EastEnders fans have been left wondering if Kush Kazemi is in fact alive after all, following his horrific murder on Monday's episode when Gray Atkins pushed him under a train.
Viewers did not see the killer moment of impact, and Gray turned away as the train hit Kush, but some viewers predict he may have been able to get into the small compartment underneath the trail tracks, and survive.
Others thought perhaps he was hit by the train but might have survived, at least for long enough to tell his story - that Gray pushed him after an altercation whereby Kush realised Gray was totally obsessed with Whitney.
But Davood Ghademi, who plays Kush, is soon to be starring on Holby City and has called Kush's death "definitive".
One viewer tweeted: "NOO KUSH... This has to be Gray's undoing, surely there will be CCTV, an eye witness.. SOMETHING. Still hoping for a big twist where Kush has survived #EastEnders ".
"Maybe Kush survived...? #EastEnders," wondered another, as another fan replied: "That’s what I’m saying. That would really be a twist."
Another wrote: "Kush better have survived the initial incident so he can tell people what Gray did #EastEnders ".
Another ranted: "What a load of bullsh*t this programme is. a). It’s all on video and b) Kush would have survived that and gone under the train... But he can’t survive it cos he’s in Holly City now... #EastEnders ".
"I’m really hoping kush fell in the gap and is unharmed. Witney comes back and finds kush. But Gray thinks kush is dead," wrote one more.
But Davood said in an interview that the "door was closed" on Kush, and he confirmed the character is definitely dead.
"I’ll be sad to see him go but I’ve loved every minute of playing the character," said Davood.
"I have really enjoyed being part of that final storyline, my time over the six and a half years has culminated in something that people will remember.
"He’s the first character to be killed in this way so it’s an EastEnders first, and when you leave a show like this and the door's open, that question can stay over you for a very long time, but this is very definitive, of course, and I’m happy with that.
"I’ll be sad to see him go but I’ve loved every minute of playing the character," said Davood.
"I have really enjoyed being part of that final storyline, my time over the six and a half years has culminated in something that people will remember.
"He’s the first character to be killed in this way so it’s an EastEnders first, and when you leave a show like this and the door's open, that question can stay over you for a very long time, but this is very definitive, of course, and I’m happy with that.
* EastEnders airs Mondays and Fridays at 8pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One.
