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BBC EastEnders fans 'rumble' Phil Mitchell's new love interest and it's not Elaine Peacock

EastEnders viewers are convinced they have worked out a new romance plot for Phil Mitchell on the BBC soap as they predict he will couple up with a Walford resident

EastEnders fans are all aflutter, suspecting they've sniffed out a budding romance for Phil Mitchell (played by Steve McFadden), with whispers of a 'slow burner' love story in the air. On the latest jaunt to Walford (18th June), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) nudged her mum, Elaine (Harriet Thorpe), to doll herself up for a raucous girls' night at The Queen Vic. Fresh from her split with George Knight (Colin Salmon), Elaine seized the moment to bat her eyelashes at Phil, cheekily informing him: "Just so you know, I'm getting a divorce.

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