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EastEnders airs scandalous affair for fan-favourite in early BBC iPlayer release

Warning: Contains spoilers for Tuesday's episode of EastEnders, which airs at 7.30pm on BBC One or can be streamed now on BBC iPlayer.

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Published: Tuesday, 19 May 2026 at 12:53 pm

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Oscar Branning's (Pierre Counihan-Moullier) self-awareness is clearly frightening him in EastEnders, as he came to the realisation that he's following in the footsteps of love rat father Max (Jake Wood).

The beloved character, who burst onto our screens last year, has found himself in quite a pickle. Amid his relationship with Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness), he's fallen for her twin brother Josh Goodwin (Joshua Vaughan).

The two first connected, unknowingly, while Jasmine was locked up and awaiting trial for the murder of her father Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey). It wasn't until Oscar bumped into Josh in The Queen Vic that he realised his mistake.

In Oscar's defence, he wasn't entirely sure where he stood with Jasmine, and feared that she was going to spend the rest of her life behind bars.

Josh stands shirtless over Jasmine and Oscar, who are lying on some grass, in EastEnders

Oscar Branning (Pierre Counihan-Moullier) is torn between Josh Goodwin (Joshua Vaughan) and Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness). BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron

After her release, he was forced to have an awkward conversation with Josh, where they pledged to stay apart from one another and just be friends. It was clear that they were both harbouring their true feelings, which began to resurface over the last week.

Oscar has tried to avoid Josh where possible, something which has been noticed by cousin Penny (Kitty Castledine). Jasmine suggested a day out to the beach, though when Oscar was unable to secure a car, they headed to Walford Park instead – with Josh joining them.

The twins began to play a game from their childhood, but when it transpired that Josh had continued to play it with his adoptive mother after Jasmine had left their family unit, she was offended and stormed off.

Later that night, Josh was drowning his sorrows in The Prince Albert, and Oscar walked over to comfort him. Sparks began to fly, but the two pulled away before they kissed.

However, in today's episode, they couldn't deny the chemistry. Josh was down in the dumps after Oscar's rejection and tried to extend an olive branch, deciding to step away from one another and just be friends so that Jasmine didn't get hurt.

Oscar and Josh lean in for a kiss in a scene from EastEnders

Oscar and Josh couldn't deny their chemistry. BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron

Penny witnessed the awkward interaction and approached her cousin, and he admitted that he thought he was in love with twins.

At The Albert, Josh told Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) that he'd been burnt by a man, and she urged him to get back on the dating scene and speak to someone else. As he chatted up another fella, Oscar and Penny watched from afar.

Oscar was clearly devastated, but decided to seize the day and swoop Josh into an embrace. He then guided him towards the toilets, clearly prepared to risk everything that he has with Jasmine.

How long will it be before she inevitably finds out?

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Michael AdamsSoaps Editor

Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

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