Actress Angela Wynter has revealed Yolande\u2019s fears for Patrick\u2019s safety in EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n The BBC One soap recently aired hard-hitting scenes as Yolande Trueman (Wynter) was sexually assaulted<\/a> by Pastor Gideon Clayton (portrayed by Howard Saddler), who, unbeknownst to her, is a serial abuser of women<\/a>.<\/p>\n Living in fear since the event, Yolande has only confided in Queen Vic landlady Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe), and has not told partner Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker).<\/p>\n Despite this, Yolande has been traumatised and suffering, causing concern among her loved ones for her health.<\/p>\n Next week, however, Patrick will finally learn the truth about Yolande\u2019s change in behaviour.<\/p>\n In a new interview shared with RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, actress Angela Wynter has discussed the upcoming two-hander episode<\/a> amid this major storyline for Yolande.<\/p>\n How did you feel when you discovered that Yolande and Patrick would have a two-hander episode in this story?<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cIt felt like the right thing, following everything that happened in Yolande\u2019s story up to this point. We needed a whole episode to unravel the knot and unpick what happened to Yolande and get Patrick\u2019s response. Until that happened, Yolande and Patrick\u2019s relationship couldn\u2019t move forward.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I\u2019m glad they decided to tell the story this way. I\u2019m grateful to get to do a two-hander episode in EastEnders, and I thank them for giving me that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n How hard has it been for Yolande to cope with this ordeal without telling Patrick?<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been so painful for Yolande to keep this from Patrick, and that\u2019s coming over in how she reacts to him. Patrick doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s happened, so he feels like Yolande\u2019s rejecting him, but that\u2019s not the case at all.<\/p>\n \u201cYolande is all over the place with her emotions \u2013 she can\u2019t tell him because she feels ashamed, so she feels angry, and then she behaves badly towards Patrick. Yolande is also full of grief because she fears that when Patrick finds out, he may reject her, and she couldn\u2019t bear that pain.\u201d<\/p>\n Has Elaine\u2019s support helped her?<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cThe sisterhood between Elaine and Yolande has been very important. She\u2019s been the person to tell Yolande that she is not the one to blame, not to feel ashamed and that nobody has the right to abuse you. She\u2019s provided support and empowerment without condemnation or judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n How does Elaine end up telling Patrick what happened?<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cYolande is very fortunate because Elaine phones to check up on her right at the moment that Patrick is demanding to know what has happened and why Yolande is behaving like this. She can\u2019t tell him herself because the words are in her throat, but she feels like she\u2019s choking on them.<\/p>\n \u201cIt takes another woman to strengthen a sister, as it often does at times like these. Yolande asks Elaine to tell Patrick for her so the can of worms is open and they can start to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n What\u2019s her biggest fear about Patrick finding out?<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cYolande doesn\u2019t want Patrick to tangle with Pastor Clayton because she doesn\u2019t want him to get physically hurt. She\u2019s felt the wrath of Pastor Clayton, and knows that he\u2019s an evil person. Patrick is an old gunner, and he\u2019ll go in there like he can beat the man, but he\u2019s no physical match for Pastor Clayton, who is a much younger man.<\/p>\n \u201cYolande loves Patrick so much, and she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. There\u2019s no question that it would be the end of her world if anything happened to Patrick.\u201d<\/p>\n What was it like to film this two-hander episode with Rudolph Walker?<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cI feel very comfortable with Rudolph \u2013 he\u2019s my brother, my friend, my uncle, he\u2019s everybody! There\u2019s a bit of every relative I have in him. We\u2019ve known each other for so many years. I played his maid first, when I was a young girl in a play, then I played his daughter in a TV movie, and then I came to play his girlfriend and then wife at EastEnders.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a long relationship of love and respect, and I could play any character with him. There is a deep friendship between us; we trust each other and have each other\u2019s back. It\u2019s all very natural with him.\u201d<\/p>\n For help and support on issues raised within this article, head to\u00a0Hourglass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0End Violence Against Women<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Rudolph](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/475385-c6b06e7-e1714653878251.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"475385,EastEnders\\"\/")
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