Are EastEnders' Lily and Stacey's Lacey Turner and Lillia Turner related in real life?

EastEnders mother and daughter duo Lily Slater and Stacey Slater have left viewers asking if they are related in real life, after they noticed a possible link between them.

Amid a shocking new storyline for 12-year-old Lily, who is pregnant, the actress who plays her is getting a lot of attention thanks to her incredible performance.

Fans have been desperate to know if stars Lillia Turner and Lacey Turner are related, after they noticed that both stars share the same surname.

While Stacey actress Lacey does have two famous sisters, and also has young children, she is not related to her onscreen daughter.

EastEnders mother and daughter duo Lily Slater and Stacey Slater have left viewers asking if they are related in real life (BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

Lily actress Lillia does share the same last name as Lacey, but she is in no way related to her onscreen mother.

Lacey does have a younger sister called Lily, who actually appeared in EastEnders herself between 2011 and 2012.

The star's other sister Daisy Turner appeared in rival soap Hollyoaks in 2011.

Viewers' questions about Lillia and Lacey's real-life link come as their characters tackle a shocking new storyline.

Lily actress Lillia does share the same last name as Stacey star Lacey (BBC)

Stacey broke the news to her 12-year-old daughter during Monday's episode that she was pregnant, after doctors did an ultrasound.

Lily broke down in tears as she learned the truth, and that she would have to speak to the police regarding fears she was abused.

Stacey had been asked by the detective if Lily was speaking to anyone online or anyone in particular, but Stacey was completely unaware of anything that could be relevant.

EastEnders fans are asking if Lillia Turner is related to Lacey Turner, amid their characters Lily Slater and Stacey Slater's new storyline (BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

The detective and a social worker revealed they were now investigating Lily's pregnancy and how it happened, as she refused to reveal who she had slept with.

As Stacey told Lily she would need to be interviewed about her situation, she begged her mum to stop it from happening.

She also told her mother that she "wasn’t abused" and that she "is safe" as she asked if she could return home, to which Stacey revealed she couldn't.

Viewers have since found out that Ricky Mitchell, known as Ricky Jr, is the father of Lily's baby.

EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.