EASTENDERS Avani’s baby storyline takes a heartbreaking twist, leaving Sukii devastated.
Over the last few weeks, viewers have watched Suki ( Balvinder Sopal ) try to manipulate teenage Avani (Aaliyah James) into having her baby – just so she can raise it herself.
Eve ( Heather Peace ) was left gobsmacked after discovering Suki’s shocking plan to adopt Avani’s baby.
Furious, she lashed out, accusing her of manipulating the teen and calling her some pretty harsh words.
But in a bizarre U-turn later that same night, after Avani had a heart-to-heart with Eve, she somehow managed to talk her round.
However, things have no come to a head in the latest episode of EastEnders, which has already dropped on the iPlayer.
Those tuning in tonight will see Suki became suspicious of Avani and Eve when they make an excuse to go off together, unaware they are going to an abortion clinic.
Worried about lying to her wife, Eve says: “I think we should tell Suki, I don’t think I can keep something this big from her because we’ve promised to be honest with each other.”
After terminating her pregnancy the tearful teen tells Eve she wants to find her mum Priya and tell her the truth.
“I just really want my mum. I want to tell her everything,” she cries.
The pair head home and Suki soon arrives back to, and she receives the news that Avani has had a termination.
Confirming the news, she says: “There is no baby.”
Suki then turns to Eve who says she is “sorry”.
Meanwhile, the controversial storyline has received a huge public backlash .
Last week fans were left fuming, with many slamming the plot as “abysmal” and asking, “What the hell did I just watch?”
Viewers have slammed the storyline as “unrealistic” and “garbage”, with some even vowing to ditch the soap for good.
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Taking to an online forum, one fan wrote: “Avani seems to have had a personality transplant. Does she not remember her step-grandmother has already raised 4 children? This is not her chance.”
Another said: “The Suki storyline being positioned as some sort of heart-warming tale of motherhood and not the coercion and abuse story that it actually is so inappropriate.”
To make matters worse, the same episode saw Patrick ( Rudolph Walker ) suddenly spiral into a gambling problem, despite two decades of betting without a hitch.
Viewers were left scratching their heads and branding the writing “tedious” and “a challenge to watch.”
One said: “I hate how Patrick has gambled for 20+ years and now all of a sudden it’s a problem.”
Another added: “Patrick has gambled since the first day Yolande met him. Now it is a contrived part of the plot for her to call off the wedding.
“None of the stories make sense and it is a challenge to watch.”
EastEnders is available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
