Two big EastEnders weddings confirmed as Walford is swarmed by proposals

It’s wedding season! (Picture: BBC) Two couples look set to get engaged in EastEnders, and one half of both is hiding an enormous secret. Max Branning (Jake Wood) is keeping shtum on the lie he told about the contents of Mick Carter’s (Danny Dyer) coffin, after learning that Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) had fabricated his second ‘death’ to keep hold of his life insurance money. After hearing of Mick’s demise, Linda and Max found Janine alongside a coffin supposedly containing him, and after Linda asked Max to check the body was definitely Mick’s when she was unable, Janine made the grim confession. Though Max initially wanted to tell Linda, his jealousy over her ever-present attachment to Mick and Janine’s manipulation – that his confirmation of Mick’s death would allow Linda to move on, specifically with him – caused him to tell her that Mick really was in the box. Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine) is also keeping a huge secret of her own – the fact that her partner, Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota), isn’t the dad of ‘their’ baby, Ethan, instead, Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) is. Still, everybody loves a wedding, right? Max pops the question to Linda… (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) Next week sees Max contemplate proposing to Linda, but his guilt continues to eat him up, knowing what a monstrous lie he’s told, and soon, he and Linda get wrapped up in more Carter kid drama, with Nancy (Maddy Hill) and the baby’s homecoming and Jess’ (Emma Lau) reappearance. With Jess offering Nancy a fresh start with her and the baby and also giving Lee (Danny Hatchard) a final ultimatum, the emotion of the day sees Max get down on one knee and pop the question to Linda, who happily says yes. Across the Square, Penny and best friend Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) grow suspicious of Vinny and what he’s up to, tracking him to Knight Fusion where he’s having a meeting with an investor. …Vinny will pop the question to Penny (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. When the investor wrongly presumes that Penny and Vinny are engaged to be married, they’re forced to go along with the charade, but news quickly spreads to their loved ones and they’re forced tell everybody that it was all for show. Vinny quite enjoyed the charade, though, and decides he’d actually quite like to be married to Penny and, as confirmed in the trailer, also decides to pop the question. While we don’t know how Penny responds, Linda is all to happy to say yes, setting the stage for her discovery over Max’s evil lie, and her eventual exit. EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday, November 16 at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer. Deals of the Day Cold mornings are coming and this is the dressing gown I want to live in We're adding this discounted NEOM gift set straight to basket Want an LED face mask for less? This Black Friday deal could save you hundreds This teeth whitening sale could save you up to 64% before Black Friday The best Black Friday sleep deals to upgrade your bedroom with Simba’s 33% off sale Arrow MORE: Max’s cruel Mick lie ‘exposed’ and Linda sobs as EastEnders spoilers reveal what happens next Arrow MORE: The truth about ‘dead’ Mick after Linda and Janine shocker as EastEnders spoilers reveal what happens next Arrow MORE: EastEnders legend declared dead as body is found The Soaps Newsletter – Daily All the latest soaps spoilers and gossip, in your inbox every morning.