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EastEnders<\/a> spoilers follow for Tuesday\u2019s episode (6 October), which is available to watch now on streaming service BBC iPlayer and hasn\u2019t yet aired on TV.<\/p>\n

EastEnders actor Danny Hatchard has addressed the BBC soap’s shock baby plotline<\/a> involving his character Lee Carter<\/a> and his on-screen sister Nancy Carter<\/a>. Last night’s episode saw the shocking revelation that Nancy was pregnant with his baby<\/a>, shocking their mum, Linda Carter.<\/p>\n

Of course, all is not what it seems, with scenes airing tonight that are already available on BBC iPlayer, seeing the baby storyline take another twist yet.<\/p>\n

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Nancy explains to a disgusted Linda that it’s not her baby biologically, and that the siblings have entered a surrogacy arrangement after Lee and his partner, Jess, had struggled to conceive a child of their own.<\/p>\n

Nancy offered to carry the baby, made with Jess’ egg and Lee’s sperm, to allow the couple to take home the child they had always wanted. <\/p>\n

After the initial shock scenes aired, Danny took to TikTok<\/a> to poke fun at fans clutching their pearls.<\/p>\n

In the video, he can be seen reading a book before reading a message on his phone and looking over both of his shoulders with a worried expression.<\/p>\n

The caption reads: “So your sister\u2019s having your baby? You\u2019ve got some explaining to do – A.”<\/p>\n

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Related: EastEnders star Danny Hatchard announces engagement<\/a><\/p>\n

It seems to reference the famously dramatic teen series Pretty Little Liars, in which the central characters were relentlessly taunted by a mysterious person, going by the alias A, who seemed to know their deepest, darkest secrets.<\/p>\n

We don’t know if this storyline will take such a sinister turn, but Lee has certainly been keeping some secrets about his family life close to his chest. <\/p>\n

He told Linda that Jess had left him, but in actuality, a phone call he received at the end of the episode seemed to suggest the opposite.<\/p>\n

“Why are you calling me? I ain’t telling you where I am,” Lee says. “Listen, my family and this baby are nothing to do with you anymore. Don’t call me again, Jess.”<\/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

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