EastEnders spoilers follow.
Penny Branning is set to scheme around Lauren and Peter Beale in new scenes on EastEnders.
Lauren and Penny recently returned to Albert Square, and in scenes set to air next week on the BBC soap, Penny tries to push her cousin to celebrate her 30th birthday.
However, Lauren is not keen, and is especially put off when ex Peter tells her that he has a date that evening and so won’t make it.
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Penny is determined to cheer up a downbeat Lauren, and decides to set her up with an online dating profile to make Peter jealous.
Will her plan work?
In other EastEnders news, the soap has confirmed a new storyline for Honey Mitchell and Jay Brown, as the pair decide to run the London Marathon in memory of Lola Pearce-Brown.
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The scenes will show the two deal with the physical challenges of preparing, while also processing their grief. Stars Emma Barton and Jamie Borthwick will also be competing in the London Marathon for real to raise money for Children in Need and Prostate Cancer UK.
“It’s an absolute privilege to be taking part in this storyline and to be running the London Marathon for a second time,” Emma said.
“I’m thrilled to be running on behalf of BBC Children in Need, an amazing organisation that does so much for kids across the UK. Their projects and initiatives enrich the lives of so many children, and I’m proud to be fundraising to support that incredible work.”
TENSIONS are building up between Jean Slater and Dean Wicks, despite her agreeing to some kind of truce for Jade’s benefit.
Next week, the EastEnders favourite has an enlightening chat with one of Dean’s enemies and makes a huge discovery.
The cleaner portrayed by Gillian Wright was delighted to see Jade Green return to Albert Square, years after leaving with her mother Shabnam Masood, one of Jean’s pals.
In an attempt to protect her for absent Shabnam, Jean decided to get closer to Jade, which led the teen’s father Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) to believe he’d finally found an ally in Walford.
Jean made it clear to Dean she only wants to take care of Jade for Shabnam and his mother, another one of her close friends, Shirley Carter.
For Jade, Jean has been ready to keep the peace with Dean, although she heard through the grapevine that he once raped Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and tried to sexually assault Roxy Mitchell.
Coming up on BBC One, Jean realises the biggest danger around Jade is her own father Dean.
It all begins with Jean picking out a venue for Jade’s fundraiser and she settles on The Queen Vic.
She is then surprised when Linda agrees to welcome Jade’s event in her pub but there’s one condition Jean needs to keep in mind – Dean isn’t allowed to attend.
Back at Dean’s place, Jean is terrified when Jade (Elizabeth Green) has a bad coughing fit and she calls the doctor, much to his horror.
Things only get worse when Jade takes a look at his phone.
Regular viewers of the London-based program will remember that Dean hatched a shock plan to keep Jade close to him and avoid her from leaving for Pakistan with her mother Shabnam.
But will what Jade find on his phone be in relation to his plan?
Dean has a lot of explaining to do as Jade and Jean confront him about dodging Shabnam’s calls and texts.
He manages to persuade them that he’s been putting his head in the sand and avoiding Shabnam.
Jade wonders why as she points out that her mother knows she’s still too ill to go to Pakistan.
In later scenes, Jade asks Dean if she can go to the fundraiser at The Vic, but he insists that he’ll only let her if she’s well enough.
Jade remains completely unaware that Dean is tampering with her antibiotics to keep her by his side.
Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) taunts Dean about being banned from Jade’s fundraiser, making him determined to find a way to get there.
After resorting to his devious tricks and successfully manipulating Jean and Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman), Dean arrives at The Vic.
All hell is about to break loose when Jade begs Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) just to let him see her speech.
As they wait for her big moment, Dean begs Jade to stay with him in London, but she insists she needs to go to Pakistan and be with Shabnam.
Shabnam and Jade Leave Albert Square
Things go from bad to worse as Linda is furious to see Dean in her bar and she rushes upstairs, with Jean right behind her.
While there, an emotional Linda makes Jean see that Dean is playing her, prompting the cleaner to return downstairs to order him to leave.
How will Dean react?
Could history repeat itself as Dean runs the risk of being booted out of Walford again?Will Jade see him for who he truly is?
