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\n\t\tNicola won\u2019t take the blame\u2026 (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barns\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tNicola won\u2019t take the blame\u2026 (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barns\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
Nicola Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(Laura Doddington<\/a>) is having a right old time of it recently in EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n Between navigating the horrific situation her son, Harry Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(Elijah Holloway<\/a>), found himself in, imprisoned for months<\/a> and force fed drugs until he developed a raging addiction and the jailing of ex-husband, Teddy Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(Roland Manookian<\/a>), who took the fall<\/a> following Harry\u2019s accidental slaying<\/a> of Okie Okyere\u2019s (Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu)<\/a>, it seemed things couldn\u2019t get worse for the Mitchell clans resident ice queen.<\/p>\n Sure enough, though, they could. She dealt with the realisation that she was pregnant<\/a> with George Knight<\/a>\u00a0(Colin Salmon<\/a>) while also masterminding a revenge plot against Ravi Gulati<\/a>\u00a0(Aaron Thiara<\/a>), the man responsible for nearly all of her family\u2019s trauma, and narrowly escaping when he discovered what she\u2019d done and came for both her and Harry.<\/p>\n For a long while, it seems Nicola has been torn between what could be a lovely future with her new baby and potential new man<\/a>, George, and the dark, violent, wrath-filled past she\u2019s seemingly unwilling to totally step away from.<\/p>\n \t\t Nicola\u2019s revenge against Ravi took the form of a drink laced with drugs<\/a>. Determined to ensure that he experienced what Harry had been forced to, she served up the concoction with a smile and waited for the narcotics to take effect.<\/p>\n They certainly did, as Ravi ended up a staggering, incoherent mess, hallucinating visions of his evil dad,\u00a0Nish Panesar\u00a0(Navin Chowdhry)<\/a>. At the height of his confusion and drug-induced visions, he began to swing at what he thought was his dad. He realised only the next day, when he woke up covered in blood and with news that his beloved son, Davinder \u2018Nugget\u2019 Gulati (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) had been attacked and put into an induced coma, that he was responsible<\/a>.<\/p>\n Things between Ravi and Nugget have been fraught in the aftermath, as Nugget thinks his dad is ashamed of him for getting attacked so brutally, and Ravi is wracked with guilt and has turned to self harm<\/a>.<\/p>\n Next week sees Barney Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(Lewis Bridgeman<\/a>), who\u2019s been staying with his biological dad, Zack Hudson<\/a>\u00a0(James Farrar<\/a>), overhear Ravi\u2019s girlfriend and Nugget\u2019s mum, Priya Nandra-Hart<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0(Sophie Khan Levy<\/a>) venting about Nicola and Harry being responsible for the state of her family and rushes to confront his mum and brother.<\/p>\n \t\t Though they deny any involvement in Nugget\u2019s attack, Barney approaches his best friend, Nugget\u2019s sister, Avani Nandra-Hart<\/a>\u00a0(Aaliyah James<\/a>), asking how much Nugget remembers about what happened.<\/p>\n Having heard everything, though, Nugget confronts Barney, demanding to know if the Mitchell\u2019s were behind what happened to him. When Barney is unable to provide answers, Nugget storms away to confront the Nicola and Harry.<\/p>\n As Priya and Ravi intervene, they both pale to realise that the truth could come out and desperately try to talk the Mitchells into going along with what they\u2019ve already told Nugget.<\/p>\n Will they go along with Ravi and Priya? Or is the war between the Gulatis and the Mitchells destined to go on forever?<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDon’t miss a Soaps scoop! Add us as a Preferred Source\t\t\t<\/p>\n As a loyal Metro Soaps reader, we want to make sure you never miss our articles when searching for stories. We have all the latest soaps news, spoilers, videos, and interviews, with a vibrant community of highly engaged readers.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> and tick\u00a0Metro.co.uk\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/p>\n \t\t Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Nicola](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769878449_613_543498-8a52-e1767200086395.jpg\")
\n\t\tNicola\u2019s plot caused carnage (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barns\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Barney](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/547068-4638.jpg\")
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