EastEnders boss drops big flashforward clues that could be the end of Max

There’s a lot still to come for Max Branning (Picture: BBC/Kieron McCarron)

We’re over halfway through 2026, which means we’re getting closer to the resolution of the EastEnders flashforward story and the answers to our many, many questions.

For the uninitiated, EastEnders kicked off the year in true soap style: By flashing forward to January 1, 2027 and teasing us with a wedding, an affair, a murder, new babies and a terrifying hostage situation all in one episod...