{"id":37145,"date":"2023-09-23T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1894466"},"modified":"2023-09-24T02:53:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:53:57","slug":"is-keanu-taylor-the-dead-body-in-eastenders-at-christmas-all-the-clues-and-theories","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-keanu-taylor-the-dead-body-in-eastenders-at-christmas-all-the-clues-and-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Keanu Taylor the dead body in EastEnders at Christmas?? All the clues and theories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our round-up of everything that could make Keanu the one to watch… <\/p>

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

Published: Saturday, 23 September 2023 at 08:00 AM<\/p>

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Christmas is getting closer, and that can only mean one thing where Soapland is concerned \u2013 not long to wait until EastEnders<\/a> unveils its whodunnit murderer \u2013 and the victim!<\/p>\n

While the only thing we currently know for sure is that the character set to be killed during the festive season<\/a> is male, there are plenty of clues stacking up.<\/p>\n

Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) hasn\u2019t exactly been making friends since his shock return to Walford last year, and it\u2019s only natural that we suspect the victim to be someone who\u2019s up to no good.<\/p>\n

So read on as we delve into all the clues that might see Keanu meet his maker come Christmas Day\u2026<\/p>

Is Keanu Taylor the dead body in EastEnders at Christmas?? All the clues and theories<\/strong><\/h2>\n

New rivalry with his ex Sharon Watts<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sharon gave Keanu a warning.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Things have been tense between Keanu and Sharon since they split after Sharon helped Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) leave Walford with Keanu\u2019s young daughter Peggy.<\/p>\n

As it stands, Keanu and Sharon are now just co-parents to their son Albie \u2013 but Sharon has shown her loyalty to ex-husband Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) by threatening to cut Keanu off from Albie!<\/p>\n

Could this lead Keanu to turn against Sharon completely? His behaviour over the course of this year has already been dodgy, and we wonder if Keanu is a wrong\u2019un, rather than the na\u00efve, irresponsible young man he initially seemed to be just a few years ago.<\/p>\n

Remember, before their break-up, a desperate Keanu tried to steal Sharon\u2019s money. How far would he cross the line, and might his actions directly lead to his murder \u2013 whether it\u2019s at Sharon\u2019s hands or not? The tagline was, after all: \u201cMen \u2013 may they get what they deserve!\u201d<\/p>\n

Killer threat from Phil Mitchell<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell reacting angrily to Danny Walters as Keanu Taylor in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Keanu spilt Phil\u2019s cheating secret to Alfie Moon (Shane Richie). But with Alfie distracted by his cancer diagnosis, he agrees to keep quiet so long as Phil protects his new wife Kat (Jessie Wallace) and the sons she shares with Alfie. But Phil later threatened to kill Keanu if he told Kat.<\/p>\n

Now, just because there\u2019s a group of female characters, dubbed \u2018The Six\u2019, stood over the dead body in the flashforward scene, that doesn\u2019t mean one of them is the killer. Perhaps by Christmas, Kat has learned about Phil\u2019s infidelity, leading Phil to hunt Keanu down and end his life out of revenge.<\/p>\n

Leaning into this theory, Keanu is then found by Sharon, explaining our early thoughts that she is connected to the murdered soul<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Karen Taylor\u2019s exit<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Lorraine Stanley as Karen Taylor.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Then again, we can\u2019t forget that Phil also warned he would kill anyone else<\/em> that Keanu informed of Phil\u2019s fling. If there\u2019s anyone Keanu is likely to spill to, it\u2019s his protective mum Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) who is soon to depart the BBC soap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What if Karen dies, and Keanu is out for blood, believing Phil to be the culprit after his dark threat? Well, we don\u2019t necessarily think that Phil\u00a0would\u00a0<\/em>kill Karen, but he very much needs Keanu to believe that he would.<\/p>\n

So whether Phil does the deed or not \u2013 and if Karen does<\/em> actually lose her life \u2013 Keanu could plot to avenge his beloved mum\u2019s demise. Only, he could end up dead himself after a violent showdown with Phil, or an altercation with someone else he suspects is guilty (say, one of The Six?) ultimately bringing about his own fatality.<\/p>\n

History with dangerous Ravi Gulati<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Aaron Thiara as Ravi Gulati.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Earlier this year, Keanu was badly beaten up by Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara), because Ravi thought Keanu might grass on his dodgy dealings. Keanu and Sharon were then threatened by Ravi\u2019s father Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry), who later appeared to drop his vendetta against them.<\/p>\n

But might this history be revisited in the coming weeks, leading to a vicious new row involving Keanu, Nish and Ravi that coincides with the festive wedding at The Vic?<\/p>\n

Ravi\u2019s killer status has also now been exposed to the likes of stepmum Suki (Balvinder Sopal) and Denise Fox (Diane Parish) two of the women present at or after the Christmas murder. Could they have a confrontation with Ravi which turns violent, leading his old enemy Keanu to step in and save the day?<\/p>\n

It would certainly be a twist for Keanu \u2013 who hasn\u2019t endeared himself to us at all lately \u2013 to play the hero, only to end up killed by Ravi. Or perhaps Suki or Denise try to stop Ravi in his tracks, only to kill Keanu by mistake?<\/p>\n

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