BBC EastEnders fans predict The Six will kill again as Keanu Taylor’s disappearance investigated

EastEnders fans have worked out Karen Taylor will be killed off in a dark murder twist.

BBC soap lovers have predicted Karen, played by Lorraine Stanley, won’t last much longer in Walford after returning to demand answers about her son Keanu Taylor’s disappearance. EastEnders will know The Six – Stacey Slater, Denise Fox, Suki Panesar, Linda Carter, Sharon Watts and Kathy Beale – covered up Keanu’s death and buried his body in Kathy’s abandoned café after Linda stabbed in to stop him from strangling Sharon.

The Six, so far, have convinced Walford that Keanu went on the run after attacking Nish Panesar, but Karen’s return threatened to expose all of the lies. Karen was forced to leave the square when Keanu blamed her for the fake kidnapping of his son Albie that he had orchestrated in a bid to keep Sharon from leaving.

Keanu’s role in the kidnapping was exposed at Christmas which ultimately led to the confrontation in The Vic and his death. Karen, who left the Square in December, recently returned and it seems as if she isn’t buying The Six’s recollection.

In recent scenes, available on BBC iPlayer due to football coverage, Kathy decided to call the police to report Karen for Albie’s staged kidnapping, in a bid to keep her from discovering the truth about Keanu’s disappearance. However, Karen’s daughter Bernie overheard and stopped Kathy’s plan.

Later, Kathy found another way to get rid of Karen and stop her investigating Keanu’s disappearance. She told Stacey her plan to threaten to report Karen for the kidnapping if she didn’t leave Walford for good.

Kathy had also learned that Phil Mitchell had been demanding Albie’s ransom money – £50,000 – that Karen had taken with her when she fled Walford last year. After Phil reclaimed the Arches, Kathy told Karen that her debt to Phil was settled through her son’s business.

However, Kathy didn’t realise Karen overheard her discussing the plan with Stacey leading fans to fear for Karen’s safety. Could she be risking her life by arguing with Kathy and will The Six strike again to save themselves?

Sharing on X, previously known as Twitter, one wrote: “I think they might kill off Karen.” Another tweeted: “Karen should not have heard that conversation between Kathy and Stacey.”

“Will she [Karen] still be alive?” A third asked while a fourth noted: “Uh oh, Karen over heard that.” Others questioned if Karen would survive or if The Six would try to get her arrested for kidnapping. One said: “How is Karen just gonna go off quietly now, she is leaving again isn’t she? Maybe they do get her arrested.”