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EastEnders fans praise 'powerful' episode as Yolande Trueman's sexual assault storyline starts


EastEnders viewers were left in tears as Yolande Trueman was sexually assaulted by Pastor Clayton during Wednesday's episode of the BBC One soap, with fans praising Angela Wynter's 'award-worthy' performance

The beloved character is at the heart of a devastating storyline as the London-based soap tackles this often unspoken crime, a decade on from Linda Carter's own traumatic experience with Dean Wicks. In the episode aired on Wednesday, 17 April, Patrick Trueman (played by Rudolph Walker) was on high alert, leading fans to speculate that he might confront Pastor Clayton (Howard Saddler) while his wife was fully engrossed in her church fundraiser. As the final preparations for the fundraiser were underway, with Yolande thrilled that Denise and Chelsea Fox had both agreed to help, Pastor Clayton slowly began to make his move.

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