{"id":57833,"date":"2025-04-28T15:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/57833\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:53:10","slug":"eastenders-confirms-why-nicola-killed-shireen-in-early-iplayer-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/57833\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders confirms why Nicola killed Shireen in early iPlayer release"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders<\/a> spoilers follow for Monday\u2019s episode (28 April), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC iPlayer and hasn\u2019t yet aired on TV.<\/strong><\/p>\n

EastEnders has seemed to confirm why Nicola Mitchell killed Shireen Bashar<\/a> \u2013 to stop a big secret from coming out.<\/p>\n

With work set to begin on Paradise Park<\/a>, the site where Harry\u2019s ex-girlfriend is buried, Nicola desperately tried to dispose of the body before it\u2019s too late. But her plans failed, and Teddy found out about her deadly crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nicola tried to explain herself in today\u2019s episode<\/a>, claiming that she paid Benji to scare Shireen off and things got out of hand, but furious Teddy didn\u2019t believe her story.<\/p>\n

Teddy headed to the party at Harry\u2019s Barn to tell Harry the truth about Shireen, but Nicola stopped him just in time, pleading that the news would destroy their son.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/strong>Best streaming services<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Teddy told his wife to pack a bag and run, as Benji is an experienced killer and won\u2019t get caught, having planted evidence to pin the murder on Nicola<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nicola did as she was told and packed a suitcase, but Barney discovered his mum\u2019s plans just before she left the house.<\/p>\n

Teddy later found Barney upset in the Square, who told his dad he knew about Nicola\u2019s departure. However, some wise words from the teen gave Teddy second thoughts about how to respond to this bombshell.<\/p>\n

\"teddy<\/p>\n

BBC<\/p>\n

Related: EastEnders confirms Cindy Beale’s shocking Walford return next month<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

He went home but was surprised to see Nicola\u2019s suitcase still in the hallway. She had left a note to tell him that she had gone to fix the situation herself, leaving him concerned.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nicola snuck into Paradise Park and used Benji\u2019s directions to find the exact spot where Shireen is buried. She frantically began digging while talking to herself \u2013 revealing why she ordered Shireen\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n

“You were going to ruin Harry\u2019s life,” she said. “And you knew too much. Sooner or later, you would have told Teddy that Barney wasn\u2019t his. I couldn\u2019t let that happen.”<\/p>\n

\"nicola,<\/p>\n

BBC<\/p>\n

Related: EastEnders star addresses ‘cut scene’ from Sonia’s exit episodes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

At that point, Teddy arrived at the site and stopped an emotional Nicola from digging, telling her that they were going to fix this mess together and she had to follow his orders.<\/p>\n

With Teddy seemingly now in control, what will he and Nicola do next?<\/a> And is the secret about Barney\u2019s paternity<\/a> rising closer to the surface?<\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/strong> airs on Mondays – Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Digital Spy’s first print magazine is here! Buy British Comedy Legends<\/a> in newsagents or online<\/a> now, priced at \u00a37.99.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EastEnders spoilers follow for Monday\u2019s episode (28 April), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[1380,30338,1331,77,1330,30337,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-57833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-a817a234-c5f0-4c73-9ece-9128c6d6372a","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-locale-gb","13":"tag-shorttitle-eastenders-confirms-why-nicola-killed-shireen","14":"tag-tv","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114416399389041703","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}