Anna Knight devastated as Gina drops bombshell that ‘changes everything’ in powerful EastEnders scenes

Sisters Anna and Gina Knight (Molly Rainford and Francesca Henry) have always been close, but a recent bombshell from Gina has changed everything for Anna in EastEnders.

Gina and Anna were left horrified as they listened in on a conversation between dad George Knight (Colin Salmon) and grandfather Eddie (Christopher Fairbank), during which George confronted Eddie over his upcoming court case for a racially motivated murder.

As George recalled the racist comments his dad’s friends had subjected him to, it all became too much for Anna, who rushed into the barrel store, upset.

Gina wasted no time in following and checking that she was okay, and Anna explained how she couldn’t believe the nasty things that were said, arguing that she thought Eddie had just been old-fashioned.

Gina and Anna overheard some difficult truths

When Gina pointed out that the things they had said were racist, Anna revealed what was really troubling her.

‘Did they kill that man just because he was black?’

Anna went on to reveal that, because George had never reacted to Eddie’s comments, she didn’t realise he was being racist.

Gina pointed out that it made sense for Anna to see things that way, as she was too afraid to recognise her granddad’s racism for what it really was.

When Anna urged her to explain further, Gina revealed that Eddie treated Anna differently because of the way she styled her hair and how she dressed and acted.

‘You pass, Anna,’ she said, ‘you could be white.’

Anna was quick to point out that she was ‘just as black as Gina’, but her older sister revealed that they were treated differently because of their appearances, with Gina opening up about the way people acted towards her and the things they said.

When Anna argued that she knew what racism was, Gina asked her why she never called it out when she spotted it.

Anna revealed that she thought Gina was tough and could handle herself, but Gina explained that she was only like that because she had to be, not because she wanted to be.

Gina then responded to Anna’s revelation that she used to be bullied too, by pointing out that the bullying stopped for her when she started dying her hair blonde and straightening it.

Anna tearfully explained to Gina that she hadn’t done it on purpose, she simply liked the way it looked, before asking Gina why she hadn’t mentioned this before if she had always felt this way.

Gina explained that, as Anna’s older sister, it had been her job to protect her, but Anna insisted that this was ‘judgement and not love’.

She accused Gina of putting her in a different category to her and George, saying that it was as though she was making it seem like Anna didn’t belong.

As Anna reflected on how she had always believed Gina had her back, Gina assured her that this didn’t change anything between them, but Anna disagreed.

‘For you, maybe, but not for me,’ she told her.

Will Anna and Gina ever be able to go back to how things were between them?