EastEnders: Kat’s affair gets serious when her mystery man gets injured

Kat Moon’s affair storyline steps up a gear next as her secret relationship seems to be becoming more than just a fling.

The Queen Vic landlady has been cheating on husband Alfie since early July, but viewers are still in the dark over the identity of her mystery man.

A huge brawl breaks out between the Queen Vic’s football squad next week after it emerges that Ray Dixon has been playing for two different teams, leaving Kat’s lover injured, with Kat taking him upstairs to tend to a cut on his hand.

The pair share a tender moment as they’re all alone, and when Alfie later spots them together, he thinks nothing of it as he considers himself to be on good terms with the man in question.

Later, once her boyfriend has gone, Kat (Jessie Wallace) is startled when she spots that he has left a bandage on the kitchen table with the words “I love you” written in lipstick.

Kat’s affair has always seemed to be just about sex up until now – but is that set to change? Does Kat feel as strongly for her mystery guy as he does for her? And what does this mean for her future with Alfie?

EastEnders airs these scenes on Friday, August 31 at 8pm on BBC One.

Kat’s affair storyline will run until the autumn.