A bunch of latest storylines kick off in EastEnders next week, beginning with a shock pregnancy for Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine) and Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota).
The two have been rising nearer since New Year’s Eve, and she’s left torn by the invention she’s anticipating a baby. Could this be the infant dad Jack (Scott Maslen) is caring for in 11 months time?
Meanwhile, Tim Walton (Tom Ratcliffe) twists the knife with Callum Highway (Tony Clay) by luring him right into a lure, which results in a devastating blackmailing scheme.
Elsewhere, Ravi Gulati’s (Aaron Thiara) mental state worsens, and Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey) returns from past the grave… as an AI chat bot.
Here’s every little thing it is advisable know concerning the episodes of EastEnders airing between Monday 23 and Thursday 26 February.
4 EastEnders spoilers for next week
1. Penny Branning falls pregnant with Vinny Panesar’s child
It’s simply one other Sunday in Albert Square, with the residents gathering collectively for a roast dinner. At the Branning family, Jack is surprised to find a pregnancy check.
Alongside companion Denise Fox (Diane Parish), he tries to seek out out who it belongs to – and assumes that Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) is anticipating once more. The teenager is livid on the accusation and denies every little thing, forcing Penny to confess that it is hers.
She takes the check, however lies to her household that it is unfavourable. Jack is quietly relieved that he is not about to turn into a grandfather once more. However, when he realises that Penny really is pregnant, she tears strips off him for his angle in the direction of her.
Heading to talk to Lauren, Penny voices her issues about motherhood and the large life change it will convey. Jack can see he is overstepped and goes to apologise, however clumsily offends her once more.
Chief meddler Oscar (Pierre Counihan-Moullier) overhears his cousin’s issues, and slips as much as Vinny about her pregnancy scare.
He rushes over to see her, and later joins her on the surgical procedure to debate her choices with the physician. Penny is irritated when the GP sidelines her within the dialog, explaining what help they will anticipate to have ought to she resolve to hold the kid.
It’s seemingly that this child is Ethan – the puzzling new addition to the Branning clan that we have been launched to in last month’s flash-forward episode. He appeared to be in Jack’s care, however why? What occurs to Penny throughout that point?
So many questions, such little solutions…
2. Callum Highway and Johnny Carter are blackmailed by Tim Walton
Callum is feeling torn over a letter he has obtained from estranged husband Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), revealing to Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) that he is lastly able to stroll away.
Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) reckons that her son Johnny’s (Charlie Suff) coronary heart may quickly be damaged, and quickly bumps into Tim the place they argue about Callum. The devious businessman reveals he is arrange a check that may show whether or not he is the person they assume he’s.
After some clever phrases from Kathy and Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) about following Ben’s needs for his or her daughter Lexi Pearce’s (Isabella Brown) sake, the group head to their vacation spot – solely to grasp that Tim has set them up.
Johnny is in disbelief that Callum adopted ‘Ben’s’ needs within the first place, and issues shortly flip bitter when Tim arrives with damning footage that incriminates Callum.
With couple’s relationship in tatters, Johnny reckons he may be capable of resolve issues with Tim. He’s sickened when his outdated mate says solely strategy to get out of the predicament can be in the event that they have been to sleep collectively.
What will Callum and Johnny do?
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3. Ravi Gulati spirals after being unable to retrieve Nugget’s medicine
After a turbulent few weeks, Ravi is set to get again on the straight and slender and applies for a job on the automotive lot. He prepares for an interview with Lauren Beale (Jacqueline Jossa), however is thrown when her dad Max (Jake Wood) turns up for the chat as an alternative.
Things go from unhealthy to worse when girlfriend Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) by accident bruises his ego, and he begins to seek for alternate work.
Mark Fowler (Stephen Aaron-Sipple) affords Ravi some last-minute work, however these plans are quickly sidelined when son Nugget (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) suffers another seizure. He heads to the pharmacy to seize his medicine, however he shortly spirals when there’s an issue with the prescription.
Feeling like he is failed Nugget as soon as once more, burdened Ravi locks the door and makes it clear that no one is leaving till he is given the meds.
Nugget, Denise and Bea Pollard (Ronni Ancona) are trapped inside with the pharmacist, rising more and more involved for his wellbeing.
Will Ravi be okay?
4. Denzel Danes introduces Patrick Trueman to an AI model of Anthony
Despite his loss of life at Christmas, Anthony makes a spectacular return to Walford next week. Well, type of.
Denzel Danes (Rudolph Walker) can see how a lot Patrick (Rudolph Walker) is struggling, and will get an thought from Tommy Moon (Sonny Kendall) which may be capable of assist him along with his grief.
He secretly works away on a man-made intelligence model of the late GP, later presenting the completed product to Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) and Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter). Patrick witnesses his son on the display screen and is initially horrified, speeding away.
However, later that night time, he returns and asks to talk to the AI model of his son. Yolande makes it identified that she does not agree with it.
The story types a part of a wider AI initiative throughout the BBC next week, with particular Panorama and CBeebies programming additionally being broadcast.
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