Amid Bea Pollard's apparent obsession with Honey Mitchell that escalates with a fraud twist on EastEnders, fans now think a twist involving Max Branning will happen

Viewers of EastEnders think a big twist is coming for Bea Pollard involving Max Branning.

The pair had been on a date weeks ago but Max was not keen, amid his possible reconciliation with ex Linda Carter. Since then Bea has been trying to get sympathy from Walford residents, claiming she has nowhere to live and no one to turn to.

Honey Mitchell recently took pity on her, letting her stay at her home while she was away with the family. Amid upcoming scenes seeing Billy Mitchell concerned about Bea and her wanting to be around his family, a new twist revealed Bea would take shocking action.

Needing money and being rejected for a credit card, Bea is set to get one in Honey's name instead. Amid fears for Honey, fans are now wondering if she's set to get involved with Max again in a new storyline.

Max is set to marry a mystery bride on New Year's Day 2027, as teased in a recent flashforward episode. Also in the episode it wased Max was having an affair with a pregnant woman.

So is Bea the bride, or is she the pregnant character? One fan said: "The Bea story is interesting, something in the back of my head makes me wonder if she's Max's bride though."

Another suggested: "The pregnant woman is Bea. I have a feeling they may have a one night stand and Bea may get attached to Max. She’ll want to be with him but he’ll keep rejecting her. She’ll get pregnant from someone else but tell Max it’s his baby."

What we also know is that ahead of this big episode, Max falls out with his brother Jack Branning, while Max's niece Penny Branning recently confirmed her pregnancy. This detail has sparked a new theory is that Penny's mother and Jack's ex Selina will head back to the show, and that she's the bride.

Taking to social media, one fan shared: "Max will be marrying Selina Branning (Penny's Mum). This is why Jack isn’t happy with Max as he’s marrying his ex-wife / Penny's mum. They’ll either start a relationship when she returns or they may have seen each other briefly when Max was not on the square (similar to his relationship with Zoe).

"The Cindy, Chelsea and Linda scene is a misdirect, but I believe he will sleep with all these women at some point during the year. Baby Ethan is Penny and Vinny’s daughter.

"This is also why Selina will return to the square as she’ll find out her daughter is pregnant." Another fan backed this theory, also believing that the other potential brides are red herrings, and that Selina is the real bride.

The fan said: "If Penny is pregnant, do you think her mother Selina might appear on the Square at some point? Could she be a possible love interest for Max, seeing as how the Branning men have a tendency to share lovers at different times in their lives (Stacey, Rainey, Tanya, etc.)."

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