\">scheming DCI Samantha Keeble<\/a> and then also\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-phil-keanu-team-up-twist-newsupdate\/&quot;\">double-crossing her with his old rival Phil Mitchell.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders cast: Who is joining, leaving and returning to the soap?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"&quot;standard-card-new__article-title\" qa-card-link=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-alternate-ending-mick-newsupdate\/&quot;\">EastEnders\u2019 Danny Dyer teases \u2018alternative ending\u2019 for Mick Carter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-kellie-bright-linda-carter-future-newsupdate\/&quot;\">EastEnders\u2019 Kellie Bright teases Linda Carter\u2019s future after Mick exit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-danny-dyer-kellie-bright-mick-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright react to Mick\u2019s tragic EastEnders exit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"&quot;standard-card-new__article-title\" qa-card-link=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-danny-dyer-kellie-bright-carter-era-newsupdate\/&quot;\">EastEnders\u2019 Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright reflect on end of the Carters\u2019 era<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"&quot;standard-card-new__article-title\" qa-card-link=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-danny-dyer-career-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Danny Dyer says his career was \u201con its f**king arse\u201d before EastEnders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-chris-clenshaw-february-38th-anniversary-newsupdate\/&quot;\">EastEnders boss teases story \u201cnot done before\u201d for February anniversary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;m_4964104444528344133MsoPlainText&quot;\"><strong>The Christmas double issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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