{"id":96292,"date":"2025-08-27T12:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/96292\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:29:11","slug":"eastenders-denise-is-left-shaken-as-she-finds-ex-lover-ravi-in-her-home-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/96292\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Denise is left shaken as she finds ex-lover Ravi in her home | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/523421-c801-e1751617410496.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23550981\" alt=\"Honey, Denise and Kathy sitting round a table in the Vic enjoying a glass of wine each in EastEnders\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tDenise Fox chose Jack Branning over Ravi Gulati (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/eastenders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EastEnders<\/a>\u2019 <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/denise-fox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denise Fox<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/diane-parish\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diane Parish<\/a>) is shaken next week when she finds her ex-lover <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ravi-gulati\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravi Gulati<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/aaron-thiara\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Thiara<\/a>) in her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pair\u2019s secret relationship was a big storyline in the lead-up to the BBC soap\u2019s 40th anniversary in February, with <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/20\/denise-finally-makes-choice-eastenders-live-episode-outcome-viewer-vote-revealed-22597481\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">viewers given the power to vote<\/a> on whether Denise should end up with Ravi or be reunited with estranged husband <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jack-branning\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Branning<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/scott-maslen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Maslen<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After fans plumped for Jack, the couple have reignited their spark, while <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/11\/eastenders-confirms-passion-fan-favourite-couple-go-official-last-23856463\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravi has also picked things back up<\/a> with ex <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/priya-nandra-hart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Priya Nandra-Hart<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sophie-khan-levy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Khan-Levy<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But recent months have also seen Ravi reconnect with his shady past, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/20\/eastenders-gun-shocker-early-bbc-iplayer-release-legend-faces-death-23956675\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">operating a drugs ring out of Kojo Asare\u2019s (Dayo Koleosho) flat<\/a> with his associate Okie and local mechanic <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/harry-mitchell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Mitchell<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/elijah-holloway\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elijah Holloway<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Forthcoming scenes will see Ravi walk in on Okie showing Harry <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/19\/gun-horror-walford-eastenders-character-makes-a-grim-discovery-23950216\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a gun<\/a>, before demanding that Harry gets rid of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, things take a turn next week when the gun unexpectedly turns up in the hands of Jack\u2019s nephew <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/23\/eastenders-fans-saying-thing-oscar-branning-23481917\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oscar Branning<\/a> (Pierre Moullier), just as the rest of the Square are gathering to celebrate <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/yolande-trueman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yolande<\/a> and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/patrick-trueman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Trueman<\/a>\u2019s (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/angela-wynter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Angela Wynter<\/a> and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rudolph-walker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rudolph Walker<\/a>) wedding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oscar begs Jack to help him dispose of the gun, but unbeknownst to them, Ravi overhears their conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528147-a9cf.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23992883\" alt=\"Oscar holding a holdall bag in EastEnders\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tOscar makes a discovery (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528171-3302.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23992909\" alt=\"Ravi Gulati looks suspicious in EastEnders\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tBut Ravi isn\u2019t far behind him (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n<p>Desperate to retrieve the weapon, Ravi breaks into Jack and Denise\u2019s place, but Denise spots him sneaking out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A flustered Denise rushes back to The Vic to tell Jack, who soon realises what Ravi was up to and goes to confront him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s an almighty shock when gunfire is heard ringing out, and a life is left hanging in the balance as a result. But which of the former love rivals has been shot?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, it will cause more drama for Denise, who was first drawn to bad boy Ravi back in 2023, amid troubles in her marriage to Jack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tFollow Metro Soaps on WhatsApp and get all the latest spoilers first!\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who\u2019s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale?<\/p>\n<p>Join 10,000 soaps fans on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/10\/19\/follow-metro-soaps-on-whatsapp-to-get-all-the-latest-spoilers-19685681\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Metro&#8217;s WhatsApp Soaps community<\/a> and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Simply<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va3DxdUBadmjeLKa762u\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0click on this link<\/a>, select \u2018Join Chat\u2019 and you\u2019re in! Don&#8217;t forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we&#8217;ve just dropped the latest spoilers! <\/p>\n<p>While she<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/03\/30\/eastenders-spoilers-shock-as-denise-confesses-truth-about-ravi-passion-18493248\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> stopped short of sleeping with Ravi<\/a>, he then embarked upon a romance with her daughter <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/chelsea-fox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea Fox<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/zaraah-abrahams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zaraah Abrahams<\/a>) as revenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Denise became determined to split them up after finding out <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/04\/20\/who-did-suki-panesar-and-ravi-gulati-kill-in-eastenders-18644614\/#:~:text=Technically%2C%20Suki%20and%20Ravi%20both,to%20secure%20a%20business%20deal.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravi had finished off his adopted father Ranveer Gulati (Anil Goutam)<\/a> and let <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/suki-panesar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suki Panesar<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/balvinder-sopal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balvinder Sopal<\/a>) believe she had killed him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Denise eventually split from Jack in the wake of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/12\/15\/eastenders-spoilers-denise-discovers-jack-staceys-affair-19922188\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his own affair with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner)<\/a> and went on to have a secret relationship with Ravi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 1 September at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"comment-now metro-button metro-comments-cta\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/25\/eastenders-characters-life-hangs-balance-gun-showdown-a-shot-fired-23977253\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EastEnders character\u2019s life hangs in the balance in gun showdown as a shot is fired<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/23\/eastenders-ravi-issues-a-dark-threat-clashes-joel-23940848\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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