{"id":360312,"date":"2026-04-02T13:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/360312\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:11:11","slug":"eastenders-reveals-romantic-confession-in-poignant-nicola-and-george-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/360312\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders reveals romantic confession in poignant Nicola and George story"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders<\/a> spoilers follow.<\/p>\n

EastEnders\u2019 Nicola Mitchell<\/a> finally takes baby Ivy in her arms next week, as the mum and her newborn daughter are brought together for the first time. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s an emotional moment not only for Nicola, but for George Knight too, who\u2019s soon keen to rekindle their romantic relationship. But how will Nicola react to the idea of the trio becoming a family?<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s been sheer agony for Nicola as each hour passed with her unable to hold the newborn<\/a> \u2013 so the moment when she finally cradles her baby close is a truly special one,” reveals our Walford source.<\/p>\n

“George is definitely moved by the sight, but when he then tells Nicola that he loves her, is it a real declaration \u2013 or something born out of a heady combination of emotion and exhaustion?”<\/p>\n

The week begins with Nicola still isolated from her daughter after being struck down with flu. With Ivy premature and prone to infections<\/a>, she\u2019s been taken to the neonatal unit and Nicola is being kept away from her daughter for the tot\u2019s safety. <\/p>\n

Desperate to see her baby, Nicola grows increasingly frustrated. So, when dad George is offered skin-to-skin contact with his daughter, he turns it down, feeling Nicola should be the first one to hold their little girl. <\/p>\n

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“His sacrifice is little comfort to Nicola,” declares our insider. “She lashes out in frustration at her former boyfriend, blaming him for being distracted by the launch of his new restaurant at the time she started her contractions.”<\/p>\n

With Nicola more and more determined to see her daughter, it\u2019s a relief all round when she finally gets permission from the medics to hold Ivy. Feeling it marks a new beginning for them all, this is the moment that George makes his declaration of love. <\/p>\n

Pointedly, Nicola doesn\u2019t echo the sentiment, but when she later tells her son Harry<\/a> what George has said, his words give her food for thought. <\/p>\n

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Related: 10 huge EastEnders spoilers for next week<\/a><\/p>\n

“Nicola and George have agreed to co-parent and George has moved into the basement flat in Nicola\u2019s house \u2013 but George\u2019s words could move things to a whole new level,” explains our source.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s clear the pair need each other \u2013 by the end of the week they are both worn out and are grateful for their mutual support. But are their feelings strong enough between to plan a romantic future together?”<\/p>\n

EastEnders is working on Nicola and George\u2019s story with support from Bliss, a charity that supports the families of babies born premature or sick in the UK. Support and information are available via the charity\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

EastEnders airs on Mondays – Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.<\/p>\n

Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EastEnders spoilers follow. EastEnders\u2019 Nicola Mitchell finally takes baby Ivy in her arms next week, as the mum…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[147145,147144,2115,189920,2117,156,2116,111,139,69,189919,147307,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-360312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-collection-inside-soap","9":"tag-collection-latest-news","10":"tag-content-type-news","11":"tag-contentid-ae66a706-55ca-420c-981d-b756e578e16a","12":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-locale-gb","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-shorttitle-eastenders-to-air-love-confession-in-nicola-george-plot","19":"tag-subsection-eastenders","20":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}