EastEnders is set to reveal the identity of Cindy’s Christmas Day attacker during the show's 40th anniversary week.

EastEnders spoilers follow from the two Christmas Day episodes. EastEnders’ Christmas Day episodes have become a tradition in households across the country, for both regular viewers and those who only watch the soap once a year.

Cindy Beale is feared dead in EastEnders after she was brutally attacked in a new whodunnit on the BBC soap, following her showdown with the Beales and the Knights

The BBC soap has teased that a number of characters will find themselves in the line of question as the pub landlady's fate hangs in the balance, with fans having to wait a little longer before the truth is revealed.

EastEnders will air on BBC One twice on Christmas Day and then again on Boxing Day with Cindy Beale at the centre of the drama

EastEnders' Cindy Beale was exposed for her affair with Junior Knight in the first of two episodes on Christmas Day, but it appears time may have run out for her

EastEnders' Cindy Beale was left for dead on Christmas Day by a mystery attacker, and show bosses have now revealed fans will discover who whacked her over the head with a shovel during the show's 40th anniversary week.