Danielle

[Abigail]

There's an article in this week's Inside Soap:


Danielle Jones comes to a heartbreaking decision this week, as she chooses to terminate her pregnancy, It's an emotional time for the frightened teenager and the stress is clearly taking it's toll - leading the cleaner confiding in best friend Stacey that Ronnie is her mother...

"It's been a tough few weeks for Danielle - all she wants is for this whole ordeal to be over," admits Lauren Crace, who plays her.

"When Stacey finds out about the pregnancy, she's upset that Danielle didn't confide in her, and can't comprehend why she's tell Ronnie instead. Danielle gets really frustrated by the situation, and ends up blurting out that Ronnie's her mum so Stacey will understand what she's going through.

It's a distressing week from start to finish and 19-year-old Danielle, who's been struggling to make a decision about her future since discovering she's expecting. And after finally resolving to terminate her pregnancy - following a pep talk from an unsuspecting mum - even a last minute plea from Stacey to reconsider doesn't sway her.

"The only reason Danielle hasn't told Stacey about the baby already is that she didn't want to burden her," Lauren explains. "But Stacey follows her to R&R and finds her talking to Ronnie, which is when she realises what's going on. Stacey really doesn't want Danielle to go through with the termination, and even tells her about her own experience in a bid to stop her.

"Later, Ronnie and Danielle get in a taxi to go to the clinic," the actress continues. "Stacey follows them and barges in just as Danielle is about to take the pill. That does give her pause, but she feels she can't turn back now. So, as Stacey is dragged out of the room, Danielle swallows the tablet."

Tired and emotional, Danielle returns to the Slater house and tries to convince Stacey that she's made the right decision. And as the friends open up to each other, Stacey's incredulity at the fact Danielle chose Ronnie as her confidante leads to the shocking confession.

"Stacey's totally stunned - she can't believe Danielle hasn't told Ronnie the truth," sighs Lauren. "But she's also shocked that Danielle would take Ronnie along to the termination of her own grandchild. Stacey thinks Danielle is going a but insane, and hasn't thought things through."

With Stacey's words ringing in her ears, Danielle decides the time has come to reveal her identity to Ronnie. But when he mum decides to distance herself from Danielle's pregnancy drama following a heart-to-heart with Dot, the tortured teenager is left feeling more solated than ever.

"Danielle's distraught, and feels let down," Lauren shares. "She was so happy to finally have Ronnie's support, so this completely crushes her. It's a huge step backwards, and Danielle is less willing than ever to tell Ronnie the truth..."

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Danielle's termination trauma brings back painful memories of Ronnie's own pregnancy years ago - prompting the R&R co-owner to confide in Dot about the baby she gave away.

Sympathising with Ronnie's plight, Dot admits that she lost a baby too - although she stops short of revealing she ended the pregnancy.

Sensing that the ordeal is taking its toll on the blonde, Dot then suggest she take a step back, in order to keep her own emotions in check.

So despite her misgivings about abandoning Danielle in her time of need, Ronnie breaks the news that she can't accompany the teen to the second clinic appointment...

[Perdita]

Today's Daily Star:

She’s a young girl who was unlucky enough to fall pregnant after a drunken one-night stand with gigolo barman Paul.

So it’s little wonder that when a downcast Danielle walks into a room, it’s like all the lights have been switched off.

As if that wasn’t a big enough emotional burden, Danielle’s other secret is that Ronnie Mitchell is her mum.

And being part of that dysfunctional family warrants having The Samaritans on speed-dial anyway.

If you were hoping for a happy outcome to this saga then you’re going to be disappointed.

Piling on the heartache, we have the bleak stories of three generations of women who have lost their babies – going from Stacey Slater to Ronnie and then even Dot.

Adding to the irony of it all, Danielle’s taken to the abortion clinic by Ronnie.

“Since when ’ave you been ’er best mate?” Stace sneers. “Yer practically old enough to be her mother.”

With Stacey’s abortion being the trigger to the collapse of her own marriage and an affair that ripped the Brannings apart, she doesn’t want her friend to make the same mistake.

“Don’t do it,” Stacey cries bursting into the clinic on Thursday just as Danielle is about to take the first of two lots of pills that will bring about a termination.

“Once you’ve done it, you can’t undo it.”

A provocative and poignant story, Danielle finally unburdens herself to Stacey and reveals that Ronnie is her mum.

“Well, I never fort I’d feel sorry for Ronnie Mitchell,” Stacey admits. “You took her with you to get rid of her grandchild – but you didn’t even tell her.”

No, although she intends to. And Danielle hopes there will be a happy-ever-after.

“I haven’t aborted it yet, have I?” Danielle says to Stacey on Friday.

“I could tell her who I am, before I take the pills. Then, when she knows, she’ll say, ‘Don’t go back. Don’t get rid of the baby. Have it, and we’ll bring it up together’.”

Perhaps she shouldn’t order that cot just yet…

[parkerman]

Daily Star, eh? That is word for word the same article that appears in the Daily Mirror. I can't think it's a BBC press release because of the way it is worded. Is it one journalist who writes all the television soap pages????

[tammyy2j]

STACEY is baffled by Danielle’s behaviour in EASTENDERS.

She’s curious to know why the hell she’s asked Ronnie Mitchell to accompany her to the dentist.

“Since when are you suddenly her best mate?” Stacey asks Ronnie. “You’re old enough to be her mum…”

Of course, Stacey’s unwittingly hit the nail on the head there. But now’s not the time for Danielle to admit this.

Stacey does, however, finally twig that the appointment is really at the abortion clinic – and with her own termination still horribly fresh in her memory, urges her mate not to go through with it.

[Abigail]

For a moment there I had


"You're not my mother!!"

"Yes I am!"


in my head.

[Abbie]

Awww so its still not coming out

[walsh2509]

Don't get it , ronnie if I remember correctly tells Danielle that she (ronnie) got rid of her baby.

But Danielle knows that to be untrue as she is standing there in front of her mother.

So Danielle knew Ronnie wasn't telling the truth.

[Katy]

I think it is dragging on but you can kind of tell that Danielle want Ronnie to open up to her and if we are waiting for that then we will be waiting for a very long time!

[albert]

I agree this is really dragging, it looks like from the spoilers it will be ages before ronnie finds out, i reckon stacey will end up telling her, she has a reputation for not keeping things she see's or hears quiet I remember back to the patrick/pat/yolande affair where she grassed patrick/pat up to yolande, at least if we had a rough timeline to go on we might be a bit more patient

[Siobhan]

Don't get it , ronnie if I remember correctly tells Danielle that she (ronnie) got rid of her baby.

But Danielle knows that to be untrue as she is standing there in front of her mother.

So Danielle knew Ronnie wasn't telling the truth.

I was thinking that.. why didn't she just come out and say LIAR! I am your daughter, you didn't get rid of her