EastEnders has confirmed that Peter Beale and Lauren Branning will be involved in a major drama following a proposal.
The pair’s relationship has been strained over the last few months, with Peter seeing his family descend into turmoil after his grandmother, Kathy, was revealed as the attacker of his mother, Cindy.
Cindy has since left Walford – with the financial aid of Ian – following the devastating explosion at The Vic, with the character spending time with her friend Gita. This all changes in next week’s scenes, however, with Peter hearing from Gita that Cindy has gone AWOL.
This development causes him to stress, with the character missing his baby scan appointment with Lauren as a result. She later scolds him for his forgetfulness, lamenting how Cindy was haunting their lives despite not being present in Albert Square.
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A disconsolate Peter continues to work at Beale’s Eels, though Kathy and Ian offer him some advice as they notice his downtrodden mood. They urge him to make amends, and he attempts to do this in the grandest possible manner – via a proposal.
He gets a shock, however, as Lauren declines his offer. She later divulges her reasons for rejecting in a conversation with Kathy and Peter, though the latter is still confused. Later on, he heads to Lauren’s for crisis talks regarding their relationship.
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What exactly are Lauren’s reasons for rejecting Peter’s hand in marriage? And will the pair be able to recover and move forward from this, or does it spell the end for this tumultuous romance? …
Whilst Peter and Lauren will be left reeling at the potential breakdown of their relationship, there is also some drama on the other side of Cindy’s family, with her daughters Gina and Anna set to be involved in a rivalry as they compete for a bartending job.
EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
