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EastEnders' alternate ending sees Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell suffer a completely different-yet-equally-grisly fate.

Viewers had to wait a while for the content - which didn't go down well with fans asking for staff to be sacked - after watching the Mitchell sisters drown in the swimming pool.

The popular programme had teased the content all night but it was too much for fans.

When it arrived though, moments after Sherlock, BBC One Snapchat followers saw Ronnie in tears at the hospital, while another scene showed her sister lying motionless on the snooker table.

Roxy - who had recently turned to drugs - appears to have died from an overdose.

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Despite the delay, the soap was praised on as the Mitchell sisters met a watery end.

Fans called the soap "epic" and even compliment the BBC One programme for it's "amazing" camera work, during the party scenes.

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It was an emotional ending to the New Year's Day episode as viewers said goodbye to Samantha Womack and Rita Simon's characters.

As fans watched 'an end of a era', one said: "Well that was amazing, felt like I was watching a movie I was glued to the telly"

Another added: "woah Eastenders that was epic! Love the Mitchell sisters"

While one said: "Don't normally watch soaps, but tonight's #Eastenders was amazing.. It pulled at every heart string, not to mention the epic camera work "

Read a longer reaction below.

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EastEnders viewers fans were left in shock when Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell drowned in a dramatic watery finale that ended an explosive New Year's Day episode.

As the sisters prepared for Ronnie's wedding to Jack there were signs that the day would end in a bad way.

The night concluded with Roxy jumping into a swimming pool, with Ronnie close behind her.

Neither made it out alive.

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Viewers have known that the siblings were set to leave the programme for a while, and as fans witnessed the end of an era, it didn't make for easy viewing.

It was reported that their exit would be "grisly" and in the latest spoiler Aunt Sal and Honey referencing the infamous 1991 classic Thelma and Louise.

Here's how to follow BBC One on Snapchat

Step one: Download Snapchat if you haven’t already, and set up an account

Step two: Go to the stories tab (it looks like three circles together)

Step three: Press the magnifying glass in the top right corner

Step four: Search for the username "bbc_one" (you must include the underscore)

Step five: Press the button that says “+ Add”

Then, to see the EastEnders Snapchat story when it's published...

Step six: Go back to your stories tab (the three circles)

Step seven: Click where it says “BBC One” under “recent updates”

* EastEnders returns on Monday 2 January at 8pm