What’s coming up in Walford?
Next week on EastEnders, Phil gets an ultimatum after breaking up with Kat, while Gray is forced to make a decision over baby Jordan and Bailey plays matchmaker.
Here’s a full collection of the biggest moments coming up:
1. Stuart finally gets answers
Stuart faces his anxieties next week as he learns about his breast cancer diagnosis and the next steps.
Stuart is given an explanation of the surgery by the doctor, who wants to get started as soon as possible. Stuart, on the other hand, panics when pain medicine is mentioned, and he later tells Mick that he feels like he’s being punished for his past.
2. Phil breaks up with Kat
Jean interrogates Kat about Phil’s sentence, but Kat is confident that his sentiments will remain unchanged.
Kat surreptitiously puts her phone on quiet to spend some alone time with Phil, but he becomes enraged when he finds missed calls later and loses his cool.
Jean steps in and tells Phil of Kat’s love for him, causing him to make a heartbreaking decision. Phil breaks up with Kat after apologizing to her for his earlier outburst, unable to tell her the truth about his sentence.
3. Mick continues to help Janine
Mick tells Janine she needs to prove she’s a decent mother, but she’s heartbroken by yet another rejection from Scarlett.
Mick, wanting to assist Janine, takes matters into his own hands and offers Scarlett a special gift, which he believes was the brainchild of her mother. Will this be enough to persuade her to change her mind?
4. Bailey hatches a plan
Mick tells Janine she needs to prove she’s a decent mother, but she’s heartbroken by yet another rejection from Scarlett.
Mick, wanting to assist Janine, takes matters into his own hands and offers Scarlett a special gift, which he believes was the brainchild of her mother. Will this be enough to persuade her to change her mind?
5. Sharon gives Phil an ultimatum
While Kat is still reeling from her abrupt breakup with Phil, Jean is enraged when he refuses to explain his change of heart.
Sharon is skeptical when she hears the news and gets motivated to figure out what’s truly happening.
As Sharon continues to put pressure on Phil, he acknowledges that he is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison. Sharon notices that Phil hasn’t told Kat and gives him an ultimatum: tell her or she’ll tell her.
6. Ben has a disturbing flashback
Next week, Ben takes a step forward by telling his husband Callum how he’s been feeling.
Ben and Callum discuss their problems and agree to support one another. Is Ballum’s situation improving?
Later, Callum visits Ben, who is experiencing a violent flashback to the incident.
7. Gray continues to manipulate Chelsea
Chelsea, who is suffering from depression, will be prescribed antidepressants by her doctor next week, leaving her distraught that she would no longer be able to breastfeed her baby.
Gray pretends to agree while secretly furious, but Denise is adamant in her support.
Later, he plays on Chelsea’s emotions, convincing her to forego the medication in order to continue breastfeeding. Whitney speaks to Chelsea after seeing her throw her meds in the trash and realizes Gray’s grip on her is tighter than ever.
8. Kheerat tries to get Gray to confess
Still resolved to assist, Kheerat informs a concerned Whitney that he has arranged for Chelsea and Jordan to live in a flat.
Kheerat also arranges for Chelsea to have a spa day at the salon to encourage her to spend time with her family. He asks Denise to make out it’s from her and gives Gray a lift to the hospital to keep him away.
Kheerat tries everything he can to persuade Gray to confess at the hospital, and he almost succeeds, but the doctor interrupts them.
9. Gray has to make a big decision
Next week, when visiting Jordan with Kheerat, Gray had a rare moment of regret.
He tells Kheerat that he believes he deserves what has occurred, and Kheerat feels he’s on the verge of confessing – until the doctor interrupts them again.
Gray is being asked to make a huge decision for baby Jordan this time, but what is it? And what will he do about it?
10. Harvey and Dana make an exit plan
Harvey informs Jack that he and Dana will be leaving Walford soon, claiming his mother is ill.
Harvey subsequently tells Dana that their landlord is also a cop, and they’ll be evicted if he finds out about Aaron. Dana is adamant that she does not want to go, despite Harvey’s misgivings.
11. Peter makes a discovery about Dana
Dana is sure that she does not want to leave Walford, and she calls Peter sick after sharing an embarrassing moment with Bobby.
Dana then forgets to hang up the phone, causing Peter to overhear her talk with Mila and Kioni…
12. Martin tells Stacey the truth
Stacey gets ready for her first day as a market inspector, while Martin tells Sharon that he declined the position.
As a determined Stacey struggles to grasp the job, she lashes out at Billy and Martin for attempting to assist her.
Stacey can’t help but poke fun at Martin, asking whether he’s envious of her. When he explains that he was the one who turned down the job originally, she’s taken aback.
13. Mitch is given renewed hope
Mitch speaks to his daughter after realizing Bailey was attempting to play matchmaker, emphasizing that she cannot force him and Karen to fall in love.
Karen flirts with the delivery man again, oblivious to Mitch and Bailey’s presence. They suppose Karen is gushing over Mitch and get their hopes up, but have they been dealt the wrong hand?
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