{"id":51752,"date":"2024-05-20T11:09:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T09:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2042978"},"modified":"2024-05-20T13:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:05:31","slug":"eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Whitney\u2019s happiness destroyed by bombshell in early BBC iPlayer release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> *Warning* Spoilers ahead for Monday 20th May 2024. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 20 May 2024 at 09:09 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><strong>*Warning: Contains spoilers for tonight\u2019s EastEnders episode (20th May 2024), currently available on BBC iPlayer.*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) was dealt yet another cruel cliffhanger in the latest edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" rel=\"noopener\">EastEnders<\/a>, just as she was about to claim her happy ever after at long last.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-discovery-whitney-birth-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitney gave birth to baby Dolly in emotional scenes<\/a>, and as the BBC soap returned, she and fianc\u00e9 Zack Hudson (James Farrar) were all smiles as they basked in the joy of their newborn daughter.<\/p>\n<p>But Whitney was worried by foster daughter Britney Wainwright\u2019s (Lola Campbell) subdued behaviour, unaware that the youngster had recently discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-james-farrar-sharon-zack-affair-interview\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Zack\u2019s fling with Whit\u2019s best mate Lauren<\/a> Branning (Jacqueline Jossa).<\/p>\n<p>Zack asked Britney to come and buy nappies with him so he could talk her into keeping quiet, insisting that she would be ruining everything if she told the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was put out when she realised that Zack and Whitney\u2019s wedding was cancelled, despite all her preparations at The Queen Vic.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney eventually declared that she wanted to wed Zack that day after all, and the bride was radiant as she sang and danced ahead of the ceremony.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dressed as a bridesmaid along with Whitney\u2019s niece Lily Slater (Lillia Turner), Britney remained conflicted as Lily updated her on Whitney\u2019s heartbreak with men.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming Britney was feeling left out due to the baby, Whitney shared a sweet moment with her, ensuring Britney knew how much she loved her too.<\/p>\n<p>Callum Highway (Tony Clay) also dropped by, unable to attend the wedding but wanting to wish Whitney well.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, family and friends gathered at the registry office, where Zack\u2019s guilt overwhelmed him and he told Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) that he needed to confess his infidelity.<\/p>\n<p>Furious Bianca pointed out that Zack had missed his chance, and warned him off destroying Whitney\u2019s special day. As the bride and groom began their vows, Whit announced that she knew Zack would never hurt her.<\/p>\n<p>This prompted Britney to interrupt, revealing that, in fact, Zack had already cheated on Whitney \u2013 with Lauren! How will Whit react to this bombshell?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-releases-spin-off-freddie-mo-bobby-brazier-laila-morse-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders releases spin-off series ahead of Freddie Slater and Big Mo Harris return<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-elaine-dumps-george-betrayal-newsupdate\/\">EastEnders airs dramatic Elaine and George scenes in early iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-discovery-whitney-birth-newsupdate\/\">EastEnders airs big discovery and emotional Whitney scenes in early iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-whitney-lauren-dramatic-cliffhanger-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders airs dramatic cliffhanger for Whitney Dean in early BBC iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-lacey-turner-six-soon-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Lacey Turner on The Six: \u2018They\u2019ll be up to something soon\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"c3a26fc69bf176443f6b6bd4aee97dbb29a324d8\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"c3a26fc69bf176443f6b6bd4aee97dbb29a324d8\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\"><strong>EastEnders<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/\"><strong>Soaps<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\"><strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>to find out what else is on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> *Warning* Spoilers ahead for Monday 20th May 2024. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":51753,"template":"","categories":[1,2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-whitneys-happiness-destroyed-by-bombshell-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"*Warning* Spoilers ahead for Monday 20th May 2024.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/51752"}],"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\/51753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}