EastEnders drops big hints to Cindy secret before she returned from the 𝕕ead
EastEnders dropped a big hint about Cindy’s life away from Albert Square
Later, Cindy made it clear to Ian that she had only asked Eve about Denise because she was genuinely concerned, and admitted to having been in a similar headspace before.
‘You know, you saw me at rock bottom,’ she reminded him.
Though little is known about what happened for most of Cindy’s 25 years away from Albert Square, we know enough to see why Cindy may have found herself suffering a mental health crisis.
Cindy was first put into witness protection after giving birth to Cindy Jnr in 1998, having given the police information about her cell mate in exchange for her freedom.
Living under the name Rose, she met George Knight (Colin Salmon), and the pair started a family together.
However, in 2014, Cindy learnt of the murder of her daughter, Lucy Beale, and headed back to Albert Square in her grief, breaking her witness protection cover.
Because of this, Cindy was unable to return to her new family, fearing that they would be in danger if she did.
Several years later, she finally reunited with former lover Ian, which we can only assume was when she was at ‘rock bottom’, as she pointed out.
