EastEnders will air scenes of worry and sadness next week, as several characters take centre-stage.
Lola Pearce has an emotional and tough conversation with her young daughter Lexi, as she decides it is time to reveal her terminal cancer diagnosis.
Elsewhere, and pregnant Whitney Dean is left concerned for her unborn baby after a scare - leading to some worrying news at the hospital.
Ricky Mitchell, aged 12, ends up fleeing home after a showdown with his father Jack Branning, amid the bombshell that he is the father of 12-year-old Lily Slater's unborn baby. Here's what is ahead in Walford next week...
Whitney's baby fears
Spoilers have revealed Whitney receives some worrying news next week after having a new ultrasound.
The character was overjoyed when she found out she was expecting a baby, and later revealed it came about following a one-night stand with Zack. However, she is dealt some really worrying news next week after going for an ultrasound.
Whitney is left panicking when she experiences spotting and rushes to hospital to get checked out, Kat in tow as she vows to support her and go with her to see the medical professionals.
She is horrified when Dr Lane reveals the ultrasound has flagged something with the baby. The soap has now confirmed the scenes are the start of a new storyline for Whitney.
The BBC One soap has confirmed actors Shona McGarty and James Farrar are set to take on the emotional new storyline, which will see their characters' baby diagnosed with Edwards’ syndrome.
Edwards’ syndrome is a rare genetic condition where a person has extra copies of a chromosome. There is no current long-treatment for the severe condition and children diagnosed with it do not often live beyond the first few years of their life.
Lola's confession
Lola Pearce finally breaks the devastating news that she is dying to her young daughter Lexi next week.
After suffering with illness recently, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour late last year, Lola decides it's time to reveal the truth.
Lexi knows that her mum has been sick, but she wasn't told that Lola's tumour was inoperable and that Lola was going to die.
With Lexi staying off school hoping to nurse her mum until she gets better, Lola realises her daughter needs to know the truth and understandably Lexi takes it badly.
Ricky Jr flees home
EastEnders spoilers reveal a family is at war next week on the BBC soap, as Ricky Mitchell comes to a big decision regarding Lily Slater's baby news.
Despite initially planning to have an abortion, Lily, aged 12, has now shocked her family by deciding to keep her baby.
Next week, spoilers reveal that Ricky decides to support Lily and tells her he will help her bring up their child.
But all hell breaks loose when Ricky's dad Jack Branning finds out and confronts him, leading to the youngster fleeing home.
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
