FURIOUS EastEnders fans have branded a character as a ‘slimy snake’ following a ‘selfish’ decision.
Bobby Brazier has played the role of Freddie Slater in the BBC soap since 2022.
Viewers have been left annoyed by Freddie’s actions towards best mate Bobby Beale and Bobby’s girlfriend Anna Knight.
On an online forum, a viewer penned: “Ever since [Freddie] came back to the Square, he kept hanging around Bobby and Anna as the third wheel on their dates even when Bobby asked him not to.
“Freddie literally invited himself along to Anna’s abortion appointment to watch her abort her boyfriend’s baby…
“…And then made his move on her.”
Titled “Freddie is a slimy snake and it needs to be called out”, the online post reiterated its point.
The user added: “This is the most vulnerable Anna has ever been and just went through a difficult decision of going through with an abortion.
“So Freddie being Freddie grabs her by the hands, pulls her in close and makes his move.
“It’s just slimy and selfish.”
After Anna discovered she was pregnant, the young woman decided to hide this information from Bobby.
However, Freddie realised what was going on and accompanied his potential love interest to an abortion clinic.
By the time Bobby (Clay Milner Russell) discovered the pair kissing, he’d already put the pieces together about the pregnancy.
He further assumed – given their history – that Anna and Freddie had been seeing each other behind his back, although both assured him this was not the case.
Fans have not been holding back their opinions about the love triangle storyline.
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one viewer raged: “Who asked for Anna & Freddie?
“I have not seen one person ship them, no edits of them, no one wanting them together or remotely interested in their relationship. What’s the point?”
Another added: “Ruining the show! Abysmal abysmal abysmal! Blend these two together and Hollyoaks actors are still superior- it hurts my heart to exclaim such words about the mighty Eastenders! Viva la axe.”
EastEnders airs on BBC One and is available to watch on iPlayer.
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ISRAELI warplanes blasted Hezbollah targets in seven areas of Lebanon as the “new phase” of its war ramped up.
The bombing follows two surprise sabotage attacks with pagers and walkie-talkies targeting Hezbollah that killed at least 37 and injured thousands.
Israel has seized the initiative and moved thousands of troops to the north of the country as analysts believe it could be set to invade.
Warplanes fired on settlements in southern Lebanon overnight and heavy artillery also fired across the northern border.
The strikes came as Hezbollah continue to fire rockets into northern Israel with five injured as the terror group retaliates against the surprise blitz.
Cross border exchanges increased as Israeli sources said toll from the two-day blitz of Hezbollah communications was higher than the terror group had admitted.
reports said Hezbollah’s elite group of fighters called “The Radwan Unit” had been hit hard by the pager strike.
Doctors in Lebanese hospitals overwhelmed by a flood of admissions following two waves of blast said many casualties had been blinded.
Others had fingers or entire hands blown off while those who had not taken pagers and walkie talkies from pockets suffered appalling leg and groin injuries.
Dr Elias Warrak described Wednesday as “the worst day of [his] life as a physician”.
He revealed at least 60 per cent of the people he had seen had lost at least one eye and some had suffered brain damage.
He added: “I believe the number of casualties and the type of damage that has been done is humongous.
“Unfortunately, we were not able to save a lot of eyes, and unfortunately the damage is not limited to the eyes – some of them have damage in the brain in addition to any facial damage.”
The Israeli military said on Thursday it struck six Hezbollah “terrorist infrastructure sites” and a weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon overnight, as fears grew of a full-blown war.
The air force “struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in the areas of Chihine, Tayibe, Blida, Meiss El Jabal, Aitaroun and Kfarkela in southern Lebanon, as well as a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the area of Khiam in southern Lebanon,” a military statement said.
In a separate statement, the military said two drones crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon on Thursday.
They fell in areas near Beit Hillel and Yaara, causing no injuries but one sparked a blaze that Israeli firefighters were extinguishing, the statement added.
Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging fire across the Israeli-Lebanon border in parallel with the war Israel has waged in Gaza against Hamas after October 7.
Tens of thousands of people have had to flee the border area on both sides.
Hezbollah have killed 26 civilians and 20 soldiers and forced 80,000 Israelis to flee south to escape the blitz, which has damaged nearly 1,000 homes within six miles of the border.
Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday to return the evacuated Israelis “securely to their homes”.
Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant declared the start of a “new phase” of war as the country’s army moved north.
The announcement paves the way for the first full-scale invasion of southern Lebanon since 2006 in a drive to push back the terror group and allow Israelis to return home.
But the risky move raises the spectre of Hezbollah backers, Iran being drawn into a devastating regional conflict.
IDF air power alone has been unable to stop the life-threatening barrages and analysts now believe a ground invasion of southern Lebanon could be imminent.
One plan being considered by Israeli war chiefs is a move to occupy a buffer zone inside southern Lebanon.
By James Halpin, Foreign News Reporter
Iranian proxy Hezbollah ordered the pagers months ago but never thought the quaint piece of tech could be tampered with.
Hezbollah shifted to pagers after the group’s leader told members to stop using phones in February over fears they could be tracked by Israeli spies.
A senior Lebanese security source said the group had ordered 5,000 beepers made by Taiwan-based Gold Apollo, which were brought into the country in the spring.
But Gold Apollo told media in Taipei today the specific order was manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT in Budapest.
Gold Apollo boss Hsu Ching-kuang said BAC asked to manufacture their own pagers with the company’s trademark and they were paid from a mystery Middle Eastern bank account, NPR reports.
BAC Consulting chief executive Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono confirmed to media that her company worked with Gold Apollo.
But said, “I don’t make the pagers. I am just the intermediate.”
At some point during the manufacture, the devices were modified by Israel’s spy service with a small amount of explosive.
The AR-924 pager is described as being “rugged” and contains a rechargeable lithium battery with 85 days of battery life.
Their longevity would be important in Lebanon which has suffered major power outages.
Pagers also run on a different wireless network than mobile phones, making them more resilient in emergencies and harder for Israel to hack digitally.
The affected pagers were only delivered to Hezbollah recently, but other associates of the group were also injured, including the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon.
