Reiss Colwell could find himself in trouble next week on EastEnders when Phil Mitchell rumbles he is hiding something big
Reiss Colwell will find himself in trouble next week on EastEnders – when he makes an enemy of Phil Mitchell.
The initially unsuspecting resident killed his wife Debbie in shocking scenes last week, with the police getting involved in her passing. Next week, Reiss continues to panic about the post-mortem results, and if they’ll reveal she died from being suffocated.
Whilst Sonia tries to reassure him that the post-mortem is routine, he panics. Elsewhere, Eve sees Reiss with Debbie’s wedding ring in the café – and the pressure to get money only amps up when Phil demands a return on his fake investment. He gives Reiss 24 hours to get the money, but how is he going to raise that much cash in such a short time? He lies to Sonia – but what’s his next move?
Reiss with his partner Sonia Fowler (
BBC/Calum McCarron)
Actor Jonny Freeman recently confessed that Reiss was still “optimistic” despite getting himself into deeper debt.
He said: “He’s scrambling around but he’s optimistic that it’s all going to work out. I think there’s optimism, but also naivety, and obviously as things start to creak and crumble, Reiss starts to realise that he’s doing things for desperate measure. I suppose through all of it, he’s losing a sense of his moral compass as he’s trying to do right by Debbie, and he’s also trying to do right by Sonia.”
Phil isn’t the only person Reiss has tried to scam, with Sharon also having been a target.
“Sharon explains how much she values Reiss’ support and notes how highly Keanu regarded him, and how his faith in Reiss secured him the job,” he added, “Reiss instantly regrets his actions and backtracks by vowing to help Sharon find a loophole to avoid the debt, but Reiss is out of options, and soon realises that he has no other option but to continue to scam her.”
Whatever happens next, Reiss might find himself in a lot of trouble if Phil learns the truth of what really happened to his money. Phil – played by Steve McFadden – isn’t someone to mess with – but has Reiss sealed his own fate?
