What did Cherry do in The Girlfriend? Ending for twisted thriller explained

The Girlfriend, a new addition to Prime Video's roster, centres around successful businesswoman, wife and mother, Laura, portrayed by Robin Wright.

Her idyllic life is thrown into chaos when her son Daniel (Laurie Davidson), the apple of her eye, introduces his new girlfriend, Cherry (Olivia Cooke).

Adapted from Michelle Frances' novel of the same name, the series sees Laura growing increasingly suspicious of Cherry - but is she just being overly cautious?

Viewers are presented with two contrasting narratives - Laura's and Cherry's - both starkly different, but which one holds the truth?

Here's everything you need to know about the shocking conclusion of The Girlfriend as fans uncover Cherry's true colours.

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WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS SPOILERS

In the series finale, Daniel pops the question to Cherry after regaining some of his memory post-accident.

While Daniel prefers to keep the engagement under wraps, Cherry insists on celebrating, persuading Daniel to throw a party.

Just as things start looking up for the couple, the relationship between Howard (Waleed Zuaiter) and Laura reaches breaking point, with Howard unable to tolerate his wife's unsettling behaviour any longer.

Determined not to let go of her suspicions, Laura pays a visit to Cherry's father at his care home, discovering that he had survived a fall from a building while working on a construction site.

Seeking more answers, Laura paid a visit to Cherry's mum, Tracey (Karen Henthorn), who revealed that her husband had left both herself and Cherry in debt.

Cherry had managed to find her father in the hope of persuading him to return, but in a fit of anger she had pushed him from the building.

Laura, having recorded the conversation as evidence for Daniel, arranged a meeting to explain everything to her son.

In the meantime, Cherry vandalised Laura's gallery after discovering what she had done, leaving Laura's lover Lilith (Anna Chancellor) devastated.

Cherry was arrested at her engagement party for criminal damage, but her mum bailed her out, although she vowed not to keep Cherry's secret about what she did to her dad any longer.

Back at Laura's home, Daniel confronted his mother and vented his frustration about her controlling behaviour.

Wanting him to know the truth, Laura slipped sleeping pills into Daniel's drink so he wouldn't try to escape when she showed him the evidence.

However, Cherry managed to break into the house and a fight broke out between Cherry and Laura, resulting in them both falling into the swimming pool.

As Daniel saw his mother trying to drown Cherry, he jumped in to rescue his fiancée and began holding his mother's head under the water.

Cherry screamed for him to stop, but by then it was too late and Laura had drowned.

A flash forward revealed that Cherry and Daniel had gone ahead with their wedding and Cherry was expecting a baby.

In a chilling twist, Daniel stumbled upon Laura's misplaced phone under the sideboard, revealing a recorded conversation with Cherry's mum.

Upon hearing the shocking truth about Cherry's violent tendencies, Daniel was forced to accept that his mother had been correct all along.

The Girlfriend is available on Prime Video.