One person in EastEnders that surely does not take rejection well is the unsettlingly unhinged Bea Pollard (Ronni Ancona)… as Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) is about to learn.
The bizarre bunny-boiler has developed an unhealthy fixation on Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton), worming her way into her and her husband Billy’s (Perry Fenwick) home and manipulating them so she can stay under their roof. Worse still, she’s been funding her time on the Square by using a fraudulent credit card in Honey’s name.
During her time in Walford, Bea has also sparked up an unexpected romance with Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), getting in the way of his spiky will-they won’t-they relationship with frenemy Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe).
She’s usethe money she defrauded from Honey to buy Ian drinks and charm him with dates, and has even helped him in his campaign battle against Harriet in the local council elections.
Unfortunately, Bea doesn’t play nice.
The deranged newcomer hatched an underhanded plan to launch a smear campaign video about Elaine to bolster Ian’s chances.
Although reluctantly allowing Bea to the post the video online, apparently there are some things even Ian Beale finds morally reprehensible and as soon as Elaine wished him luck, he suddenly had a change of heart.
Despite Ian’s best attempts to to delete that video, Elaine soon learns of the video’s existence from Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).
Cue a confrontation between a raging Elaine and a guilt-ridden Ian, who tried to reverse his smear campaign.
After Bea’s dirty tactics damaged his reputation, upcoming scenes of Eastenders will see Ian decide to call time on his relationship with his girlfriend… with explosive consequences.
Bea fusses around Ian , he’s Ian distracted to pay attention.
Later, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) lectures Ian for his underhanded actions as he tries to smooth things over with Elaine.
Meanwhile, Honey continues to worry that her identity has been stolen and later, after encouragement from Billy, asks Bea to confirm when she’s moving out. Bea reassures Honey she’s hoping to move in with Ian,
However, her plans are scuppered when Cindy shows Ian Bea’s article in the gazette… which names them as husband and wife. Spooked by his beau’s intensity, Ian decides to call time on their relationship.
When he tries to let Bea down gently, it goes even worse than any EastEnders viewer migh exepect and Ian is left well and truly shaken by Bea’s reaction.
But that’s just the tip of the crazy iceberg. When Bea gets home, Billy’s furious to learn about her latest antics and kicks her out on the spot…
… which leads a vengeful Bea to tamper with his ladder.
Don’t mess with Bea. You’ll get stunng.
