Get the scoop on Carol's terrifying diagnosis in EastEnders (VIDEO)

Carol Jackson hears the diagnosis she's been avoiding in EastEnders – tests reveal she has breast cancer.

Carol, understandably, is in bits at the news, and decides to break up with Masood and visit her daughter, Sonia. She and Bianca try to comfort a crushed Carol and tell her she has to do whatever will make her happy.

But what exactly does that entail?

Watch the scoop on the big storylines in the coming week's EastEnders:

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An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.