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<\/p>\nEastEnders newcomer Nadine has sent shockwaves around Walford after arriving on Albert Square and instantly connecting with a grieving Jay Brown.<\/p>\n
Jay couldn't help but notice a similarity between Nadine and his late wife Lola, who passed away from cancer in May.<\/p>\n
He ended up sleeping beside Nadine after spending the night pacing around unable to sleep, and realised he needed to be lying next to someone.<\/p>\n
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Fans have been coming up with plenty of theories about Nadine, including that she is Lola's secret sister or has been employed to get custody of Lola's daughter Lexi. <\/p>\n
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But a new theory has been running rife that Nadine isn't actually real, and is a figment of Jay's imagination to cope with his grief.<\/p>\n
One viewer wondered on Reddit: "I haven't seen these episodes yet but wondering if anyone else on the square has interacted with the character? It may be a storyline that Jay has imagined her."<\/p>\n
Another suggested: "She ordered a coffee off of Kathy, but Kath was out of shot so we don\u2019t know if she really saw her. Also no one seemed to notice her talking to Jay in the Albert or in the Street and given that they\u2019re all gossips, word would surely already be going around about 'Jay being out with a new bird so fast!"<\/p>\n
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They added: "I suspect she is probably real. But I have my moments where I wonder if he\u2019s imagined her in some sort of hallucination. She also seemed to have no reflection in the mirror in her flat.<\/p>\n
"And Jay rushed out without paying her for his expensive kip, something she didn\u2019t mention when she saw him in today\u2019s episode. So it\u2019s definitely a bit weird & there\u2019s still room for interpretation at this point!"<\/p>\n
A third agreed: "Could Nadine maybe be a figment of Jay's imagination?" as another person wrote: "Until somebody else addresses Nadine (Not counting her ordering a drink at Kathy's as Kathy did not talk to her).<\/p>\n
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"I don\u2019t believe she is real if\/after they do I think she has been hired by Emma to tempt Jay in a sick attempt to temp Jay to discredit him # EastEnders." <\/p>\n
Fans will have to wait and see what the truth about Nadine is.<\/p>\n
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC1.<\/p>\n