EastEnders spoilers: New relationship teased for depressed Lauren Branning – but she’s not into it

There may be a new romance on the cards for Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) in EastEnders, though she isn’t exactly thrilled by the prospect.

Since her return to Albert Square, Lauren has faced plenty of drama.

First of all, she was arrested for smuggling drugs into the UK, but was thankfully released when cousin Penny (Kitty Castledine) came clean about her involvement.

Then, she discovered that Linda Carter’s (Kellie Bright) daughter Annie was actually her half sister, and more recently, her best friend’s boyfriend Zack Hudson (James Farrar) tried it on with her.

Amid all of that, her relationship with Peter Beale (Thomas Law) has been complicated, to say the least.

Though Peter was keen to make a go of things, Lauren insisted that they should be friends for the sake of son Louis, leaving Peter disappointed.

However, in upcoming scenes, it is Lauren who is left disappointed when Peter reveals that he can’t make it to the 30th birthday party Penny encourages her to host because he has a date night.

Lauren isn’t keen on the idea of celebrating her birthday, and is even more put off by the idea that Peter won’t be there.

With Lauren feeling down about her upcoming birthday, Penny tries her best to cheer her up.

She decides that the best way forward is to make Peter jealous, and sets about making a dating profile for Lauren.

How will Lauren react, and will it work?