Baby swap and infant death at christmas

[sean slater]

Also Ronnie's baby must be a boy cos the baby that dies is a boy and Kat's baby is a boy, therefore if they are going to do a swap. Well its obvious lol. cool!

[lizann]

Could it also be maybe Syed's wife Amira wouldnt her baby be due around now also if she comes back but I dont think she is

[moonstorm]

Eastenders will have its most harrowing holiday period ever when Ronnie Mitchell steals Kat Moon's baby moments after her child dies.

In some of the most emotional scenes in soap history, Ronnie will lose her tot to cot death and run to the Queen Vic for help - still clutching and talking to the body.

As everyone else celebrates New Year's Eve, she hears Kat's newborn cry upstairs, switches it with hers and runs off.

Exec producer Bryan Kirkwood said: "When Ronnie loses the one thing she's always wanted she acts on impulse in a moment of sheer desperation."

Filming of the scenes began this week with Jessie Wallace, 39, and Samantha Womack, 38, as Kat and Ronnie.


Kirkwood said: "We're lucky to have two wonderful actresses who understand the need to portray this subject sensitively."

A show source said: "It will not make for easy viewing, but the makers wanted to work on this subject."

Bosses say they have taken care to research the issue and hope to raise awareness of the 300 babies claimed by cot death every year.

Joyce Epstein of cot death charity FSID said: "We are very grateful for their accurate depiction of the devastating effect the sudden death of an infant can have on a family.

The other Christmas story is the exit of Stacey Branning, played by Lacey Turner.



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[tammyy2j]

Oh god that sounds awful

[Joanne]

It does sound awful and also unbelievable. Presumably the babies are at least a day old as they are both at home? A mother would know instinctively if it wasn't her baby so I don't see how Kat wont notice unless of course her and Ronnie have managed to have identical twins between them. Plus Ronnie will have to swap the clothes they're wearing around etc.

I know alot of people say all babies look the same but they so don't when it's yours!

[lizann]

I am surprised Ronnie hasnt tried to kill herself with all the tragedy she has

As said in the post above surely a mother knows their own baby

[sean slater]

Oh my god! thats even more dramatic than what I thought. Ronnie actually knows that the baby isnt hers! And she's sees Kat go through all that pain.

[sean slater]

Also so much for happiness for Ronnie?! There was a spoiler put on here a while ago that said Ronnie would have some happiness for a while cos that's what the viewers want. Havent seen much of it so far. Ronnie has no money to pay for the wedding! Her baby is going to die, that sounds like an extremely awful year to me.

[moonstorm]

EastEnders - New Year Story



EastEnders' Ronnie Mitchell will steal Kat Moon's baby in a harrowing New Year's Eve storyline.

The nightclub owner -played by Samantha Womack - storms into the Queen Vic pub crying for help just minutes after realising she has lost her tot to cot death.

However, as she stands at the bar clutching her dead baby's body among the punters celebrating the countdown to 2011 she hears new mum Kat (Jessie Wallace)'s newborn cry upstairs.

In one of the soap's most heart-wrenching scenes, Ronnie rushes to the bedroom and swaps the babies before fleeing into the night.

Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood explained: "Viewers will know that Ronnie has had a difficult past, losing both her daughter and father in the last couple of years When Ronnie loses the one thing she's always wanted she acts on impulse in a moment of sheer desperation.

"We're lucky to have two wonderful actresses who understand the need to portray this subject sensitively."

BBC bosses are hoping the devastating storyline will raise awareness of the 300 babies whose lives are claimed by cot death every year.

Joyce Epstein, of cot death charity FSID, said: "We are very grateful for their accurate depiction of the devastating effect the sudden death of an infant can have on a family."

[Perdita]

EASTENDERS stars are being offered counselling after breaking down in tears while filming Ronnie Mitchell's harrowing cot death storyline.
The plot sees tragic Ronnie run to the Queen Vic with the body of her longed-for baby and swap it for Kat Moon's child.
Filming had to be halted as both cast and crew were overcome with emotion at Elstree Studios, in Herts.
A source said: "Most of the crew have never shot anything quite so sensitive.
"Filming stopped for over an hour as people found it hard to continue without breaking down. It will certainly be very strong viewing."
TV Biz told last week how the New Year's Day plot will be the latest heartbreak for Ronnie.
Her long-lost teenage daughter Danielle died in her arms last year after being hit by a car.
Fans will see Ronnie, played by Samantha Womack wrap up her lifeless baby and rush to seek help at the pub, where a New Year's Eve party is under way.
She hears Kat's tot crying upstairs and in her grief switches it with hers, before disappearing into the night.
The story is part of the soap's festive ratings bid, which also sees the exit of Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner).
Last New Year's Eve, Archie Mitchell's murder mystery helped grab 8.2million viewers.


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