Blood is set to be drawn in today’s episode of EastEnders as Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) and Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) come to blows.
Sharon and Nicola have clashed since the moment the latter arrived on Albert Square, and their feud is set to turn violent as the secrets they are both hiding risk being exposed.
Nicola believed that she had the upper hand over Sharon after uncovering her secret rendezvous with ex-husband Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) behind boyfriend Teddy Mitchell’s (Roland Manookian) back.
When Grant returned to Albert Square after being summoned to help brother Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) by Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley), he and Sharon began reminiscing, and soon one thing led to another…
However, Sharon isn’t the only one with a secret, as Nicola has been hiding a massive one of her own, which has evened out the playing field for her rival.
When Zack Hudson (James Farrar) confided in Sharon about his historic affair with Nicola, it gave Sharon leverage to keep her quiet about her own scandal.
It was recently revealed that their fling resulted in Nicola getting pregnant, making Zack Barney Mitchell’s (Lewis Bridgeman) biological father.
The truth came out after a terrifying ordeal which saw Barney hospitalised after the Queen Vic explosion.
After overhearing a conversation between Teddy and Nicola about Barney’s blood type, Zack questioned the nurse and discovered that it was impossible for them to both be Barney’s parents.
It didn’t take Zack long to deduce that he was Barney’s real dad, and he soon got confirmation from Nicola.
However, Barney has been brought up believing that Teddy is his dad, and Nicola wants to keep it that way.
In dramatic scenes, Nicola went as far as to have Zack attacked to warn him off trying to connect with Barney.
When Sharon spots his injuries in tonight’s episode, the interaction leads to a fight between the two women in Harry’s Barn.
As fists fly and glasses are broken, blood is drawn while their families watch on in horror.
Soon, Zack, Teddy and Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) step in to pry the warring women apart, but not before Nicola suffers a split lip.
With Nicola aware of Sharon’s infidelity, and Sharon set to discover the truth about Barney’s paternity, will either of their secrets be spilled to the stunned onlookers?
