With The Six set to commit a brutal murder in EastEnders on Christmas Day, fans have spent the last nine months trying to work out who the victim will be.
It has been well documented that The Six – comprising of Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) – have vowed to see the men in their lives ‘get what they deserve’, but which of these men will finally meet his maker?
One character that has a suspicious number of connections to The Six is Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) and, given that he was been voted Best Villain at this year’s British Soap Awards, he is certainly a character awaiting his comeuppance.
‘It’s been an eventful year for Ravi,’ actor Aaron Thiara admitted.
Could Ravi end up dead on the Queen Vic floor
‘We’ve seen him have issues with Sharon and Keanu with the drug storyline and Keanu being attacked by Ravi.
‘We’ve got the big one with Suki and Denise. Suki being misled that she killed Ranveer but actually it was Ravi, and Kheerat took the fall.
‘This also brings in Stacey because she lost her loved one and then obviously the Denise affair which blew up and had huge effects which remised across the whole Square.
‘So Ravi is tied up with a lot of the women which has been very eventful and interesting.’
With so many of The Six vying for his blood, now seems like as good a time as any for Ravi to try and make amends, and sparing the life of Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) seemed to be the starting point. But is it too little too late?
‘Ravi’s at a point where his conscience is taking over and he’s thinking about who he wants as a person in comparison to his impulsive behaviour in the past.
‘It’s a moment of growth for him, and he’s wanting to be his own man but he’s got caught up in this horrible situation with his dad pulling him in to it.
‘With that, it’s brought a whole heap of drama now because he’s wanting to keep it all under wraps from Nish as well as from Suki, and I think he believes he can wipe the slate clean.’
With the audience torn between whether or not this will be Ravi’s last Christmas, does Aaron believe that his character could end up in the dreaded cufflinks?
‘I think there is every possibility of it.’
