EastEnders airs devastating death details as Teddy delivers surprise demand
SPOILERS: Billy Mitchell is devastated as he learns the truth about the death of his mum Val in the latest instalment of EastEnders, as his suspicions finally come to light
This article contains spoilers for the episode due to air on Wednesday, July 10, but is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.
Billy Mitchell has been left devastated as he learns the truth about his mum’s death in the latest episode of EastEnders.
When market-stall holder Billy tried to arrange a family celebration to mark his dad Stevie’s birthday, it lead to a horrifying discovery. The celebration was interrupted by a suspicious Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), leading Stevie (Alan Ford) to finally confess that Billy’s mum Val was dead – after committing suicide decades before.
Billy (Perry Fenwick) and half-brother Teddy (Roland Manookian) were stunned as Stevie revealed that his affair with Teddy’s mum had broken Val to the point where she took her own life when Billy was just nine years old.
Heartbroken Billy had spent his whole life believing his mother was out there somewhere after abandoning the family. The extra twist that Stevie had set up home and played happy families with Teddy, while the young Billy ended up in care, resulted in a violent altercation as Billy punched his newfound sibling.