This article contains spoilers for tonight’s episode of EastEnders, which airs on BBC One at 7.30pm or can be streamed now on iPlayer.
Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) has made her own decision regarding her pregnancy, leaving grandmother Suki Panesar-Unwin (Balvinder Sopal) shocked to the core.
As viewers have seen so far, a troubled Avani confided in best mate Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman) about her pregnancy fears.
She was terrified by the prospect of raising twisted Joel Marshall’s (Max Murray) child, and knew that she’d have to take a test to confirm whether or not she was expecting.
In the office at Harry’s Barn, her worst nightmare was confirmed – the test was positive.
Avani immediately made plans to terminate the pregnancy, asking Barney to help her source abortion pills online. He told her she’d have to use legal methods – so she set about doing some research.
What did Suki propose?
Suki noticed her looking at a clinic online, and came up with an alternative solution.
She noted that it could be Avani’s only chance to have a child, and she didn’t want her to regret it. The teen remained firm on her decision, and was prepared to open up to mum Priya (Sophie Khan Levy) and dad Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) about her ordeal.
At the abortion clinic, Suki convinced Avani that it might be best if she were to raise the child as her own alongside wife Eve (Heather Peace) – who she hadn’t consulted.
When Eve found out, she was under the belief that Avani had purposely got pregnant in order to provide a child for Suki.
As tensions began to rise, she branded the situation as abuse.
Suki was incredulous to see her wife escalating the row, comparing her attitude to wicked ex-husband Nish (Navin Chowdhry).
Eve stages an intervention
This week, Eve could see how much the pregnancy was already starting to have an impact on Avani’s physical and mental health. She was suffering from morning sickness and body confidence issues, hiding away in the corner at Amy Mitchell’s (Ellie Dadd) hot tub party.
Sitting the teen down, she insisted that considered herself and what she wanted before anyone else.
It became immediately clear that Avani didn’t want to upset Suki, and actually wanted an abortion.
In today’s episode, the two created a fake story, saying that they were spending the day together working and would be heading to the suppliers. Suki was suspicious, but didn’t think that they would go as far to betray her wishes.
At the clinic, Eve spoke openly about the abandonment issues with her family, and Avani considered whether she’ll be on her own when the news of her ‘baby loss’ was revealed.
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Eve reassured her that everything would be ok, unaware that back in Albert Square, Suki had decided to come clean to Ravi and Priya without their knowledge.
However, in a killer twist, Avani and Eve managed to reach them before she did, and as Suki walked into the room, she discovered that there was no longer a baby.
A furious Ravi stood in the corner of the room, clearly ready to unleash his inner anger.
How will Suki take the news?
