{"id":44146,"date":"2024-01-19T07:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T06:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1963725"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T08:02:42","slug":"eastenders-kat-mitchell-faces-fresh-heartache-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-kat-mitchell-faces-fresh-heartache-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Kat Mitchell faces fresh heartache in early BBC iPlayer release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spoiler warning for Friday 19th January 2024. <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 19 January 2024 at 06:30 AM<\/p>

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Spoiler warning for Friday 19th January 2024 episode of EastEnders, released at 6am on BBC iPlayer and will air at 7.30pm on BBC One.<\/strong><\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a> aired further heartache for Kat Mitchell (Jessie Wallace) in Friday\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n

The BBC One soap has seen Kat call time on her marriage to local hardman Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) after his sister Sam (Kim Medcalf) exposed his infidelity<\/a> with Lola\u2019s mother Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit).<\/p>\n

A further betrayal occurred when Kat discovered her ex-husband and close friend Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) was aware of Phil\u2019s secret and had concealed it in a bid to protect her.<\/p>\n

Despite suggestions from her cousin Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) to forgive Phil for the sake of her children, Kat soon sat her children down to tell them that she and Phil were separating and they\u2019d be moving back to the Slater house.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Kat realised the strain that she and her three sons\u2019 presence was already having on the Slater household, with thirteen people living in a five-bedroom house.<\/p>\n

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Kat Mitchell (Jessie Wallace) finds herself in a tougher place than ever.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Even Stacey\u2019s eldest daughter Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) snapped at Kat for being there and complaining about the cramped nature of the place, while Kat overheard a catty remark from Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) to partner Eve Unwin (Heather Peace).<\/p>\n

Later, Kat also overheard Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) telling daughter Stacey that it was not sustainable for Kat and her boys to stay there, leaving Kat more isolated than ever.<\/p>\n

Heading to the Queen Vic pub, Kat sought to drown her sorrows, once again rejecting Alfie for betraying her and then getting verbally aggressive at landlady Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe).<\/p>\n

However, Kat finds a companion in sorrow in the form of local villain Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) who also feels betrayed by his spouse.<\/p>

As Kat notes that she can\u2019t find somewhere new to live as her funds are tied up in businesses shared with Phil, Nish offered her a flat on George Street rent-free.<\/p>\n

Kat took Nish up on his offer and went to collect her belongings from Phil\u2019s house, once again rejecting his attempts to fix their marriage.<\/p>\n

At the Slater house, a distraught but resolute Kat hit back at Stacey and Jean\u2019s attitude and resolved to take up Nish\u2019s offer despite warnings.<\/p>\n

In a final scene, Kat thanked Nish for his support and he maintained there was no ulterior motive for his behaviour. Yet, a final look at the end of the episode suggested otherwise.<\/p>\n

Will Nish manage to find a romance with Kat and, if so, what are his long-term intentions?<\/p>\n

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