Julie arrives in Walford the following week and surprises Billy by coming to his door. "[95] He said it would be "the biggest soap story in probably the history of soaps,"[95] and that he and Wallace were excited to be involved. Honey remains determined, but decides to leave Janet with Billy, when she realises how well she is doing. ", "Exclusive: First Look: Harry Gold joins 'EastEnders', "EastEnders Stacey to struggle with pressure", "EastEnders: Who plays Lily Fowler? And what happens next? . This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. She later realises she has to put an end to the situation and takes Tommy back to Kat during the wake. These are the big EastEnders spoilers for 30 January to 2 February, 2023. . Does Unforgotten work without Nicola Walker? Ricky, who is the son of Sam Mitchell and Jack Branning, lives with Jack and his half-sister Amy after Sam left him in Jack's care and returned to her life in Portugal. Kylie and Connor turn up at a grime night at The Queen Victoria public house where Kylie gets Whitney drunk, insults Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) and throws drink over her. Sam tells them the result is positive for Ricky, but Bianca double checks and discovers it is her uncle Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), and when she confronts Sam, she reveals that her cousin and Jack's fiance, Ronnie (Samantha Womack), pressured her into lying. Lily, aged 12, learned she was pregnant in a shocking discovery earlier this month, and now the police and a social worker are investigating her pregnancy. Matt Wilkinson EastEnders fans now know who the father of Lily Slater's baby is, following the shocking news the 12 year old was pregnant. The next day, Connor arrives looking for Billie, and reveals that Kylie has been arrested. Ricky is left devastated by what's happened and being told he can't support Lily as planned. She tells Shabnam that she does not keep in touch with the child's adoptive parents but assures her that she is in good health. Faith later holds a party at Grace's house and she has sex with Fatboy but they are caught by Grace. In July 2022, Lily tracks down Kat's estranged daughter, Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) on social media and invites her to Kat's wedding to Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). In January 2023, he is revealed to be the father of twelve-year-old Lily Slater's (Lillia Turner) unborn baby following a one-night stand. Dot thinks Carol is implying there is something inappropriate about their friendship, and shes outraged and humiliated. When his parents separate again in February 2013, Kamil leaves Walford with his mother to live in Pakistan. Janet Mitchell (briefly known as Petal) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by child actor Grace,[1] who has Down's syndrome. Hidden a text on his phone, "Left Amys bday party to see a mate. With tensions escalating, Ricky Jr will end up moving in with Sam, fed up with Jack's behaviour. They agree and make plans for Sam to bring Richard and his belongings over to Jack and Ronnie; Sam does not arrive, so Jack and Ronnie visit her. After hearing that Pat and Peggy have both chosen to withdraw from the election, Harvey visits them individually, giving them his card and inviting them out for drinks. Lily is also 12, having been born in June of that same year. 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She explains that she could not trace their real son, so fantasised that Roger, her former boss, was their son instead. In March 2011, June Brown discussed Dot and Edward's relationship in an interview with Digital Spy. The accident occurs when Lola begins working for Phil but he fires her after catching her stealing. [87] Shay Crotty took over the role from White in December 2015[88][89] and returned to it when Tommy returned in December 2018. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. When Billy realises Julie has gone, he phones her and she says she felt unwell. Patch|Mr Pickles|Posh and Becks|Pretty|Prince|Prince (2008)|Robbie and Georgie|Rolf|Roly|Rooney|Sammy|Starsky and Hutch|Sugar|Terrence|The Carter/Branning puppies|Tramp|Wellard|Wellard (II)|WillyWilly (II)|Ziggy |. Billie returns to Balham with Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Kylie tells him he belongs with his crew. Stacey bans Whitney from seeing Lily, but later reconsiders when she realises how much Lily means to Whitney. Pat and Peggy argue over him but eventually agree not to let him come between their friendship. Masood later calls Fatima back to the house and she tells him that she felt that she had married the wrong brother. An EastEnders spokesperson responded, saying "Although some of Billie's friends or associates are from Balham we have never implied the area had a problem with gangs". Michael dies in November 2013 after being stabbed by Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), however, later that month Kat and Alfie reunite. "[23], Connor Stanley, played by Arinze Kene,[24] is a friend of Billie Jackson's (Devon Anderson) from his housing estate in Balham. Edward leaves after taking Dot to the pub, and says he does not know when he will see her again. EastEnders' Sam Mitchell is set to make a big decision about her future as her son Ricky Jr faces the police.Viewers know that Ricky Jr is the father of 12-year-old Lily Slater's baby but Ricky Jr . He was created by Simon Ashdown and was described by Kris Green from entertainment website Digital Spy as being controlling and similar to the character Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb). ricky is 100% the dad to lily's baby #Eastenders br*ngelina | linda carter supremacy (@BR_4_NN) January 2, 2023 14/11/22 Ricky stuck up for lily during a argument with Amy. They quote bible passages to each other to try to show who is in the right, but Grace later admits that she is lonely and just wanted to meet new people. Taking to Twitter, one viewer recalled: "14/11/22. She makes friends with Liz Turner (Kate Williams), mother of Owen Turner (Lee Ross) and later tells Fatboy about their plans. "made in 13 December 2010 episode about Peter Beale (Thomas Law), feeling that it was racist. Meanwhile, Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) discovers that her son, James, who was born on the same day as Kat's, has died of sudden infant death syndrome and desperately tries to get help. Billie then realises the real gun that he hid has gone missing after Kylie found it earlier. [77] Julie's exit is sparked by the arrival of her granddaughter and when Lola gets into trouble, Julie takes the blame and leaves.[77]. Don't miss out on the biggest soaps gossip! Connor, Mitch and the rest of the gang arrive for Billie's funeral but Carol bans all of them. When Carmel questions her relationship with Masood, Fatima is forced to reveal that she is just his sister-in-law, stopping short of revealing that her marriage is over. Upon Sam and Jack processing the news, they pay a visit to the Slaters and berate Stacey and Martin for their refusal to have Lilys pregnancy terminated. EastEnders' Denise Fox will struggle with her feelings in the aftermath of her affair with Ravi. He tries to make a move on her but she rejects him. When Stacey finds out what he has done, she storms over to No.27 and has it out with Jack and the whole family. EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. Billy and Julie then start a proper romantic relationship as a couple and after her tag is removed she moves in with him, as well as getting a job on the flower stall. There is set to be a big shock on EastEnders this week after Lily Slater's pregnancy was announced. Kenny's casting was announced on 25 November 2009. The BBC responded, saying "[It] was simply a descriptionand an accurate one at thatof Peter Beale. 3 Ricky. Jack demands a meeting with Stacey and Martin, Lily's parents, desperate to make Lily change her mind about having the baby. He is overjoyed, thinking the baby is his until she says that she is three months pregnant, and the baby cannot be Bradley's. Although Denise pleads caution, a horrified Jack demands a meeting with Stacey and Martin immediately. [93] In the following episode, Kat is taken to hospital and leaves her father Charlie Slater (Derek Martin) to look after Tommy. Jack confronts the Slater's who reveal Lily wants to keep the baby. She telephones Billy asking him to meet her at the caf, where she reveals that even though Henry Mason raped her, they always used contraception, and the only time she did not was when she had sex with Billy. Honey then refuses to let her daughter be named Janet, as she does not visualise her daughter's future that way. EastEnders: Stacey tells Lily she is pregnant, EastEnders viewers remembered a handful of scenes a couple of months ago that gave away the father of pregnant 12-year-old Lily Slater's baby, EastEnders fans were trying to uncover who the father of Lily Slater's baby was, Ricky Jr is the dad, and fans remembered he kept disappearing to "meet his mates". Dot hires a new carer, Marta Demboski (Magdalena Kurek) when Marta asks Edward why Dot is treating her badly, Edward sorts it out. [33] Executive producer Diederick Santer said that once he had seen the completed episodes of EastEnders: E20, he wanted Mercy in the main show as well. Sandy is Dotty Cotton's (Molly Conlin) mother. Outside, he sprays graffiti on a bench and then Kylie and Connor run off, leaving Whitney and Billie to suffer the consequences. A spokesperson for the programme said the decision was made to "ensure we do not cause distress to the families involved in these tragic events. She later returns to the hospital where she gave birth and meets her midwife, Diane McLean (Hannah Kew), and realises she has to give Tommy back to Kat immediately. The next morning, after everyone has left, Billie is found dead. Later, Jack runs into Lily and tells her what her life will be like as a teen mum leaving her upset over what he has to say. EastEnders: Jack Branning takes his kids to the cafe, Several fans were left confused by the youngsters appearance, Ricky, who is the son of Sam Mitchell and Jack Branning, lives with Jack and his half-sister Amy, EastEnders' Sam Mitchell is back in Walford in new first-look images, Kim recently spoke about her soap comeback after nearly 20 years away from Walford, Danniella Westbrook goes make-up free to the park after hitting out at surgery reports, Corrie spoiler: Gary finds fortune hidden at murdered Rick's house before Kelly decision. On Christmas Day 2010, Janine, knowing she has no hard evidence to get Stacey convicted, stabs herself to frame Stacey for attempted murder, causing Stacey and Lily to flee the country for Mexico, just as the police arrive. [66] He is the father of Tommy Moon, whose mother is Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), Alfie's wife. Fatima Inzamam is the wife of Inzamam Ahmed (Paul Bhattacharjee) and mother of Jamila (Sara Aisha Kent) and Ali (Omar Kent). Ricky shuts himself in a cupboard and when he comes out, he says he dislikes being called "Richard" and then attends Scouts. Despite insisting that Ricky is the father of her baby both potential fathers Ricky and Jack and their partners Bianca and Ronnie go to the hospital. This episode was uploaded to BBC iPlayer at 6am but was still shown at the regular time of 7:30pm on BBC One. [3] Conversely, learning disability charity Mencap have praised the soap, saying it will help to raise awareness. However, when Shabnam dodges the question of future children, Fatima confronts her, revealing she knows Shabnam abandoned her daughter on her doorstep seven years earlier. Upcoming scenes will see the focus shift to Ricky Jr and the Branning family, as they learn what's happening as well. Janet is born in September 2006, the day of Billy and Honey's wedding. Two days later Grace worries when Fatboy does not come home, and finds he stayed with Dot. He admits that he likes her but she says she is married, so thanks Edward for the nice things he has done but tells him to leave and never return. "[5] The character left the serial on 24 December 2015. At Kylie's sentencing, Connor sees Carol and compliments her on her new hair, and asks if she would come back to his. [27] However, they are interrupted and Connor leaves. She hosts a lunch at the community centre and tells Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) that she has grown fond of London but is going to Lagos for Mercy's sake. He visits Dot after buying flowers from Walford market to take to his wife's grave. [61] The character of Lily returned with the role having been recast to Lillia Turner, who had previously appeared in EastEnders as Bailey Baker's (Kara-Leah Fernandes) friend Alyssa in 2019. She appears in episode 8 of the first series of EastEnders spin-off EastEnders: E20, credited only as Mrs. Olubunmi and played by Jay Byrd. 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