Steven to become a murderer??

[Perdita]

EastEnders' resident teenage psycho Steven Beale stoops to a new low when he attempts to murder his nana Pat by smothering her to death.

Next week, viewers will finally discover that Steven, played by 19-year-old Aaron Sidwell, has been hiding his sister Lucy (Melissa Suffield) from their family in a remote caravan - and it's his gran, Pat (Pam St Clement) who unearths his deceit.

Following her shocking discovery, Pat is accidentally run over by Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) and finds herself laid up with a broken leg. When Steven visits her in hospital, he draws the cubicle curtains and smothers her with a pillow in an attempt to silence her from revealing his secret.

An EastEnders source told DS: "Steven hits rock bottom when Pat finds out that he's been hiding Lucy for all these weeks while his family have been frantically searching for her.

"He desperately wants Ian all to himself, but when Pat realises that Steven knows where Lucy is, he takes drastic steps to prevent his beloved nan from revealing all to Ian."

They added: "He goes from confused to psycho in a matter of minutes, grabbing a pillow and pushing it onto her face."

Sidwell was axed from the soap in February when it was also revealed he would become embroiled in a bisexual storyline involving his step-uncle, Christian Clarke (John Partridge). Over the weekend, he openly backed the decision to drop his character.

[Perdita]

EastEnders star Aaron Sidwell has admitted that soap chiefs made the right decision by axing his character.

The actor made a dramatic debut as unstable teen Steven Beale on the BBC One programme in September last year, but producers have now decided that the character's story arc has run its course.

"They really did try to keep Steven in," Aaron told the Daily Star Sunday. "The problem is EastEnders is a realistic show, so with Steven being a larger-than-life character it was always going to be hard having him doing the same crazy things day in, day out. (sorry to those agreeing with this statement)

"I wasn't expecting to stay on the Square forever. It was my first big job out of drama college and I couldn't have asked for a better start in the industry. I've had a great time and the character isn't being killed off, so who knows what might happen a few years down the line. There's always the possibility I might be asked back one day."

Sidwell's final scenes will air in May.

[Dutchgirl]

OMG he is two faced. Weird though he has a hard time keeping his face straight during the Beale diner with Stacey. But he kept Lucy secret all this time without as much as a clue. This is a bit far fetched.

[Siobhan]

I knew it.. I said all along that Steven was putting on the "I am better" act.. he is still a headcase and should never have been let out of the clinic

[sindydoll]

i was reading this on ds omg its gonna be gripping

[Timalay]

OMG he is two faced. Weird though he has a hard time keeping his face straight during the Beale diner with Stacey. But he kept Lucy secret all this time without as much as a clue. This is a bit far fetched.

How is he two faced?

[Siobhan]

OMG he is two faced. Weird though he has a hard time keeping his face straight during the Beale diner with Stacey. But he kept Lucy secret all this time without as much as a clue. This is a bit far fetched.

How is he two faced?

for the reason above.. it think.. but he has some neck.. he told Jane that Ian hit Lucy and that is why she ran off.. Ian is out of his mind with worry and this crazy guy not only knows where she is but is helping her. He is not only deceiving his family but carrying on like nothing is happening.. and then he tries to kill his Gran cause he want his dad to himself.. the same dad he imprisoned and blamed for his mum's death.. the same Dad who did nothing but love him and still wasn't good enough for Steven.. he went to see his "real dad" and just cause it didn't work out.. he wants Ian back.. The guy is a whole lot of crazy

[Joanne]

I knew it.. I said all along that Steven was putting on the "I am better" act.. he is still a headcase and should never have been let out of the clinic

I've said all along he's not ill - just rotten.

Still, it's bound to turn out that it's an accident cos Steven really loves his Nana Pat and wouldn't intentionally hurt her!

[Siobhan]

I knew it.. I said all along that Steven was putting on the "I am better" act.. he is still a headcase and should never have been let out of the clinic

I've said all along he's not ill - just rotten.

Still, it's bound to turn out that it's an accident cos Steven really loves his Nana Pat and wouldn't intentionally hurt her!

Of course not.. he also loves his Dad and wouldn't intentionally hurt him.. it is not like he would hide his daughter somewhere and put him through the pain of viewing dead bodies, would he??

[Perdita]

I knew it.. I said all along that Steven was putting on the "I am better" act.. he is still a headcase and should never have been let out of the clinic

I've said all along he's not ill - just rotten.

Still, it's bound to turn out that it's an accident cos Steven really loves his Nana Pat and wouldn't intentionally hurt her!

Of course not.. he also loves his Dad and wouldn't intentionally hurt him.. it is not like he would hide his daughter somewhere and put him through the pain of viewing dead bodies, would he??

It will be an accident like the shooting was (not).