EastEnders spoilers, Lauren Leaves? Monday 10 – Friday 14 July

She’s leaving, on a tube train

Oh, Steven Beale. The only person who doesn’t realize his relationship with Lauren is over is him. This week, Lauren steels herself to have the ‘it’s not me, it’s you’ conversation but when she can’t work up the courage decides it’s easier just to leave E20. Blimey.

Sister act

But Steven needn’t worry about feeling lonesome, Abi Branning is waiting to leap into her sister’s side of the bed. Again. There are so many eligible men in Albert Square, we can’t understand why she’s fixated on the one who’s with her sister. Hang on…

Who’s the daddy?

Speaking of eligible men, Bernadette Taylor is desperate to find out who fathered Karen Taylor’s child. But her daughter is not telling. 

Robbie in trouble

Meanwhile, Robbie Fowler makes himself very unpopular with the market traders when he boots Donna Yates off her stall. In fairness, she was late with payment. Look, we just don’t like hearing a bad word against Robbie, OK? The other stallholders are less into him, alas.

Holiday blues

Kim Fox is not best pleased when Denise Fox quits as her nanny. But she’s fuming when Carmel Kazemi thinks she’s invited on a group holiday and pressures her sister into telling Carmel she can’t come. Oooh, awkward.

It’s show time

It feels like it’s taken about a million years to get here but it’s finally showcase time. Louise Mitchell is back on the boards but it’s Bex Fowler we’re worried about: Madison Drake and Alexandra D’Costa have sworn to exact a terrible revenge on her. What for? Do those girls even need a reason?

Love is in the air

Michelle Fowler goes on a date with tube weirdo Tim. He might turn out to be all right. But we still think there’s something a bit off about him….