Sandra has arrived with a dark secret…
Today’s EastEnders sees a double arrival as both Sandra and Josh Goodwin arrive in Albert Square… but as always, the newcomers have got secrets.
Kim and Denise grill Sandra
Denise and Kim are miffed when they see a stranger asking the Walford locals about Jasmine. Assuming she is a journalist, the pair decide to set the record straight and take her to the salon to ‘talk’. However, once inside, Kim grabs Sandra by the collar and demands to know what she is doing.
Sandra is stunned and manages to explain that she is actually Josh’s mum, and that Anthony Trueman is his birth father. The news shocks Kim and Denise, and they quickly apologise by offering Sandra a cup of tea.
It doesn’t take long before the three women are getting along like a house on fire. Denise and Kim explain that they are ‘almost’ family to Josh and ask what he is like. Sandra is a proud mum and shows off photos of her son.
However, the mood sours when Sandra admits she and her husband, Keith, fostered Jasmine and Josh from the age of four, but an ‘incident’ meant the twins had to be separated. Kim tries to dig into what the incident is, but Sandra says she can’t talk about it.
Sandra reveals that she later adopted Josh, but not Jasmine. She also doesn’t mention her husband again. Kim asks what happened to Keith, but Sandra doesn’t answer… leaving everyone guessing.
Sandra wants answers about Jasmine in EastEnders
She asks what happened to Anthony, and although Denise and Kim are cagey at first, they eventually tell her everything. Sandra reveals she needs to know because she wants to protect her son.
Meanwhile, Josh has tracked his mum to Albert Square and makes a beeline for The Albert. As he gets a drink, he chats with Cindy, who asks what brings him to Walford. As the pair talk, neither has any idea that they shared a non-existent phone conversation the other week when Cindy answered Jasmine’s phone.
Sandra thanks Kim and Denise for bringing her up to speed about Jasmine, and heads off. But as they leave the salon, they bump into Josh, who is being thrown out of The Albert by Cindy, who is wrongly accusing him of dealing drugs in her bar.
Josh is cheeky with his mum, and it is clear the pair have a great relationship. He is happy to meet Denise and Kim, and Kim breaks the ice by saying he can call her ‘Aunty Kim’.
EastEnders fans make their predictions about Sandra and her secret
Fans are miffed that Sandra has a secret and want to know what happened to make her not adopt Jasmine.
Many are convinced it has something to do with Sandra’s husband, Keith. They also think that Jasmine could be to blame for whatever happened to him…
“I get the feeling that Keith got killed and Jasmine was involved,” predicted one fan on X. Another agreed: “I reckon Keith was abusive, and Jasmine hurt him to defend herself. But then he twisted things, hence the separation.”
Or could Keith be the one to blame?
Other fans think Sandra’s husband is still alive and did something to cause the twins to be separated…
“The easy thing to assume is that Jasmine did something to Josh when they were little. But the mentions about Sandra’s husband were weird. Did the husband do something and blame Jasmine? Or did Jasmine end up traumatised because of something he did? Then Sandra left her husband and gave up on Jasmine?” said one fan on Reddit.
Another agreed: “It seems the foster dad hurt Jasmine, and instead of standing by her, Sandra gave her up. Then she cut contact with them both afterwards.”
Over on X, viewers agreed. “Something must have happened between Sandra’s husband and Jasmine, and that’s why she got sent away. Sandra seemed shady when he got mentioned.”
“What is this incident? Don’t leave us in suspense. It’s been obvious for a while that Jasmine has serious issues,” agreed another fan.
