EastEnders spoilers follow.
Upcoming episodes of EastEnders will see Dotty Cotton confront her true feelings for Vinny Panesar after Bernie Taylor encourages her to be honest.
First, Dotty and Vinny will be shocked to find that Bernie and the employees have gone on strike again. And when Suki finds out Dotty attempts to persuade Bernie, but with Roland on her mind, Bernie will be in no state to compromise.
In later scenes, Vinny will reinforce his relationship to Dotty. However, she is taken aback by his confession and after Bernie registers her reaction, she urges Dotty to be truthful about not being in love with him.
Elsewhere at the Panesars, Suki prepares for Kheerat's return but Vinny starts to realise Dotty is behaving uncharacteristically toward him. When he asks what's going on, Dotty dismisses his query.
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Earlier in January, Milly Zero who plays Dotty told Digital Spy that her character's future storylines will be "a real mixture of light and shade". The soap star also explained that [upcoming] episodes will "really explore her vulnerable, lonely side."
Her fickle personality comes after Dotty found herself sleeping rough over the festive period after exposing Rocky/Tom Cotton's wrongdoings.
In an effort to avoid being homeless, she found comfort in her best friend Vinny and teased that something romantic could happen between them if he guaranteed her a place to stay.
"We're going to have a look at some of the relationships she has, with Vinny, and maybe some of the other Panesars, and what that looks like, and, you know, seeing Dotty find a sense of belonging – and to also explore her relationship further with Rocky," Milly said.
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The actress confessed: "She really cares about him, he's her best friend and they are in a relationship right now, but she's just missing that kind of sexual attraction.
"She knows that Vinny would do anything for her, and she's kind of fallen on really hard times. She was homeless, and saw, in that moment, 'He'll do anything for me. I'm going to have to use him in order to keep a roof over my head,'" she added.
After explaining that her feelings can't be reciprocated – favouring bad guys over good guys – Milly admitted: "I think Vinny will likely end up getting hurt at some point."
EastEnders airs these scenes next week.
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