Baby swap and infant death at christmas

[tammyy2j]

I seen on another board that Jack and Kat become very close (I hope it isnt an affair) over this - I would think Kat wouldnt want him or anyone near her baby from now on

[Siobhan]

I seen on another board that Jack and Kat become very close (I hope it isnt an affair) over this - I would think Kat wouldnt want him or anyone near her baby from now on

Maybe he just needs to be near "james".. after all he did bond with him as his own son so it will be really hard for him to let go

[tammyy2j]

Maybe he just needs to be near "james".. after all he did bond with him as his own son so it will be really hard for him to let go

Yes I hope it is this and not an affair - It will be difficult for Jack also as he thinks Tommy is his son and he never got to see or hold his real son James

[Siobhan]

Exactly... Ronnie has been mourning her child for weeks, she got to hold him but Jack never did.. How do you just tell someone "sorry the child is not yours, even though you thought so for 4 months, and now you can't see or hold him anymore".. that is heartbreaking.. Jack didn't know at all.. so Kat probably recognises this and lets him around Tommy

[Perdita]

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has revealed that there are happier times ahead for her character.

The actress, who plays Kat Moon in the BBC One soap, also told the Sunday Mirror that the controversy surrounding the baby swap storyline had been good for the show.

Speaking of Kat getting her baby back from Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack), she said: "We've just shot the scenes. There'll *happier times for Kat and Alfie. But it probably won't stay too happy for long.

"This 'controversy' has done us good. If anything we've got more viewers out of it. Why should the show not push the boundaries? People need to chill out.

"A lot of people just jumped on the bandwagon and complained before the scenes even went on air."

The plot attracted 12,500 complaints from fans of the show.

DS

[Perdita]

Ronnie Branning is to be sent to prison for her callous kidnapping of toddler Tommy Moon in the latest twist in EastEnders's controversial baby swap storyline.

The troubled character, played by Samantha Womack, is to hand herself in to police, filled with guilt over her actions.

But, it turns out, Kat and Alfie will not be completely rid of Ronnie after being reunited with baby Tommy - as she comes back to haunt them.

A show source told the Daily Mirror: 'Ronnie gets out on bail on the day of Tommy's christening, and is in Albert Square as celebrations kick off.'

It was reported in January that Womack, 38, was planning to quit following the controversial storyline and this could provide the perfect way out of the show. Her contract is up in May.

The baby swap plot started on New Year's Eve when Ronnie exchanged her newborn son James, who'd died of cotdeath, for Kat and Alfie's newborn.

But more than 6,000 enraged people complained that the storyline was sick so BBC bosses had to cut the plot short and do a U-turn.

After bumping into the midwife who delivered her baby, the enormity of what she has done finally hits Ronnie.

She takes baby Tommy and drives to the Queen Vic - where he is reunited with his parents.

The police are then called and baby Tommy is taken to the hospital to be checked over.

Meanwhile, former Albert Square star Natalie Cassidy, 27, has revealed that she cried over the cot-death story.

Talking in The People, she said: 'The cot death storyline has been heartbreaking. The way you see Ronnie cradling that baby, I almost felt that I was holding it myself. Jessie Wallace and Samantha Womack have both been immense.

'It was harrowing stuff and I did cry when I was watching it.'

However, she defended the plot, saying: 'I can see where people are coming from when they say Ronnie stealing the baby was a step too far. But that's where the soap element comes in.

'EastEnders is a dramatic programme, which has been pushing the boundaries for years.'



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[Perdita]

Ronnie Branning will end up behind bars for stealing Kat Moon's child as EastEnders' baby swap storyline reaches its climax, a report has claimed.

The hard-hitting plot, which began at New Year when Ronnie swapped her dead son James with Kat Moon's child Tommy, will draw to a conclusion next month as Kat is reunited with the baby she thought she had lost.

According to The Mirror today, after Ronnie gives Tommy back and hands herself over to the police, she will be jailed as the matter is investigated.

However, in a further twist, the troubled blonde is expected to be released on bail a few weeks later on an important day for Kat (Jessie Wallace) and her husband Alfie (Shane Richie).

A source told the newspaper: "Ronnie gets out on bail on the day of Tommy's christening, and is in Albert Square as celebrations kick off in The Vic.

"The fact she is back is going to have huge repercussions for that day and she is likely to come face-to-face with Kat."

Rumours about the plot's conclusion are still unconfirmed as EastEnders bosses do not comment on future storylines.

Samantha Womack - who plays Ronnie - is to leave the soap later this year, but it is understood that the door will be left open for a possible return in the future.

DS

[tammyy2j]

Who would bail her out?

[alan45]

EastEnders stars Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie have hinted that the soap's baby swap storyline could have a long-lasting impact on their characters Kat and Alfie Moon.

The pair recently filmed scenes showing Kat and Alfie reunited with baby Tommy, months after they thought they had lost him to cot death. Reports suggest that Ronnie Branning, who swapped Tommy with her late son James at New Year, will soon come to her senses on screen and finally give the child back.

Discussing the Moons' reunion with Tommy, Wallace told All About Soap: "It's so lovely having the chance to work with a baby all the time. It's made me really broody.

"But it's definitely not going to be easy for Kat and Alfie. They've grieved for the death of their child. They thought they'd buried him, and now they've suddenly got him back. That's a massive thing to deal with."

Richie added: "While Alfie happily throws himself into being a dad to Tommy, it's Kat who's going to be finding things difficult."

More trouble ahead for the Moons has been rumoured for some time, as one report recently suggested that Kat will struggle to bond with Tommy following the shock development.

Asked whether Kat will want revenge against Ronnie, Wallace replied: "Almost certainly! I'm sure that Kat's too much of a feisty person just to let that one go."

Kat and Alfie will get Tommy back next month.

[Perdita]

SHANE Richie has told how the EastEnders cot swap was extra tough for him - as his wife Christie is eight months pregnant.
Shane's character Alfie's wife Kat had her baby snatched by Ronnie Branning, whose son died of cot death. Shane, 47, said it made him keep his baby news a secret. He tells Hello! magazine, out today: "I wanted to keep the two things separate.

"People would ask me about the cot death and it would have felt strange tagging on the end, 'Oh, and by the way, we're expecting a baby'. If they asked about Christie I said she'd just put on weight."

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