Although Tina initially barricaded herself in another room, Gray was next shown ranting and raving over her corpse about how she hadn t listened to him, just like Chantelle.
The lawyer later managed to convince Mick and Shirley Carter that Tina had fled the Square to escape charges over Ian s attack, while he avoided police to bury her body.
While viewers knew that Luisa Bradshaw-White would be leaving, there had previously been no indication that Tina would be killed off – so the actress has admitted her departure feels a little bittersweet . BBC Tina is a character I have invested a lot in and a character that I really love, so to see that end is quite sad, she said. When you do an acting job you usually know the ending, this is the only job where you don’t really know the ending. So after all those years in a character and then you find out the ending, it’s quite a strange experience.
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After an explosive confrontation in which Gray chased her around the house before eventually trapping her, the scene then showed Gray talking to Tina as she lay dead on the sofa.
He then set about cleaning up the evidence before loading her body into the car in a bid to get rid of her.
Murderer: The sinister solicitor (Toby Alexander Smith) silenced Tina (Luisa Bradshaw-White) after she had rumbled that he killed his wife Chantelle (Jessica Plummer)
It was known that Tina was planning to do a runner after being implicated in the attack on Ian Beale.
So when her brother Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) called round, Gray easily convinced him that Tina had run away.
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The 55-year-old took to Instagram to reassure fans, posting a selfie of herself alongside a caption thanking everyone for their concerns.
Smiling to the camera, the actress wrote: Thank you for your concerns but I am alive and well despite confusion on some social media that I had passed away. Sadly we did loose George Michael the legend & wonderful man 4 years ago. Heather Trott well yes she is dead but as for me Cheryl Fergison I’m looking forward to a wonderful new year where I wish our industry to get back into full flow.
Heather Trott was killed by Ben Mitchell in 2012 (Image: BBC)
Denise Fox was left terrfied when Lucas Johnson turned up in Walford!
EastEnders spoilers - Denise Fox is left horrified by an unwelcome visitor, an arrest is made but Ian Beale is still ill at ease and Mick Carter’s trauma continues
Denise Fox is stunned by a terrifying encounter in the hour-long Christmas Day episode of EastEnders (9.10 pm, see our TV Guide for full listings).
Denise Fox is feeling full of festive spirit as she celebrates her first Christmas with son Raymond and the rest of the family. But her happiness is about to come crashing down around her ears when she sees her killer ex Lucas Johnson!