EASTENDERS fans have predicted the ‘biggest twist of the year’ after insisting a new character is a show icon’s real father.
Earlier this month crime boss Russell Delaney [Antony Skordi] made his debut, being revealed as the person who has been troubling Mark Fowler Jr [Stephen Aaron-Sipple] for months.
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Crime boss Russell arrived on the Square earlier this month Credit: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron
Fans think he’ll be revealed as Nicola Mitchell’s real dad Credit: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron
Now EastEnders fans have taken to social media with a wild theory that Russell is Nicola Mitchell’s real dad, after they were previously led to believe her father was a violent alcoholic who passed away 20 years ago.
Alongside photos of Nicola [Laura Doddington] and Russell posted on TikTok, one viewer said: “I think they’re definitely gearing up for more of Nicola’s family being introduced, even for short stints.
“She’s been talking a lot more about her family and upbringing recently.”
Another said: “Yeah, that’s definitely her father.”
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Someone else wrote: “I hope so, we need a good storyline to build up to the New Year.”
And a fourth added: “I really think he’s Nicola’s dad.”
Russell previously made it very clear he’s not a nice guy when he pressured Mark to kill a police informant in his drug gang, which turned out to be Ravi Gulati [Aaron Thiara].
Mark and Ravi ended up having a showdown in the woods but were both saved when Vicki Fowler [Alice Haig] and the Mitchells arrived.
After officially arriving on the Square, Russell told Mark he wants £100,000 – bundling him into a car around the same time as Nigel Bates’ funeral.
Fans will recognise Antony after his roles in Soldier Soldier and The Bill.
He also voiced characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
