🚨 SPOILER ALERT: George’s Desperate New Role, Harry’s Hidden Drug Stash, and the Brewing Storm in Walford’s Underbelly! 🚨

A new era has officially dawned in Walford as Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) has firmly taken her place “fully ensconced as the new landlady of The Queen Vic.” This monumental shift marks the beginning of a fresh chapter for EastEnders, especially for the pub’s former owners, the now-displaced Carter/Knight clan. While the future remains uncertain for Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe), a surprising and potentially dangerous new role has just been confirmed for George Knight (Colin Salmon).

George has been adrift in Walford since his tumultuous split from Elaine earlier this year, a separation spurred by her betrayal when “she cheated on him.” The fallout from their messy breakup later saw him physically “move out of the boozer” and fiercely “demand that Elaine return the money he had invested in The Vic.” With the pub now sold and his previous life uprooted, George finds himself at a crucial crossroads, desperately needing a new purpose and a fresh start.

Next week, George unexpectedly “lands a new gig,” and it comes courtesy of Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington). Fans of the BBC soap will recall seeing the pair recently “lamenting over their disastrous love lives over a drink in Harry’s Barn.” Now, a shared crisis draws them back into each other’s orbits in the coming episodes, thanks to escalating drama involving Nicola’s son, Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway), and George’s brother, Kojo Asare (Dayo Koleosho).

The core of the danger lies with Harry. Unbeknownst to George, Harry has been “crashing at co-worker Kojo’s place with George,” and he’s been secretly “using the flat to stash drugs that Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) is forcing him to deal.” This illicit operation is a ticking time bomb, and Harry is desperate to keep George from discovering his perilous secret.

To effectively “cover up his illicit business,” Harry urgently “needs to find a way to distract George and keep him out of the flat.” For this crucial task, he enlists the help of his mother, Nicola. In a move that seems like a solution but is actually a calculated diversion, Nicola “later offers George the job of Head of Security at Harry’s Barn.” Her clear hope is that the demanding and “unsociable hours will keep him busy,” effectively keeping him away from the flat and Harry’s hidden criminal activities.

However, George’s potential acceptance of this offer raises immediate, grave questions. Will George, in his desperate search for stability, accept this seemingly innocuous job offer? And more importantly, will “getting close to the Mitchells prove to be a dangerous move” for him? Given the Mitchell family’s long-standing connections to Walford’s criminal underworld, and Harry’s current entanglement with Ravi Gulati’s drug operation, George stepping into this new role could unwittingly plunge him into a dangerous, high-stakes world of crime, deception, and potentially deadly consequences. His future in Walford hangs precariously in the balance, as he navigates a new job riddled with hidden perils.

Do you think George will accept the Head of Security job, and if so, how long until he uncovers Harry’s dangerous secret? What kind of trouble do you foresee George getting into by working so closely with the Mitchells? Share your predictions below! 👇