Eastenders - Current Episode Discussion - VIII

[Dutchgirl]

No.. she is not in Minty's flat.. Dot mentioned last night it was her old friend Ethel's flat... My heart went out to Heather last night but where is all her money going?? she has 3 jobs, cleaning for shirley, laundrette and shop.. the flat rent can't be that expensive, it is tiny so where is her money going?

My thoughts ecxactly. Where is the money going? I must admit I was feeling upset when watching. It was also the way they filmed it. An unsteady camera. Well portrayed. It felt like it was going another way. A mum desperate enough to do something else..... But glad they didn't take it there.

[Perdita]

Looks like she does not always get the money when she should, did Heather not say last night that Shirley did not give her any wages for 2 weeks? And Darren only ever makes empty promises. And the landlord was not truthful about the council tax being included in the rent, so another unexpected expense for her. I wishes she had taken the offer of the veg from Billy

[parkerman]

Looks like she does not always get the money when she should, did Heather not say last night that Shirley did not give her any wages for 2 weeks? And Darren only ever makes empty promises. And the landlord was not truthful about the council tax being included in the rent, so another unexpected expense for her. I wishes she had taken the offer of the veg from Billy

She must get her money from the MiniMart and the Launderette regularly. Shirley gave her the £20 she owed her yesterday. As for the Council Tax, Dot sorted that out for her at the CAB so she only has to pay what she can afford by instalment.

The point Shiv made was exactly what I said to my wife during last night's episode. Not only does she seem to have fallen into abject poverty in spite of having three jobs but it's all happened so suddenly. She was ok up until a couple of weeks ago.

[tammyy2j]

No.. she is not in Minty's flat.. Dot mentioned last night it was her old friend Ethel's flat... My heart went out to Heather last night but where is all her money going?? she has 3 jobs, cleaning for shirley, laundrette and shop.. the flat rent can't be that expensive, it is tiny so where is her money going?

She spends it all on the baby I'd say and I think she suffers from asthma and also George was sick

Darren and Shirley should be helping her out more

Why cant Heather and George move in with Patrick as Denise and Kim are moving to start their own B&B

[Siobhan]

She spends it all on the baby I'd say and I think she suffers from asthma and also George was sick

Darren and Shirley should be helping her out more

Why cant Heather and George move in with Patrick as Denise and Kim are moving to start their own B&B

Yeah with nappies and bottles but she doesn't have food in the house or any clean/new clothes for him. Ok Shirley owes her money and she is working nearly all the time between laundrette and shop so what else is she spending it on???

3 part-time jobs (if she is declaring any of them) won't incur much tax.. Darren should be given regular maintenance (I don't think he is) but how can they help her out when they don't know about it?? She kept in hidden. It was clear she was so hungry last night but when Billy offered her the veg and said about tough times, she told him to give it to someone else... She cannot get help if she doesn't ask.. She didn't want to hold the book club.. the girl needs to tell someone!!

[Perdita]

Heather mentioned last night that most her money goes on child care, so she might have 3 jobs but needs to pay somebody to look after George for her when she is working. And her money will change every week, according to how many shifts she does in the launderette and MiniMart. She could have been struggling for a while but she is obviously not prepared to let anybody know.

[Dazzle]

Heather has said off and on for a long time that she's struggling for money. As Perdita says, it sounds like most of her money goes on child care, which is very expensive for a single parent.

Shirley's worse than useless to Heather - a grand gesture of a party doesn't make up for ignoring her situation day after day.

When are the writers going to give her a break?

[Siobhan]

When are the writers going to give her a break?

when they give Billy a break!

I know childcare is expensive for a single person (have been their myself). Heather needs to know how to manage her money and how not to be a soft touch and demand her money.

[JustJodi]

Shirley is bound to get it out of her, problem is Heather is such a soft touch.. she will go into a shell first before admitting she needs something, seems to me that every thing is falling up on those shoulders, boiler bad, no electricty, no food, no heat,, and her giving George to Darren was a smart move, Thursday should be interesting.

[tammyy2j]

Wow Darren going for custody of George so now he wants him