Suki's shocking EastEnders offer is accepted in early BBC iPlayer release
Suki Panesar-Unwin's (Balvinder Sopal) shocking offer to granddaughter Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) has been accepted.
As viewers know, Avani confided in best mate Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman) that she thought she could be pregnant with twisted Joel Marshall's (Max Murray) baby.
Her worst fears were realised when a test gave a positive result.
Avani immediately made plans to terminate the pregnancy, asking Barney to help her source abortion pills online.
When he refused, she began to research clinics – but got more than she bargained for when Suki looked over her shoulder and saw what she was looking at.
Avani remained adamant that she was doing the right thing, despite Suki dropping a huge bombshell. She was prepared to raise the child as her own.
There was one major hitch, however. She hadn't told wife Eve (Heather Peace), and Avani knew that she wouldn't be as on board with the plan as Suki made out.
In today's episode, Avani was up bright and early to meet Barney ahead of her appointment.
Dad Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) is still very much in the dark about what was troubling his daughter, or indeed where she planned to go.
Barney questioned whether it would be as straight forward as she hoped, but she was sure that it was the right decision.
After leaving for the underground station, Suki urged Barney to tell her where Avani had rushed off to, and decided to chase in her direction. More Trending
At the abortion clinic, a nervous Avani sat among other women who were making a brave decision, and despite Suki's pleading, she was confident that having a child would only hold her back.
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She was also sure it would cause an surge of bullying, which is the last thing she needed after a rough few months.
Suki's attempts to guilt-trip Avani failed. She knew she'd have to go the extra mile to secure the child as her own – so she offered financial support throughout her pregnancy.
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To her surprise, Avani accepted. But how will the rest of the family react?
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