Ian Beale's hatred of Chelsea Fox seems to have grown as he considers a revenge plan against her, and his feelings have only grown as serial killer Gray Atkins drips poison in his ear20:00, 30 Jul 2026No one thought EastEnders' Ian Beale would do well in prison, and it's safe to say that he has not surpassed expectations. The character has already been the target of bullies, with no one there to protect him except serial killer Gray Atkins. But as he gets closer to Gray, Ian's hatred of Chelsea Fox has grown stronger and he's now considering revenge.‌Ian is in prison for eight months after hitting Jordan Fox with his car whilst over the limit. Jordan, the son of Chelsea and Gray, was left paralysed by the accident.‌Though Chelsea initially wanted to see Ian go down for a long time, she had a change of heart, admitting that she had shouted at Jordan, which was why he ran into the road. She agreed to make a statement on Ian's behalf but failed to get to the court on time.‌In tonight's episode of EastEnders, Walford's former councillor started to blame Chelsea for Jordan's accident again. Not knowing that she was trying to organise his appeal, Ian felt she was the reason that he was in prison and accused her of lying to him about going to court.This wasn't helped by the fact that Gray had been feeding into Ian's hatred, telling him that Chelsea was the root cause of both of their issues. As one fan put it: "Gray's the one who got in Ian's ear, poisoning him against Chelsea for his own agenda."‌Gray's agenda soon made itself known, as, after he and Ian bonded over their separation from their children, he offered his fellow inmate a deal. Gray could protect him from the other prisoners - if Ian helped him get revenge on Chelsea.Though the doof doofs sounded before Ian could give his answer, he looked like he was considering it. Fans have said they think he'll end up accepting Gray's offer.‌One wrote: "So Ian & Gray are going to team up to take down Chelsea despite Ian reassuring Chelsea at the hospital after Jordan's hospital that she isn't to blame. Why is Ian letting a serial killer like Gray get inside his head?"Another posted a picture online of a Family Guy scene where one character threatens to kill another and wrote underneath: "Ian to Chelsea after he gets out, but still stays true to his role as Gray's prison wife."Article continues belowGray's villainry is well known. After being abusive to his wife, Chantelle, he accidentally killed her by pushing her onto knives in a dishwasher. He then killed Kush Kazemi and Tina Carter to cover up his crimes.He was finally caught in 2022. So when he says he wants revenge, that's unlikely to be anything other than catastrophic for Chelsea... and Ian should he refuse him.Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .