EastEnders’ Hunter Owen to be killed off in explosive autumn plot
HUNTER Owen is going to be killed off in an explosive autumn EastEnders plot.
The teenage killer – who is played by actor Charlie Winter in the BBC soap – is currently locked up after shooting stepdad Ray Kelly when he was trying to murder his mum Mel.
Mel helped him cover up the crime but in the end he was caught and he took the whole blame so Mel would remain free.
She had been determined to avenge her son by destroying Jack Branning but she couldn’t bring herself to do it in the end and now it seems that there are going to be disastrous consequences for the mother and son in the coming months.
The Daily Star Sunday reports that Hunter is going to be murdered shortly after returning to the show in late summer.
A source said: “It’s a big decision to kill off a major character, but producers are confident this will be great telly. Hunter’s death is going to rock Albert Square.”
The source added: “There will be plenty to keep viewers hooked. Hunter’s final weeks on Albert Square will be anything but dull.”
Hunter’s final scenes and funeral have already been filmed.
An EastEnders spokeswoman declined to comment.
The storyline will also see actress Tamzin Outhwaite bow out of the soap two years after making her comeback as Mel Owen with her son Hunter.
Insiders told The Sun Tamzin’s character would be going out with an “explosive final storyline”.
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A source said: “Mel is a massive character on the Square so it’s going to be a massive exit.
“You can always expect fireworks where she is involved and this is going to be no different. They’ve started filming the scenes and they will air later this autumn.”
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