ELAINE Thorpe moved into The Queen Vic as the pub’s new co-owner and her other half soon joined her.

Tonight in EastEnders, George Knight shocks everyone by popping the question. But what will Elaine say?

Linda Carter (portrayed by Kellie Bright) sold Mick’s half of the Vic to her mother Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) and the new landlady made a thunderous return to Walford.

In allowing her mother to get hold of half of the pub, Linda ruined her friendship with Sharon Watts and made an enemy out of Nish Panesar.

The pair had been keen to get their hands on the Vic but had to give up on expanding their respective empires when Elaine rocked up the Square.

But Linda had no clue Elaine was planning to welcome George (Colin Salmon) and his two daughters in the pub with her.

Could the newcomers be keeping a dark secret – or even a connection to former villainess Cindy Beale?

Tonight on BBC One, Linda is struggling with the Knight family invasion as loved-up Elaine and George make themselves at
home.

Elaine confides in Linda that Anna and Gina’s mother walked out on George and the family nine years ago and never looked back.

Linda’s nose is put out of joint when Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) arranges a meeting with George to discuss a new pub, pie and fight collaboration between The Vic and The Boxing Den.

Later on, Linda overhears George on the phone and realises he’s not yet sold his Marbella bar.

This means he has no money to support The Vic accounts.

Linda furiously orders him and the girls out but George stuns Elaine and the rest of The Vic punters by proposing.

Will Elaine accept George’s proposal?

Or will his finances be enough to convince her to call it quits with him?

EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.