EastEnders tee’d up the clash of the titans tonight (Monday, December 29), as Max Branning and Cindy Beale came face-to-face for the first time since their Christmas night hookup. The circumstances couldn’t have been any more different though – realising exactly who the other person is.For Cindy, this included the realisation that she’d gotten steamy with the man who killed Steven. Needless to say, the stage is set for an epic showdown between two of Walford’s most volatile figures.
Here’s what happened in EastEnders tonight – and what happens next.
Max disobeyed his family
In the wake of an eventful Christmas, Lauren and Peter made final preparations for Jimmy’s christening. This included their decision to uninvite Max from the event, to prevent an ugly confrontation between him and Cindy.
Max managed to talk his way back into being invited after giving a thoughtful gift to Lauren –

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