EastEnders airs emotional scenes tonight (August 21) as Kathy Beale sees her son Ian for the first time in years.

Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) comes into close contact with Ian by chance after Phil Mitchell's secretive behaviour begins to arouse suspicion.

Kathy arrives as Sharon and Ian confront Phil
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Kathy arrives as Sharon and Ian confront Phil

The tense situation unfolds following Sharon's discovery of texts from "K" on Phil's phone, which has left her worried that he has another woman.

When Phil (Steve McFadden) angrily grabs his mobile back from Sharon, he sees that he needs to meet Kathy at St Pancras and makes an excuse to rush off.

Convinced that something dodgy is going on, Ian (Adam Woodyatt) and Sharon (Letitia Dean) decide to follow Phil to the station to find out what he's up to.

Tired of playing games, Sharon confronts Phil just as Kathy arrives to meet him. How will Kathy react when she finds herself under the same roof as her son?

Kathy sees Ian
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Kathy sees Ian

Kathy struggles to cope
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Kathy struggles to cope

EastEnders airs tonight at 8pm on BBC One.


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