Sonia Fowler was delighted to find out she was expecting a baby with boyfriend Reiss Colwell but some fans are predicting a dark twist to coincide with the show’s 40th anniversary.
During Monday’s trip to Walford (July 22), Sonia confided in long-term friend Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) over her fears of finding out she is pregnant. As viewers of the BBC One soap will remember, Sonia thought she was expecting a child a short while ago, but was devastated to eventually learn she’d had a blighted ovum and was never actually pregnant.
However, following another round of IVF Sonia’s dreams have come true. Kathy encouraged Sonia to do a pregnancy test as they waited patiently for the result.But elsewhere, Reiss’ money troubles snowballed as Debbie’s care home called demanding he paid her fees. Desperate raise the funds, Reiss paid Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) a visit informing her of an unpaid tax bill.
Reiss even blamed Sharon forgetting about the payments due to Keanu Taylor (Danny Taylor) being murdered. Sharon told Reiss how her former partner Keanu liked him which is why she trusted him with her business accounts.
He then went to see his comatose wife Debbie, confessing his guilt over his behaviour and the mess he had got himself into, made worse by scamming Sharon and lying to Sonia.
But when he arrived home, Sonia revealed the news that she was expecting a baby, and Reiss’s stress was momentarily eased by their shared joy. Sonia’s joy was soon dampened when Reiss played down their chances of a successful pregnancy.
As he tried to make amends with Sonia, he came clean about how much he owed the care home and the fact that they were threatening to move Debbie out. Reiss then paid Sharon another visit and demanded £13.5k for her outstanding tax bill.
Following Sonia’s announcement, EastEnders immediately took to social media to predict when Sonia and Reiss’ baby was due – pointing out that it could arrive in eight months time which is the 40th anniversary of the BBC One soap.
As viewers will know, any big celebration in Walford comes a whole lot of drama and in February 2025 the soap will turn 40 years old, leaving fans fearing for Sonia. Taking to X, one person wrote: “If my timings and theories are correct Sonia is scheduled to give birth on 40th week and Reiss has been a slow burning storyline that will reach climax at same time.”
