PAEDO Tony’s son Leo will get a surprise visit from his mum Michaela Turnbull in the coming weeks in EastEnders.
The worried mother – played by The Smack The Pony star Fiona Allen – will arrive on a mission to track down her son Leo who has been targeting Whitney Dean, but will she stop him before it’s too late?
Leo gets a shock visit from his mum Michaela in EastEnders
Michaela Turnbull is the mum of Leo King – whose real identity was recently uncovered as evil paedo Tony’s son.
The concerned mother is set to make an appearance later this winter when she gets wind of evil Leo’s revenge plot to honour his dad on the BBC One soap.
Fans have watched with unease over the past few months as Leo has romanced Whitney.
He swooped in on Whit’s doomed wedding day to Callum Highway.
The pair then enjoyed a holiday romance after the villain followed the rejected bride-to-be to her honeymoon destination.
Viewers have watched Leo King attempt to get closer to vulnerable Whit, and the pair are now dating.
But little does she know that her prince charming is actually the son of her former abuser, Tony.
Tony groomed and abused Whitney for years while he was dating her mum Bianca.
When Whitney finally built up the courage to speak out about the abuse, Tony was jailed and later killed himself behind bars out of shame for his crimes.
Leo believes his dad was innocent – and has been targeting Whitney for revenge.
He arrived in the Square in September, having traced Whitney through her mum Bianca and now the poor girl thinks she’s in a loving relationship with the villain.
She ignored a warning last month when Whitney’s surrogate sister Tiffany Butcher revealed she had already met Leo.
Leo’s mum is swooping into the Square last minute to try and stop Leo’s revenge plot against Whitney.
The mother knows that her son is convinced Tony was innocent.
But the big question is whether Michaela will expose the truth to Whitney.
Tony was introduced into the BBC soap in 2008 as Whitney’s stepdad and was dating her mum, Bianca Jackson.
When his crimes were eventually exposed, he was sentenced to 13 years behind bars.
Bianca was unaware that he even had a son until he confronted her and demanded money that his paedo dad’s mum had given the family as a way to make up for what Tony did.
Michaela’s history with Tony is as yet unknown – and fans will have to tune in to find out why exactly she’s involved with the paedophile.
Speaking about her arrival in the square, 54-year-old Fiona said: “I really enjoyed being part of EastEnders and was made to feel really welcome by everyone.
“My character is strong and down to earth, a tough cookie who doesn’t give up easily in life no matter what is thrown at her!”
The famous actress has already filmed her scenes, which will air later this winter.
But it looks like things with evil Leo aren’t going to be resolved easily as recent images showed the abuser manhandling Whitney and dragging her to the floor in EastEnders.
Whitney looks terrified as he rubs her face into the dirt.
The cruel assault appears to come after Leo is seen earlier in the day tidying the grave and leaving flowers on the ground above his dead dad.
Fans will have to tune in to find out more.
