EastEnders 7th May 2025
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00:00Music
00:25I bet you had like six kids or something. Don't go fainting on me now.
00:28What is it? Isn't Penny in?
00:30No!
00:31Right, we need to call the midwife. Do you want to sit down? I'll call Peter.
00:36I don't need you or Peter. I don't need a doctor or an ambulance or something.
00:40Right.
00:40There could be something wrong with the baby.
00:42I'll call an ambulance.
00:47Look, I should never have brought her back into our lives.
00:50But you did, Dad. You did.
00:53Can I just walk away from her?
00:55Yeah, for Lauren and the kids, you must.
00:58Son, I've...
01:00Look, I've been suckered in by that woman more times than I can remember.
01:03It's the last time for all of us, all right?
01:06Look, this new baby is going to need all the care and attention
01:10and to be kept as far away as possible from that witch.
01:17She's early, I think.
01:1838 weeks.
01:2038 weeks.
01:21Yes, yes, I know that is technically full term,
01:25but the mother, she's had her own issues and she's on methadone.
01:31I'm high risk.
01:32It's a high risk pregnancy.
01:33She just needs reassurance.
01:36What?
01:37An hour for an ambulance?
01:39No, no, no, it's all right.
01:42Right, I'm going to get you a cab, OK?
01:44Just wait.
01:45All right?
01:46All right.
01:47All right.
01:56Right, shall we dig in?
01:58Where's Joel?
01:59Knives and force.
02:00He's doing something fancy with the napkins.
02:01How can you be so stupid again?
02:13Come on.
02:15Where's the taxi when you need her?
02:17This is London.
02:18Oh, you're back.
02:20You're here at the party.
02:21Is it finished?
02:22Did I really want to clear up?
02:23Oh, Peter's still in there.
02:25Lauren's just about to have a baby.
02:26What?
02:27Actually, tell Peter to come straight to the hospital.
02:30Come on, we'll just have a dream.
02:31It's time to go home, though, isn't it?
02:32What are you going home for?
02:33Come on, it's late.
02:34Oh, Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea.
02:36You'll come out for a little drink of poo with me, innit?
02:38Because boring one here thinks that a night out finishes after the tiramisu.
02:41And Irish coffee.
02:42I have got to tell Peter that Lauren's having the baby.
02:45What?
02:45Oh, sorry.
02:46Now, that is a reason to have a drink.
02:49Kim.
02:50What do you mean?
02:51Look, it takes a village to raise a kid, Harry.
02:55The child ain't even been born yet, Kim.
02:57Exactly.
02:57So while we wait, we have a drink.
03:00Yeah?
03:01Oh, God.
03:02Felix!
03:03It's Kim.
03:05Kim!
03:06Now, how do you fancy a little, uh, wet the baby's head?
03:11Does it really matter who's the baby?
03:14Can't they bring a drink to drink, innit?
03:15You are both proper young and...
03:18And she clearly has no idea that she's being filmed.
03:20Of course she knew.
03:22It was her idea.
03:23I want some pub.
03:25Who have you sent this to?
03:26No one.
03:27I'm serious, Joel.
03:28I need to know.
03:29No, I haven't.
03:30Because it is really, really bad if you have.
03:33Because she's young.
03:35You'll end up on the sex offenders register.
03:38Now, delete it.
03:39It's gone.
03:48And no one's been sent it.
03:50You sure?
03:50Yeah, I'm sure.
03:51Like, gone, gone.
03:51Yeah, permanent.
03:53Why does it take to fall some napkin?
03:55He's coming.
03:56Go on.
03:56Go and sit at the table.
04:01Is everything all right?
04:02Yeah.
04:03Everything's fine, mate.
04:11Oh, I thought it was only wine and beer allowed at this party.
04:14Tab's closed.
04:15Don't get any ideas.
04:16We were leaving anyway.
04:17Peter!
04:18Peter needs to get to the hospital right now.
04:20Lauren's having the baby.
04:21What?
04:21Yeah, she's on her way right now with your mum.
04:23We've...
04:24Cindy!
04:26Dad, where's your keys?
04:27Peter, you can't.
04:30No.
04:31It is good indeed that you are dressed for.
04:33Oh, I can't.
04:34We'll find ourselves at the circus.
04:38In a few moments' time, you, Dad, will attempt to climb that pole.
04:44Erm, I'm gonna go get a glass of water.
04:46You want one?
04:47Yes, please.
04:48Yeah.
04:48It's your dad.
05:00It's Kwame.
05:02Huh?
05:03Oh.
05:05Hey, you all right, Dad?
05:08Mum's aware.
05:09Peter, you've had way too much.
05:11No, I'm all right.
05:11I drive.
05:11No, you're not, Ian.
05:13Listen, Kat's cabs haven't got anything for another hour.
05:15Neither has the place on the high street.
05:17Well, everyone uses apps these days, don't they?
05:19Come on in.
05:19Make yourself useful.
05:20Get your phone out.
05:21Come on, you.
05:21I cannot believe Gina didn't keep track of the tab.
05:27I told her to.
05:28Well, she had a rough night tonight, right?
05:30Yeah, but Ian left strict instructions about what he wanted to pay for.
05:33Actually, Ian told Gina that he would fund whatever we all wanted for the rest of the night.
05:39He left his credit card here, didn't he?
05:42Yes.
05:42Yeah, and you know how stubborn he is about his hosting, and how he's got a new grandchild on the way.
05:49He'd want us all to celebrate.
05:51Fair enough.
05:52If we're extending the invite out, Aunty Kim wanted a place to drink earlier.
05:55Well, she's definitely a source of entertainment.
05:59He didn't say that, did he?
06:01Well, he's put us through since Christmas.
06:04Yes, thank you.
06:07Welcome.
06:07Cheers.
06:08Cheers.
06:11Oh, wow.
06:12There's a lot of people in here.
06:14Yeah, they're all waiting in here because they know that something's going to be wrong with the baby.
06:19Lauren?
06:20You okay, lovely?
06:23Oh, my God.
06:25Oh, I'm so glad it's you.
06:27Have they brought you in specifically because they know that something's going to be wrong with the baby's ill?
06:31No, no, I'm just doing an extra shift for my sins.
06:34I know we talked through all the worst-case possibilities earlier, but please don't let that worry you now.
06:38We're all prepared.
06:40But I'm too early, and I...
06:4238 weeks is a very healthy term.
06:44You've carried this baby as best you could, and now you're going to deliver this baby as best you can.
06:50Right, I'll check on you in a bit, but for now, try and relax.
06:52I'll leave you with...
06:54Mother-in-law.
06:56Look, I'm going to see if I can get a hold of Peter, okay?
06:58No, please, please don't go.
07:00Don't leave, please.
07:01Lauren's gone into labour.
07:14That Kim Foxx has added me to the community WhatsApp group.
07:17Oh, poor Cash, you'll be in for a night of pain.
07:21Bit like me.
07:22Dad, can I have my phone?
07:26Nope.
07:28Maybe just give him a break.
07:29Give him back his phone.
07:30No.
07:30It was kind of funny what happened earlier.
07:32I make the rules, okay?
07:34What is wrong with you?
07:35Right, I have bought this nice Chinese takeaway, so I'm going to enjoy it, okay?
07:45But then someone is going to tell me what the hell is going on.
07:49How do you feel?
07:50Is it coming?
07:52Maybe.
07:53Right, I'll go and get the middle of what I said.
07:55No, I don't want to push you.
07:58I just want to try and slow it down a little bit, yeah, because I ain't ready.
08:01Look, Lauren, Lauren, however you're feeling, this baby is going to come out and you are
08:06going to be its mother, however hard that's going to be, okay?
08:09And we're not all completely incompetent at being mums, you know?
08:11No, no, you're not.
08:13But what you did, I did to this little one inside, don't do a me and continue making mistakes
08:22when they're on the outside.
08:25I had six chances.
08:26I'd pretty much screwed them all up.
08:27What is this?
08:29Mucked up mother's anonymous?
08:30I saw my breasts were pretty much okay, you know?
08:33In the end, Cindy Juni's was probably the worst, but having a baby in prison is not
08:39the best thing.
08:40Plus, I was scared and paranoid and sad, sad because I knew they were going to take her
08:47away from me.
08:48But do you know why?
08:49She was probably the happiest out of all of them.
08:52The least messed up.
08:53Don't speak for the poor girl.
08:55Because she never really knew me, did she?
08:56And who really needs the nightmare mother from hell, eh?
09:01Not saying you were in my league yet, Lauren.
09:04I mean, you didn't try and kill Ian Beal, did you?
09:07Twice.
09:08What?
09:10When was the second time?
09:11When I found out it was Kathy who tried to kill me.
09:15That's when things started to go, um, really bad.
09:20Lauren, I swear, the only reason I did what I did to Ian was because of the fear.
09:26Fear for my life.
09:27It was like the old days when the fools were around.
09:31I'm not saying that the fear was an excuse for being a bad mum, but it just seems to be
09:35the general theme for when things go wrong in my life.
09:38All I'm saying, Lauren, is do not let fear ruin it for this little thing, okay?
09:43Here we are.
09:49Yes, thank you.
09:52Welcome, welcome, welcome.
09:53You okay?
09:54Yep, you okay?
09:55Now, what do we reckon?
09:57Is it going to be a boy or is it going to be a girl?
09:59I personally think it's going to be a girl.
10:01Oh, yeah?
10:02It's the way that Lauren was carrying, you know?
10:04Yeah.
10:05We sense these sort of things.
10:07Of course.
10:07Yeah.
10:08Hey, um, Georgie, Georgie, any news from the pod, mind?
10:12Yeah, Pete's stuck in traffic.
10:14Isn't Cindy with her, like, down the business thing?
10:17I don't know.
10:18I ain't ringing her.
10:19Yeah, Lauren's not texting back.
10:20So much for live updates, guys.
10:22I might have exclusive.
10:24Well, when I had Pearl, at least I kept my neighbours and family in ball.
10:29Yeah, but wasn't that because you had her on my toilet floor?
10:32No, Lorraine, it's alive.
10:35No, you didn't.
10:36She did, true fact.
10:38Tell everybody how you had Michael, aren't you, Kim?
10:40You know, I don't like to make everything about me.
10:43Let's just say Phil Mitchell was very well informed about that one.
10:47What?
10:48Yes, his bald head was the first thing that Micah saw.
10:53Wait, Phil delivered your kids.
10:54Haven't you seen that haunted look?
10:56Micah's got a baby.
10:58Talking about bald heads, Anna's birth was the reason I lost all my age.
11:02Anna?
11:02Yeah.
11:03Gina was a breeze, believe it or not.
11:04But Anna, she put her mum through some serious pain.
11:08Poor thing.
11:10She was a proper trooper that day.
11:14Is it, um, Cindy in your bad books?
11:16Yeah.
11:18I just...
11:19Yeah.
11:19Anyway, um, to all of you, growing kids and squeezing them out, whatever weird way it happens, to mum's, to Lauren!
11:31To Lauren!
11:32To Lauren!
11:33Yay!
11:33I probably didn't help.
11:40I knew how scared you was after Christmas.
11:42I should have told you that I saw you there lying in the snow.
11:45We were just protecting ourselves.
11:47Everyone was.
11:48You know, I was actually completely convinced that it was me.
11:52With absolutely no knowledge.
11:55I was just off my face.
11:57You must have been relieved then when you found out it was Kathy.
12:01So relieved you were happy for her to start knitting little cardies for this one.
12:04Oh, trust me.
12:05Neither of you Bill women are on top of my list for Godmother.
12:09Oh, Lauren!
12:10Breathe, breathe.
12:11It's okay.
12:14I'm really sorry for everything I've done, Lauren.
12:17And if I could make a fresh start for this little one...
12:21I know now what makes me do bad things.
12:24I think you've got that self-destruct button too, Lauren, haven't you?
12:27When you feel like you're losing.
12:29From what I hear, Lucy, the same thing too.
12:33Maybe that's why you two are good friends, eh?
12:36I just wish she was here so badly.
12:39No, no, no.
12:41You are going to do this on your own.
12:43You're going to get through this, the birth and everything that comes after, okay?
12:47I know, but what if the baby's not well?
12:49What if they're in pain?
12:51What if they need help?
12:51You can do this on your own, Lauren, okay?
12:55You!
12:56Not the scared you, not the self-destruct of you, but you.
13:01Do you hear me?
13:02Now, don't screw up, eh?
13:05You ready?
13:06Ready?
13:06Oh, here she comes.
13:15Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate!
13:17No, no, no, no, no.
13:17You have it, darling.
13:18No, you have it.
13:19Listen, my sausage was early.
13:22Oh, really?
13:23Yeah, he was in an incubator with all them monitors for a week.
13:26Bless him.
13:27Oh, and do you know what?
13:30When he first came out, he was so small and wrinkled that when the midwife showed us his
13:35bits, we weren't sure what we were looking at.
13:37Oh, wow.
13:39Well, Mick was convinced we'd had another girl.
13:41We'd both had to put him right.
13:43Sonia's little baby was early, too, and I delivered it.
13:46Excuse me, what?
13:47No, hold on.
13:47When you say early, don't you mean that Sonia had no idea she was even coming?
13:51What in the Braxton hits are you chatting about?
13:54You delivered Sonia's baby.
13:56What, I thought it was Laura and Bianca?
13:57No.
13:59Bex was Martin's girl.
14:00Oh.
14:01What?
14:02I think we've officially topped Cindy and Phil Mitchell as worst birthing partner people.
14:07Oi, I was good.
14:09Yeah, but they didn't ask you back for the second time, though, did they?
14:13Oh, smashing through these tonight.
14:16Yeah, well, we're celebrating, Laura, don't we?
14:18New life.
14:19The future look one's in a square.
14:22Missing Dolly.
14:24Yeah, I am, Chels.
14:28Peach and all.
14:30Sorry, Sam.
14:31Oh, don't be silly.
14:32It is what it is.
14:34Martin would have loved this.
14:36When you sat here at the bar and they'd smash him back behind us.
14:39Yeah, you would.
14:44I just can't get used to it, Chels.
14:47It's still so raw.
14:49Of course.
14:51But I want you to be smiling, enjoying yourself.
14:57Yeah.
14:59Andy would want you to be on over tomorrow and all, so cheers.
15:03Cheers.
15:08Hey, Linda.
15:08Linda, come here a sec.
15:09Come here.
15:10So, right, I've just been telling George here, like, dudes, you know, like, this don't really belong in this gaff.
15:17It's like, no wrong with this place, I like it here, you know, beer and food and all that.
15:20But I think it belongs in the Vic, you know what I mean?
15:23Because that's like, you know, the heart of the square.
15:27Absolutely.
15:27Yeah.
15:27Well, maybe it's a good time to announce that the Vic will be reopening this week.
15:34Come on, Vic!
15:36Come on!
15:37On VE Day!
15:38Nice!
15:39Back with a bang!
15:40Yeah.
15:40Well, I'll bang, obviously.
15:42Like I said, me and the traders won't step a foot in there.
15:51Hope.
15:51Hope.
15:52No offence, ma'am.
15:53No, no.
15:54Of course.
15:55I'll have to Vic.
15:56I just probably need a bit more time, too.
15:58Yeah, no, I get that.
16:00It's just...
16:00Mum.
16:00Yeah, she's...
16:01She's so excited.
16:03I mean, she's desperate to get back in there.
16:04Yeah, desperate.
16:06Right, so I'll tell my story now about my little Linda's birth.
16:09Oh, yeah.
16:10So, obviously, my husband was off somewhere, so it was just me, and my wonderful male midwife,
16:21Miguel.
16:22What?
16:22Yes.
16:23Really?
16:23And I had all the drugs.
16:25We had such a laugh, I forgot to take me tights off.
16:28Mum makes a lot of sense now.
16:31I can't hear you.
16:33No, Mum, sorry.
16:35You're doing really well.
16:37Have you got everything ready just in case the baby needs help?
16:40Of course.
16:41So, the head's out.
16:43Can you feel another contraction?
16:48That's really good.
16:50One more push and baby will be here.
16:59They're out.
17:00Is it OK?
17:05Just giving them a little rub.
17:08Can I see it?
17:10What's happening?
17:11Can I see it?
17:11I want to see my baby now, please!
17:13I want to see my baby now!
17:17What?
17:19He's fine.
17:22He's a beautiful baby boy.
17:24Do you not need to do any more tests or anything?
17:34We will, but for now he just needs his mama.
17:47It's a boy, Peter.
17:49He's OK.
17:49He's fine.
18:14Russ, what is it?
18:15The whole circle of trust thing.
18:20I thought this was genuinely our new start
18:22after all the mess with the Lone Shark's Nat.
18:26I thought we was getting somewhere today.
18:30Oi.
18:33Does our relationship mean anything to you?
18:36Of course it does.
18:37So what is going on?
18:43He's my boy.
18:44Yeah, Vic.
18:46I mean, I love you.
18:50But he's my baby boy.
18:54And it's what you do for your kids, innit?
18:57Why are you getting it?
19:04There was never any Lone Sharks.
19:08I lied about why we left Australia.
19:12Bye!
19:13Hey, Linda, Linda.
19:18Ian's just got to the hospital.
19:20And update is imminent.
19:22I'll tell you now, right?
19:23I'm not going to stop this party to give them the news.
19:26Hey, come on.
19:28Scraping them jokes off the Queen, Vic, before you know.
19:30You've got to give them time, yeah?
19:31You think?
19:32Yes, I do think.
19:33They're all in waste and strays.
19:34They missed a bit more than they realise.
19:36Oh, and that includes...
19:37Wow.
19:38Come on.
19:39Bring it in.
19:40It'll be fine.
19:40I love this song.
19:41Everyone!
19:42Tell her music.
19:43Lauren have the baby.
19:46Finally!
19:47What is it?
19:47What is it?
19:48What is it?
19:49It's a boy.
19:50Oh!
19:50It was going to be a boy.
19:53Yes, I did.
19:56Yes, I did.
19:57Chelsea, put on the other paint.
19:58It's like we talked about, yeah?
19:59Head shoot!
20:00Head shoot!
20:00One!
20:01It started off with him watching some normal online lad stuff.
20:20But then something happened with a girl.
20:23He took a picture up her skirt and she didn't want him to.
20:27What?
20:28And then he sent it to all of his mates.
20:30It's all I had to pay the family off, didn't I?
20:33What?
20:33I couldn't risk getting the police involved.
20:35Of course you should have!
20:36Instead you paid some dirty hush money.
20:39Well, Sharon did.
20:39What, listen, listen, Vic.
20:41I wanted to tell you, all right?
20:42But I was scared I was going to lose you.
20:43You didn't think you'd lose me by lying?
20:47You've been so good to me and Joel, right?
20:49I just couldn't stand there and just dump more stress onto you.
20:53That is as bad as it got.
20:55He ain't done nothing bad since he's been here.
20:57No, no, he's not...
20:59Look, he's learning, all right?
21:07He's young and he's stupid.
21:10But I can't do this on my own, so...
21:13Please, babe, we...
21:14Just give me space.
21:16Is everything OK?
21:28He's very content.
21:30Sleeping soundly.
21:32So, no crying, no pain?
21:34Well, he's a baby.
21:36There is a bit of crying, I'm afraid.
21:37But he's in no pain, Lauren.
21:39Functioning well.
21:40At the moment, he's showing no signs of withdrawal,
21:42but we'll keep a close eye, OK?
21:46For now...
21:49Cuddle him.
21:56You might want to start feeding him, too.
21:58Well, we should probably tell you his name, shouldn't we?
22:09Yeah.
22:13Jimmy.
22:14Jimmy Beal.
22:16After my grandad, Jim.
22:17Oh, I said, that's a good, strong name.
22:20His name's Jimmy.
22:23Yeah.
22:25That's a lovely name.
22:27Really suits him.
22:29Gave us a bit of a fight earlier, didn't he, Lauren?
22:32So glad I could be here for him.
22:35Yeah, thank you for, um...
22:37for being here with Lauren, Mum.
22:38We do appreciate it.
22:40So when did this become a thing?
22:45No, Dad, don't.
22:46What, she just happens to be here for the birth?
22:48Happens to be?
22:50I was the one that brought him to the hospital, Ian.
22:52Nothing's changed.
22:54Has it?
22:55Oh, come on.
22:58No.
23:00What?
23:01No, Dad's right, Mum.
23:02Nothing's changed.
23:03You can't be here.
23:04Not around Lauren and the kids.
23:05Oh, come on, Peter, please.
23:07You're too destructive, Mum.
23:09You shot Dad.
23:10You know why I shot him?
23:12Because I was petrified for my life
23:14and I was shot at from the rooftops.
23:16I've got nothing left to lose.
23:19You can't be here, Mum.
23:21Oh, Lauren, I've got fresh start.
23:27Sorry, Mum.
23:28Peter, please.
23:29No.
23:32Mum.
23:39Don't be scared.
23:45Everything's going to be OK.
23:55Um, where'd you go?
23:57Lucky for you.
23:57Just for a walk.
23:58Not to call Sharon to tell her what I just learned.
24:00Oh?
24:01What's she learned, Dad?
24:02Everything.
24:04What happened in Australia
24:05and what we did with the money.
24:07Sharon's money.
24:08And now you're under my family roof
24:10and now I know the truth,
24:11you will do everything I say.
24:14First things first,
24:15I'm moving you to a boys' school.
24:16What?
24:17No, I like Walford High.
24:18Yeah, so do all the girls there.
24:19They don't want some pervert in their class.
24:22I've actually got mates there.
24:23Tommy and...
24:24Yeah, you'll find new mates.
24:26Hopefully learn to respect women.
24:27Thanks for not selling Sharon.
24:38I ain't doing this for you.
24:40Or him.
24:41I just...
24:43I've just got to get my head around this.
24:45You are like something that won't flush.
24:59Look, they don't want you seeing the baby.
25:02Oh, I'm not waiting for Jimmy.
25:05So, I can't have my family.
25:08What about all the businesses I've worked hard for?
25:11I want what I'm due here.
25:14What?
25:15What, and you think those businesses
25:17are going to stay afloat
25:18once everyone finds out about your little gun stunt?
25:20Oh, and what you did to the Vic?
25:22Oh, I don't care what they say.
25:24The police know Rhys was speeding that night
25:26and all about your shrapnel wound.
25:28You can't change your story and threaten me in.
25:31Now, you, Cathy,
25:33your little crime is still an open case.
25:36I'm sure the police would love to re-interview you.
25:39So, I want Beale's heels,
25:47the chippy and the house.
25:50I want what I'm due.
25:52Well, why are you doing this?
25:56I am not running away or hiding or scared any more.
26:00I just want what I'm due.
26:03And if not,
26:04let's just see what those witnesses have to say
26:06about your confession earlier, shall we?
26:08Do you reckon your new family would back you then?
26:11Details of help and support with sextortion or revenge porn
26:24are available on the Victims of Crime page
26:26of the BBC Action Line website.
26:41See you next time.