EastEnders’ Sonia’s baby name ‘revealed’ – and it’s a nod to a Walford legend
EastEnders icon Sonia Fowler is currently pregnant with Reiss' child after months of trying - now fans reckon she will be naming her child after an Albert Square legend
EastEnders fans reckon they know what Sonia Fowler will be naming her baby.
In the soap last year, Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) struck up a relationship with Reiss (Jonny Freeman). The pair were desperate to have a child but faced several hurdles – including Reiss’ infertility.
What’s more, in a tragic twist it was revealed last year that Reiss’ wife was hospitalised with a long-term coma after suffering a stroke in the bath. At first, Sonia was taken aback by dating a technically married man.
But she soon changed her tune. The soap icon then started her romance with Reiss, who is the great-nephew of the late Dot Branning. And longing to have a baby, and despite a long wait, Sonia and Reiss managed to get IVF with Sonia undergoing treatment.
And over in Walford last month, Sonia found out she was pregnant. After taking a test and, in emotional scenes, she told Reiss in the Queen Vic the happy baby news.
Now, fans reckon they have ‘worked out’ what she will call her baby. On an Eastenders Reddit thread, fans were sharing their theories on the soap’s 40th anniversary.
One viewer said: “Sonia will probably give birth. Baby is probably getting named Dot/Dorothy.” Someone else agreed and penned: “Yes!” While on an EastEnders Facebook fan page, fans were discussing Sonia’s pregnancy, with one writing: “I think she will name the baby Dot.”
Dot, played by June Brown, was an EastEnders Legend. As one of the longest-serving actors on the soap, she made her debut as the chain-smoking Dot in 1985 and stepped down in 2020.
In 2022, actress June sadly died. June’s family released a statement that was posed on the official EastEnders Twitter account.
It read: “We are deeply saddened to announce our beloved mother, June, passed away very peacefully at her home in Surrey on Sunday evening, with her family by her side.
