Eastenders Spoilers 23rd - 27th January

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Wedding bells run in Albert Square for one happy couple .............

......but will Lola and Jay make it down the aisle?

And there's trouble brewing for someone else in Walford

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MONDAY


Martin Fowler has been torn apart after learning that his 12-year-old daughter Lily Slater is pregnant.

Although her mum Stacey Slater and gran Jean Slater know the truth about the baby's father, a terrified Lily has insisted that no one else can know ? and that includes Martin.

With Lily set to make a decision on what she wants to do about her pregnancy, she is feeling stressed and she goes out for some fresh air.

When she bumps into a pregnant Whitney Dean, she ends up having an unexpected conversation about Whitney's baby.

Unknown to Whitney, it makes Lily feel even more confused about the best course of action.

She opens up to Kat Slater about her feelings. Like Lily, Kat fell pregnant when she was 13-years-old, after being raped by her uncle Harry Slater. Kat gave birth to Zoe Slater and a twin brother, who was taken from her.

After sharing her feelings with Kat, Lily agrees to go back home, as Stacey and Martin are worried about where she's got to.

The Slaters get a surprise visit from Ricky Mitchell, who is worried about Lily and wants to check on her. BIG mistake! It finally dawns on Martin that Ricky is Lily's babyfather!

Lola Pearce is not feeling at her best ahead of her hen do, and she's getting more and more stressed thinking she looks tired and awful.

A worried Jay Brown is determined to cheer up his fiancee so she can have the night she deserves and he arranges for Kim Fox and Denise Fox to give Lola a home makeover.

Feeling like a Princess, a happy Lola arrives at her hen party looking forward to having a wonderful evening with her best friends.

While Lola and Jay are looking to their upcoming wedding, Lola's granddad Billy Mitchell is on the hunt for Lola's 'perfect' present.

He's been trying to track down Lola's absent mum Emma Harding but he keeps coming up against brick walls.

After sharing with cousin Phil Mitchell that he needs some leads, Phil offers to put some feelers out for him with his contacts.

Linda Carter tells a worried Alfie Moon that she she's not sure she can face doing a shift behind the bar at the Queen Vic. Ever since she lost the love of her life Mick Carter to a terrible drowning accident at Christmas, she's found it heartbreaking to be in their former family home.

When Jay Brown turns up in a flap, as he's forgotten to book the reception for his upcoming wedding to Lola Pearce, Linda puts on her business head and gets stuck in helping to sort it out.

With a party to plan, it seems to have snapped Linda out of her mood. She talks to Jay about how he copes knowing that he hasn't got long with Lola, who is dying from a terminal brain tumour.

After sharing a beautiful conversation about love and hope, Linda is pleased to to have had someone to open up to.

Later, Patrick Trueman offers Linda some wise advice about how to go on without Mick.

Also, Ricky Butcher makes arrangements for his new life abroad with niece Scarlett Butcher and girlfriend Sam Mitchell but can Sam really leave son Ricky Mitchell behind?



TUESDAY


Sam Mitchell has made the huge decision to move to Germany with Ricky Butcher and his niece Scarlett Butcher.

BIG problem... She hasn't told her son Ricky Mitchell yet!

The poor boy already feels pretty much abandoned by his mum, as she dumped him with dad Jack Branning when he was six-years-old to resume her life in Portugal.

Little does Sam know but there's a huge storm brewing. Martin Fowler is threatening to tell the police that Ricky Jnr is the father of his 12-year-old daughter Lily Slater's baby after only just discovering the news.

Lily is worried that Ricky Jnr will get in trouble and she heads out to warn him. Terrified, Ricky Jnr rushes off and runs straight into his mum, blurting out that he's going to be a dad!

Instead of consoling her son, a stunned Sam tells him her own news, revealing she's moving to Germany!

Meanwhile, Ricky is feeling chipper about his future with Sam and he heads out to buy an engagement ring.

Sam, however, is trying to make things right with her under pressure son, after upsetting him about her news.

Will Sam have a wobble about leaving the Square?

Lola Pearce is being strangely secretive with her phone and it leaves fiance Jay Brown and granddad Billy Mitchell feeling worried.

They're constantly on edge about Lola's terminal illness and concerned that she's not sharing everything that's going on with her health.

It's Jay's stag do, as the wedding is just a day away, but things get off to an awkward start after Kim Fox reveals the costume she's chosen for him. When he also finds out that Billy has 'borrowed' Lola's phone to try and find out what she's hiding, he's angry.

Billy persuades Jay that they need to find out if something bad is happening to Lola and they manage to get into her phone.

At that moment, Lola walks in to find them prying into her business and she is horrified!

What have they found?

Later, Billy is grateful when cousin Phil Mitchell hands him some contact details for Lola's long lost mum Emma Harding...

Bernie Taylor is gutted when she finds out that she's been sacked from the Panesars' call centre, as head of the family Nish Panesar is doing some cost cutting.

When she bemoans her situation to Felix Baker, he vows to help her get a job behind the bar at The Albert!

Kim Fox isn't keen to take on Bernie behind the bar, but not wanting to disappoint Felix, she offers them a chance to compete for a job.

She sets them the task of going head-to-head in a cocktail competition at Jay's stag do.

Who will prove to be the best cocktail bartender?

Also, Sonia Fowler is getting stressed about the fortune in inheritance tax that she needs to pay on the late Dot Branning's house and she swallows her pride to call accountant Reiss Colwell for help.


WEDNESDAY


Lola Pearce prepares for her wedding day to Jay Brown. The bride-to-be is sure to look radiant, after Kim Fox and Denise Fox arrive to help her get ready.

But as they do her hair and make up, a terminally ill Lola is feeling increasingly unwell. She looks stunning in her wedding dress but she confesses that she's having some worrying symptoms.

Trying reassure Lola, who is panicking about her future, Kim advises the bride-to-be to make the most of every moment she has left.

With Lola unable to ignore how she's feeling, Kim suggests that they go via the hospital on the way to the wedding venue so she can get checked out.

Meanwhile, Lola's granddad Billy Mitchell is on a mission before the wedding. Now that he has Lola's long lost mum Emma Harding's contact details, he's determined to track her down in time for Lola's big day.

After heading to Emma's work, he approaches her and reveals that he's the father of her daughter Lola's dad Dan Pearce, who was adopted at birth. After Dan died when Lola was a teenager, she ended up in care.

Unsurprisingly, Emma is stunned by Billy's revelation and even more shocked when he gives her the news that Lola is getting married today.

Will she agree to go to the wedding?

Jay has found out what Billy's up to and he rushes off to find him, furious at Billy for going behind Lola's back to find her mum.

After his run-in with Billy, a hassled Jay heads to the wedding venue to await his bride, not realising that she's had a medical emergency...

In the hospital, Lola is getting checked out and she tells Kim that she can't marry Jay today...

Sam Mitchell has stunned her family after insisting that she's going to Germany with Ricky Butcher, despite finding out that her young son Ricky Mitchell is going to be a dad!

Heading over to the Branning household, she tries to explain to Ricky's dad Jack Branning why she needs to leave.

He's furious with Sam for abandoning their son yet again, hitting back that a 12-year-old Ricky Jnr could face criminal charges, as pregnant Lily Slater is underage, too.

With his life imploding, Ricky Jnr is terrified as his dad takes him to the police station for questioning. Sam watches them go and feels a stab of guilt for not being there to offwe him comfort.

King of bad timing, Ricky Butcher is completely oblivious to Sam's troubles! He's so excited to be returning to Germany with his childhood sweetheart that he has a big question to ask her.

After watching her son being taken to the police station, Sam turns round to find Ricky down on one knee holding an engagement ring!

Will Sam say 'yes' to Ricky's proposal?

Also, Sonia Fowler is fearful she'll have to sell Dot's house to pay the inheritance tax bill but will Reiss Colwell come to her rescue?



THURSDAY


Jay Brown is waiting at the register office for his beautiful bride Lola Pearce to arrive, not knowing that she's in the hospital with Maid of Honour Kim Fox.

After feeling unwell, a terminally ill Lola had to stop off at the emergency department to get her symptoms checked out.

Determined to be with Lola for better or for worse, as her brain tumour symptoms progress, Jay has made a promise to be always by her side.

Jay's best friend, Ben Mitchell - the father of Lola's daughter Lexi Pearce - has been touched by how devoted Jay has been. As his best man, he shares in Jay's concern as the minutes tick by and Lola is a no-show.

Much to Jay's relief, Lola finally arrives but he's worried when she says that she needs to talk to him.

After telling Kim that she couldn't marry Jay today, does it mean that Lola is about to break Jay's heart with some devastating news?

Sam Mitchell is in a tricky position after finding out her 12-year-old son Ricky Mitchell is being questioned about getting his schoolfriend,12-year-old Lily Slater, pregnant.

With plans to start a new life in Germany with Ricky Butcher after the childhood sweethearts reunited, Sam is stressed over what to do.

After Ricky Jnr's dad Jack Branning takes him to the police station, Sam follows on to support him.

Jack is already on a short fuse after a raft of family problems in recent months and the police officer ends up losing his temper. Sam offers to go into the interview with Ricky Jnr in Jack's place and her son is grateful to have her there.

Back in the Square, Ricky is getting VERY tense about Sam's last minute disappearance, as they've got a plane to catch to leave for Germany.

When she finally returns home, Ricky tells Sam that they need to get moving if their going to catch their flight.

Will Sam go with Ricky and his niece Scarlett Butcher or will she lose her chance of happiness to stay and support her son?

Sonia Fowler was taken aback when Reiss Colwell returned to Albert Square, as since their hook up at Christmas, he's completely ghosted her!

She put in a call to him out of desperation to see if the accountant could help her out with her finances after the massive bill for inheritance tax on the late Dot Branning's house looks set to make her homeless.

Feeling guarded about Reiss, Sonia cautiously accepts his apology when he claims that he never meant to ghost her.

The pair sit down to look over the inheritance tax bill and Reiss promises he'll try to find a way for her to keep her home.

With things soon thawing between them, they end up having fun after Reiss reveals he's brought his trombone, and Sonia goes to get her famous childhood trumpet!

Realising she still has feelings for Reiss, Sonia makes a move on him.

But does he feel the same way about her?

Kim Fox manages to get Bernie Taylor a trial shift at the cafe with Kathy Beale and Rocky Cotton.

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https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a42502709/eastenders-spoilers-martin-discovers-who-father/

Monday 23 January 2023 at 19:30 on BBC One (20:00 on BBC One Northern Ireland)

Lily speaks to Whitney about her baby and the conversation leaves the youngster rattled. Lily then chooses Kat as a confidante, explaining how conflicted she feels. Kat decides to take Lily home to Martin and Stacey.

Later, when Ricky Jr arrives to check on Lily, it leads to Martin figuring out that he's the father.

Meanwhile, Billy struggles to find Lola's mum Emma, but Phil offers to help. Lola also attends her hen party.

Elsewhere, Sam worries about how to tell Ricky Jr that she plans to leave for Germany.

Also today, Sonia discovers that she owes a large amount of inheritance tax on Dot's house, while Linda receives advice from Jay and Patrick about Mick's presumed death.


https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a42502729/eastenders-spoilers-phil-tracks-down-lola-mum/

Tuesday 24 January 2023 at 19:30 on BBC One

Billy swipes Lola's phone after he and Jay spot her being secretive with it. Jay is annoyed by Billy's impulsive act, but still can't resist joining him to take a peek. Lola is furious when she catches them snooping.

Later, Phil gives Billy the contact details for Lola's mum Emma.

Meanwhile, Martin insists that the police need to know about Ricky Jr being the father. Lily shares the truth with Ricky Jr, who confides in Sam. Before long, the Brannings and Slaters find themselves in a confrontation.

Elsewhere, Bernie loses her job with the Panesars as Nish is cost-cutting. Bernie and Felix end up going head-to-head for a job at The Albert.

Also today, Sonia asks Reiss whether he can help her with the inheritance tax issue.


https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a42503129/eastenders-spoilers-lola-threatens-call-off-wedding/

Wednesday 25 January 2023 at 19:30 on BBC One

Lola feels unwell on the morning of the wedding, but goes ahead with having her hair and make-up done by Denise and Kim. With Lola's symptoms becoming worrying, she takes a detour to the hospital to get checked out.

Billy heads off on a mission to track down Emma at her place of work. He explains who he is, hoping that Emma will agree to attend the wedding. Jay is unhappy when he finds out that Billy has gone behind everyone's backs like this.

Jay's worries escalate when Lola is nowhere to be seen at the wedding. Still at the hospital, Lola tells Kim that she can't marry Jay today.

Meanwhile, the Mitchells and Brannings are shocked that Sam still plans to leave for Germany despite the situation with Ricky Jr. Sam reaches a crossroads when she spots Ricky Jr leaving for the police station with Jack. Keen to cement his future with Sam, Ricky proposes ? but how will he respond?

Elsewhere, Reiss pays an unexpected visit to Sonia, who fears that she may lose the house.

Also today, Kim lies to Bernie by claiming to have found her a dream job somewhere else.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a42503150/eastenders-spoilers-lola-wedding-uncertainty/

Thursday 26 January 2023 at 19:30 on BBC One

Jay remains anxious as he waits for Lola to turn up at the wedding.

When Lola finally arrives, she tells Jay that she needs a word with him. Will she call things off?

Meanwhile, Sam supports Ricky Jr by joining him in the police interview. Ricky worries that Sam is going to miss their plane to Germany, but does she still plan to leave?

Elsewhere, Sonia makes a move on Reiss after he apologises for ghosting her.

Also today, Kim arranges for Bernie to get a trial shift at the caf?.