Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) left Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) stunned in recent EastEnders scenes when she admitted that she had paid to take in Britney Wainwright (Lola Campbell).
In tonight’s (March 28) episode, she admitted that she had handed over £2000 to bring Britney back to Walford, leaving Lauren horrified.
As Whitney divulged more details, including the fact that Britney has a brother who was left behind with his dad, Lauren became more incensed, and insisted that she tell partner Zack Hudson (James Farrar) the truth, pointing out that she could get in serious legal trouble.
Whitney couldn’t see what the big deal was, given that she had given Britney a safe home, but before Lauren had time to argue they were interrupted by Peter Beale (Thomas Law) and his date.
Later, Lauren pulled Whitney aside at her birthday party and asked what she planned to do when it came to enrolling Britney in school or with a doctor.
As Whitney shrugged and said she’d address that when the time came, Lauren reiterated that she could end up going to prison for this, and may even bring Zack down with her.
Lauren pointed out that her actions could be seen as child trafficking, which clearly left Whitney shaken.
However, when Lauren later urged her once again to tell Zack the truth, Whitney expressed her concerns that Britney was too fragile for everything to go wrong.
Giving in, Lauren warned her that she would have to tell Zack eventually, but agreed to let Britney settle in first.
Though Whitney promised to tell Zack the truth, will she go through with it?
With Whitney set to leave the show soon, could she end up getting in serious trouble for paying Britney’s mum, and could Zack find himself pulled down as well?
