EastEnders spoilers: Romance for Karen Taylor and Lucas Johnson?

Is this the beginning of a new relationship?

Author: Eden-Olivia LordPublished 3rd Mar 2021
Last updated 3rd Mar 2021

It’s only been a few months since Lucas Johnson returned to Walford but next week on EastEnders it looks like he’s ready to date.

Lucas has gotten himself involved in Chelsea Fox’s drama and has even managed to ruffled Denise Fox and Jack Branning’s feathers but when he bumps into Karen Taylor, they end up going on a date…

However Karen has no idea about Lucas’ true identity – will he tell her?

Meanwhile it looks like love is also in the air for Peter Beale and Ash Panesar who finally give things a go… until Suki Panesar interrupts them.

Bobby Beale heads out on a date, Ruby Allen continues to grieve and Jay Brown and Billy Mitchell are at odds over Janet. Plus, Bailey Baker is left in a fragile state.

EastEnders spoilers: Monday – Friday 12 March 2021:

The week begins with Jack telling Denise about Chelsea propositioning and blackmailing him. When Denise confronts her daughter, Chelsea just blames her parents for her actions.

After chatting in the Laundrette, Lucas and Karen agree to go out for a drink together however he introduces himself as Jordan. During their date, Karen takes a picture of 'Jordan' and sends it to the family chat…

Peter and Ash flirt up a storm but when Suki dampens the mood, Peter rushes out. However he later confronts Suki and asks if she's going to be a problem.

Bobby heads out on a date after matching with someone on an app – but when he sees Jade, he's left feeling extremely nervous.

Ruby wants to move on from what happened which leaves Martin concerned. However after sharing a moment with Hope, she's hit with grief again.

A talent agent scouts Janet for a new advert and while Billy is chuffed, Honey is hesitant.

Jay and Billy argue over who will go with Janet to the audition, but following a miscommunication neither of them pick her up from the audition and they're left panicking when the place is empty.

Bailey is feeling down as Mother's Day approaches but after Isaac Baptiste encourages her to take part in the school science competition, she's left feeling triumphant after getting through to the next round.

However when Bernie tells them something has happened to Bronson and he has to be put down, a fragile Bailey is left devastated.

Before any of the above, here's everything that will happen on EastEnders this week...

After Jack discovers Denise' family secret, Chelsea decides to step in and take a trip down memory lane with her ex... but how will it end?

Meanwhile Stacey Slater tries to make things right with Ruby Allen and Martin Fowler but it doesn’t go according to plan and soon a fight breaks out between Kush Kazemi and Martin.

Vinny Panesar and Kheerat Panesar have a business proposal for Ben Mitchell, Whitney Dean and Kush Kazemi go official with their relationship and Kat Moon and Phil Mitchell’s friends and family try to get them on a dating app.

Plus Tiffany Butcher tells Keegan Baker about becoming a hostess and Mick Carter wants to tell his kids the truth about his childhood.

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