EastEnders star Micah Balfour has predicted the future of his character Junior Knight’s relationship with father George amid the Cindy Beale affair storyline.

Junior and Cindy have recently embarked on an affair after sleeping together earlier this year, and will go to extreme measures next week as they attempt to keep everything secret.

These include Cindy promoting Bobby to manager of Beale’s Eels to keep him out of the way, while Junior offers Peter a job to get him out of the way – much to the annoyance of Cindy, whose subsequent plan to replace Bobby in the job with Peter backfires.

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Amid the drama, there is also the complex relationship between Junior and George, Micah noting that a lot of it comes down to the fact “they are really similar personalities” and that they will have a way to go until things can be resolved.

“Things happen during the course of their relationship that show they can start to mend bridges, but it only takes one action or one comment from either of them for them to both put their walls up,” he explained.

“So, I think they do have a long way to go before they can seriously mend those bridges.”

He also admitted that Junior doesn’t feel bad about sleeping with his sister’s mother and his father’s ex.

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“Initially, I think he slept with Cindy as a way to get back at his dad, whether he was aware of it or not,” he said. “I think that was the initial attraction, but their relationship has progressed, and he has developed some genuine feelings towards Cindy.

“I’m not sure how serious those feelings are, but he does have a genuine affection for her. But he’s one of those men who feels that what people don’t know can’t hurt them.”

Micah went on to praise working with co-stars Michelle Collins and Colin Salmon, who play Cindy and George, calling the former “an incredible actress and a really lovely person”.

“Colin is also such a generous person and such a beautiful soul, and we’ve had a good time working on this relationship,” he added.