EastEnders spoilers follow.

EastEnders’ Bernie Taylor will make a big mistake in upcoming scenes as she attempts to blackmail Sharon Watts.

Bernie is convinced that Sharon killed her brother Keanu and has recently been sending Linda Carter threatening letters to get her to crack, as she also believes that Linda is covering for her.

In reality, Linda killed Keanu on Christmas Day to save Sharon’s life and The Six have been trying to cover it up ever since.

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In scenes airing next week, it seems that Bernie decides to target Sharon more directly as Sharon is spooked when she receives an ominous message.

Later on, Bernie messes up and unknowingly drops her burner phone in the café. Will she get discovered?

Elsewhere, the soap recently teased big drama for The Six in Dean Wicks’ upcoming murder trial, after the women successfully managed to frame him for Keanu’s murder.

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Scott Maslen, who plays Jack Branning, teased what is to come during a recent chat with Digital Spy, saying: “There’s obviously the ongoing scenario with The Six and trying to maintain some form of control over what they’re doing.

“He’s a policeman, and it’s handy to have a policeman in this situation to guide them a little bit. And he’s involved now, he’s in.

“So the stakes are very high, that’s where it’s going. It’s simmering at the moment, but we’re going to get to a boil.”