This article contains discussion of sexual
assault which some readers may find distressing.
A dramatic week lies ahead for some of our
Walford favourites next week on EastEnders.
Next week will see a dramatic two-hander episode as Walford stalwart Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) discovers the truth about his beloved soulmate Yolande’s (Angela Wynter) traumatic sexual assault at the hands of serial abuser Pastor Clayton (played by Howard Saddler).
On Monday, Patrick continues to worry about the increasingly distant and emotional Yolande and this only gets worse when Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) reveals that Yolande didn’t make her medical appointment, one of which Patrick was not aware of.
Yolande’s loved ones grow more concerned when Denise Fox (Diane Parish) notices her absence at the launch of the new food van – her passion project.
As a result, Patrick unintentionally reaches out to the worst person to help – her attacker, Pastor Clayton. The villainous pastor suggests to Patrick that Yolande’s health could be failing her, prompting Patrick to suggest such concerns to Yolande herself who is horrified he spoke with Pastor Clayton about her.
On Tuesday, however, when Yolande cannot bring herself to tell the truth to Patrick, she asks her friend Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) to tell him instead.
