As EastEnders fans were treated to face a blast from the past this week with the return of Peter and Cindy Beale, we take a closer look at who's who in the iconic Beale family
Following Peter and Cindy Beale's surprising return to Albert Square this week, many fans at home have been struggling to follow exactly who is who in the iconic family, particularly how Cindy Beale is connected to the Knight family.
Fear not soap fans, as OK! has you covered with a quick run down of who's who in the Beale family tree.Kathy Beale The current matriarch of the Beale family, Kathy Beale first married into the family in 1968, when she fell head over heels for Pete Beale, the first ex-husband of Walford icon Pat Butcher.
Following the end of her first marriage to Pete, Kathy later went on to tie the knot with Phil Mitchell, which led to the birth of her son Ben Mitchell.Following her earlier rape, Kathy also fell pregnant by her attacker Marcus Duffy, and later gave birth to a baby girl, Donna, who she later gave up for adoption.
In fact, it was after finding success in the business world that Ian locked horns with Phil Mitchell, with the two soon striking up an intense and long running feud. It was later revealed in 2023 that he had been living in the South of France with ex-wife Cindy, with the pair having reconciled at some unknown point in the past.
After being revealed to be a womaniser, Cindy grew tired of being second best and instead turned her sights to Ian Beale, who was only just starting out as a successful entrepreneur. Initially only dating him to make Simon jealous, Cindy later decided to take things one step further when she became engaged to Ian.
Although she was happy in her marriage, Cindy’s eye did have a tendency to wander, and she was caught up in affairs not once, but twice. The first affair was with a lifeguard named Matt, one year after the twins were born - and then a second with Simon’s brother David Wicks, who heartbreakingly, also happened to be Ian’s half-brother too.
While in prison, Cindy turned informant for the authorities in order to bring down another inmate, and in exchange for her assistance was granted a new identity and a whole new life, that saw her travel to Spain under the alias Rose. Lucy Beale Lucy Beale was the only daughter of Ian and Cindy Beale, and the twin sister of Peter Beale.
To make matters worse, rather than allowing the truth of her death to be made public, several members of the family covered it up in order to protect Bobby, until he was finally brought to justice and sent to juvenile detention. Following Cindy’s faux prison ‘death’ in 1998, Peter and his twin sister Lucy were raised by a series of step-mothers and their father Ian, with Peter in particular experiencing a great deal of jealousy towards his twin.
Despite the efforts of his family to conceal his crime, eventually Bobby was brought to justice and went to prison where he served his sentence in an institute for young offenders. As a heartbroken George turned to alcohol to dull his pain, big sister Gina took on a more maternal role with her little sister, and began to put Anna to bed, while also making sure her father would eat something.
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