Jean Slater takes big risk to save the day for Jade in EastEnders

SINCE Jade Green’s return to Albert Square, Jean Slater has been keeping a close eye in a bid to keep her safe from harm.

The EastEnders teen is in need of help next week and the cleaner played by Gillian Wright steps in to save the day.

Jade Green (portrayed by Elizabeth Green) rocked back up Walford in late 2023 and has slowly been reconnecting with her father, Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo).

Linda Carter’s rapist made an unexpected return to the Square in October, 2023, determined to help his young daughter in her battle against cystic fibrosis.

As regular BBC One viewers will perhaps recall, Jade was diagnosed with the condition, which her paternal uncle Jimbo Wicks passed away from, and was in need of a lung transplant.

During her time in Albert Square, Jade has found a source of support in the form of Jean and Dean believed he finally had an ally.

However, Jean made it clear she was hellbent on supporting Jade for her pals Shirley Carter and the teen’s mother Shabnam Masood.

Coming up next week, Jean steps in to save the day when Jade is about to cancel her charity auction but there’s an awful lot to do and very little time.

The cleaner struggles with a lack of donations for the auction but, thankfully for her, Pastor Clayton (Howard Saddler) and Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) approach her and agree to help. 

Later on, Yolande addresses the prayer group to ask for donations to the charity auction.

Yolande and Pastor Clayton make an outstanding team and she gives a thrilled Jean tons of great items, becoming elated in doing so.

But just as things are sorted out for Jade, Yolande is caught up in idle gossip and accused of becoming intimate with Pastor Clayton.

Yolande is upset to discover from fellow church-goer Agatha that people are whispering about her relationship with Pastor Clayton.

An upsetting incident at the church then leaves Yolande feeling worse about the rumours flying around her and Pastor Clayton.

This is until Pastor Clayton himself makes her tell him what’s going on.

Once he finds out, he denounces the gossips, making Yolande promise that it won’t affect their friendship.

But what else looms on the horizon for Yolande?

EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.