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David also stays behind, promising Cindy that he will try to get Lucy and join her later, but he never does. Assisted by David and Barry Evans ( Shaun Williamson), she collects her sons, but is unable to get Lucy, and is forced to leave without her.
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The police suspect Cindy is involved and when David is called in for questioning, Cindy knows she will soon be arrested, so decides to flee with her children. Although she changes her mind, it is too late and Ian is shot, collapsing in a pool of blood in front of Cindy. David loses interest in Cindy so she takes drastic action and in October 1996, she hires John Valecue (Steve Weston), a hitman to kill Ian. Ian vows to take Cindy to court for custody of their children. Suspecting Cindy is cheating, Ian hires a private investigator, who records Cindy and David in a clinch. Cindy and David meet secretly for a year and she falls in love with David, growing less and less tolerant of Ian. Married life and motherhood takes its toll on Cindy and she has two affairs, first with Matt (Toby Walton), a lifeguard, in 1994, and then with Simon's half-brother, David Wicks ( Michael French), also Ian's half-brother, in 1995. Everyone believes him, and Ian and Cindy almost separate but the truth emerges, just before Lucy and Peter are born in December. Richard Cole ( Ian Reddington) is romantically interested in Cindy but she rejects him, so Richard tells people that he is the father of her twins. They reunite and Cindy gets pregnant in 1993. Ian persuades her to return to Walford so he can help her bring Steven up. In 1992, Ian discovers that Simon has abandoned Cindy and Steven.
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Ian's behaviour grows erratic after attempting suicide and failing, he chooses to ruin Simon's life instead so Simon decides to leave Walford with Cindy and Steven, leaving Ian heartbroken. However, Simon decides he wants to be a father to his son and convinces Cindy to leave Ian, devastating him with the news that Steven is not his son and a feud erupts when he realises Simon is the father. She suggests leaving Ian for Simon but he refuses, not wanting to be tied down or upset his family so Cindy marries Ian, letting him think he is the baby's father, giving birth to Steven in December 1989. However, while working together late one night at The Queen Victoria public house, Cindy and Simon have sex and Cindy becomes pregnant.
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Meanwhile, Simon retaliates by reconciling with Sharon Watts ( Letitia Dean). Initially she only wants to make Simon jealous but she and Ian start dating and by February 1989, they announce their engagement. However, Cindy grows tired of Simon's womanising, and despite his feelings for her, she moves on to Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt), who is becoming a successful entrepreneur. She dates barman Simon Wicks ( Nick Berry), who is also seeing Donna Ludlow ( Matilda Ziegler), leading Cindy and Donna to fight for Simon's attention. She lies and schemes to ensure that she gets what she wants.Ĭindy Beale first arrives at Albert Square in May 1988, wherein she begins working on her mother's market stall selling hats. Their marriage soon deteriorated, however, due to Cindy's selfish streak that shows the character becoming unfaithful to Ian and growing more concerned about her own needs than their own children. She first appeared and originally departed on 27 December 1990, before returning as one of the show's central antagonists from 13 October 1992 until her exit episode on 10 April 1998 the character died off-screen of childbirth on 5 November 1998.ĭuring her time on the show, Cindy embarked on a prolonged relationship with her would-be husband Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt). Cindy Beale (also Williams) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michelle Collins.