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EastEnders is not on tonight in schedule shake-up – here’s why and when it’s back

EastEnders is not on tonight (Thursday April 18) due to a schedule change. It will next air after the weekend.

It is believed it is because the soap showed a special hour-long episode yesterday (Wednesday April 17) featuring the horrific sexual assault of Yolande Trueman. Fans watching at home last night were overwhelmed by the “powerful” and “heartbreaking” episode, which saw Yolande locked in a kitchen and assaulted by Pastor Clayton. Later in the week, Pastor Clayton continues to invade her personal space making her feeling increasingly uncomfortable.

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