Rocky and Kathy \u2018wed\u2019 earlier this week, shortly after his estranged wife Jo (Vicki Michelle) arrived to warn him that their divorce hadn\u2019t gone through after all.<\/p>\n
Later learning that Jo wasn\u2019t lying, it transpired that she had deliberately deceived Rocky; and after an epic showdown between her and Kathy<\/a>, Jo demanded they pay \u00a350k for her silence.<\/p>\n Obviously, Rocky wasn\u2019t keen on being imprisoned for bigamy, and he sought advice from legal brain Eve Unwin (Heather Peace). Not buying his tale that a friend had accidentally got married while still legally wed to another, Eve was amused, but revealed that Rocky may be the victim of fraud.<\/p> In the meantime, Rocky promised a despondent Kathy that he merely had to convince ten pals to lend him \u00a35k each, but he had no luck. When Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) took Kathy under her wing, Kathy confided in her, and Elaine pointed out that she and Rocky were a team now and that Kathy could also take steps to sort the situation.<\/p>\n Her gaze lingering over Beales\u2019 Plaice, Kathy ultimately announced to Rocky that she had been to the bank, got hold of her savings and taken out a loan for the blackmail money. She was also selling the chippy, which would help with repayments.<\/p>\n Rocky felt terrible, but was grateful for her support. But as Kathy looked torn, will the couple really be able to overcome Jo\u2019s revenge? And what might Kathy\u2019s returning son, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), have to say?<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and from 6am on BBC iPlayer.\u00a0<\/strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0page\u00a0<\/strong>for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<\/strong>TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n It’s the end of an era… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":35021,"template":"","categories":[1,2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/eastenders-kathy-plans-to-sell-beales-chippy-to-pay-off-jo-in-end-of-an-era.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/eastenders-kathy-plans-to-sell-beales-chippy-to-pay-off-jo-in-end-of-an-era-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/eastenders-kathy-plans-to-sell-beales-chippy-to-pay-off-jo-in-end-of-an-era-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/eastenders-kathy-plans-to-sell-beales-chippy-to-pay-off-jo-in-end-of-an-era.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/eastenders-kathy-plans-to-sell-beales-chippy-to-pay-off-jo-in-end-of-an-era.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/eastenders-kathy-plans-to-sell-beales-chippy-to-pay-off-jo-in-end-of-an-era.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/eastenders-kathy-plans-to-sell-beales-chippy-to-pay-off-jo-in-end-of-an-era.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"It's the end of an era...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/35020"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\""Gillian\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/EastEnders-Kathy-Beale-19th-3990bcb.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"EastEnders\\"")
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