EastEnders spoilers: Louise Mitchell pregnant and Mick Carter back
Monday 6th May – Friday 10th May
Last updated 3rd May 2019
It's safe to say that Louise Mitchell hasn't had the best of times recently; her boyfriend had an affair with her step-mum Sharon, she's unaware that her dad Phil Mitchell is forcing Keanu Taylor to be in a relationship with her and she was kidnapped earlier this month.
In scenes due to air next week on EastEnders, the teenager will discover she's pregnant with Keanu's baby but the news comes at a difficult time because it's not long before she discovers something heartbreaking…
Meanwhile her brother Ben Mitchell has a lot of grovelling to do following his recent actions but things take a turn for the worse when he ends up getting on the wrong side of Rainie Branning.
Stuart Highway is accused of getting too close to a schoolgirl, Jay Brown confides in Ruby Allen and Chantelle Atkins has harsh words with her mum Karen Taylor.
Also, Mariam and Arshad Ahmed return to the Square, Tina Carter celebrates her birthday and Stacey Fowler makes a decision about Mo Slater.
EastEnders spoilers: Monday 6th May – Friday 10th May
Following their traumatic experience of being kidnapped, Keanu and Louise secretly grow closer than ever before. Keanu even assures her that he'll never put her in danger again. Later on, Louise has a worrying realisation…
Phil gives Keanu another driving job but he tells his boss he's worried it'll be the same as before, Phil is having none of it and insists he continue on with the job.
Bex Fowler is left shocked when Louise reveals she's pregnant. She manages to encourage her BFF to reveal the truth to Keanu. He's stunned when he finds out she's pregnant with his child.
Unfortunately, Keanu doesn't have any time to say anything before Louise runs out. Keanu confides in his mum about what he should do but after a reality check from Karen Taylor, he reaches out to Louise. She ignores the call though because Sharon Mitchell's around…
Louise - still not having spoken to Keanu - worries how he's dealing with the news and is unsure what he'll say. However she pushes her fears aside and decides to see him but makes a devastating discovery…
A distraught Louise turns to her best pal Bex for support – what has she discovered? And will she get through it?
Over to the rest of the Mitchell family and following Ben's latest antics he desperately tries to make things right with his dad and sister.
He overhears a tension conversation between Stuart and Rainie and gets the idea of sabotaging a sale at the car lot before offering to help fix the broken car.
It's not long before Rainie realises what Ben has done and but things take a turn for the worse when she confronts him and he ends up threatening her before storming off…
Despite the drama with Ben, Rainie sees Stuart and Bex hanging around together. She's unaware that they're just returned from a NA meeting and when they hug in the street she secretly takes a photo of them together.
While this is all going on Ben, still furious with Raine, calls in a favour and gets all the cars outside the car lot stolen. Oh boy…
Rainie causes tension in the Fowler household when she tells Sonia that she saw Stuart with a schoolgirl. When Sonia begins to questions what Stuart has been up to, Rainie spots and realises all the cars have been stolen.
Ben is buzzing that his plan has been a success and asks Lola Pearce to be his alibi for last night but he's shocked when Rainie aggressively confronts him in the café.
While Ben starts planning his next step, Rainie is floored when Max Branning returns home and reveals he wants to move forward with his new girlfriend.
Ben continues with his plotting and over at The Vic reminds Jay that he still legally owns the car lot and even goes as far as offering to help him gain control of the land again.
Stuart begins to feel trapped when Sonia asks him about Rainie's accusations but he insists he's a changed man – will he convince her?
As Ben continues to pressure him to get the car lo back, Jay decides to confide in Ruby and he's left feeling torn when Ben suggests they go into business together.
At The Vic, Ruby reveals she's booked Jay in for an appointment with a financial advisor. When she hears about Ben's plans to go into business with Jay, she warns him not to trust Phil's son.
Following Max's latest relationship Jack gives his brother a stern reality check about his 'wife' Rainie. When Max takes Rainie out for lunch they notice Ben is watching them…
Rainie's week gets worse when a furious Stuart confronts her about lying to Sonia. While this is going on, Sonia asks her daughter about Stuart hanging around with a schoolgirl when it dawns on her that she's no getting anywhere she confides in Tina.
At the end of the week, Ruby reminds Jay about the appointment she's organised and once again warns him about Ben. When Ben spots the pair talking, he uses Lexi Mitchell as a ploy to get to Jay…
Max once again tries to make amends with Rainie but it kicks off when Ben and Jay arrive and point out that the original documents Jay signed were not legal.
Meanwhile after buying his family a house on the Square, the Atkins family move into number 1. As Chantelle takes control, Karen begins to meddle and even tries to sell some of Kim's old belongings.
A hurt Kim, rows with Karen which leaves Chantelle feeling embarrassed when Gray and the kids see the commotion. An annoyed Chantelle decides to put her mum in her place and shares some harsh words.
Bailey Baker struggles to come with the idea of her mum Dinah moving into a care home. Wanting to help, Ted Murray offers his flat to Mitch, Dinah and Bailey and says he'll move in with Patrick Trueman.
While the Taylor family help Chantelle move into her new home, she tries to make things right with her mum but Karen refuses to come round.
Bailey misses looking after her mum by herself and worried about Bailey, Dinah rings Karen. Just as Dinah realises just how hard Bailey is taking her new living arrangement, she calls Karen and leaves her worried.
Karen tries her best to support Bailey and her mum but it soon dawns on Dinah how the situation is taking it's toll on her daughter.
Elsewhere, Billy Mitchell spots Habiba Ahmed and Adam Bateman together in the café. When Lola spots what's happening, she hatches a plan to befriend Habiba.
Habiba and her sister Iqra Ahmed are left shocked when Mariam and Arshad return without telling anyone and are left scrambling to think of a reason they're in Walford.
Iqra warns her sister that something isn't quite right as Lola begins to hang around but Habiba ignores her warning and heads off with her new pal.
Things go downhill for Habiba later on in the week and while she's at the restaurant with her sister, she breaks down in tears.
Over to the Carter household and it's Tina's birthday. Shirley refuses to reveal her present but she then leaves both Tina and Linda delighted when she unveils Mick has returned to the Square.
Finally, Mo is over the moon when Stacey asks her to move back into the Slater household. Following an embarrassing incident, Kush Kazemi suggests Kat come over to make sure Mo didn't leave anything behind but she senses there's something more to his request.
Before any of the drama above happens, here's everything that will happen on EastEnders next week...
After 10 years away Sean Slater is back on the Square and it doesn't take him long to get in trouble. After a tense exchange with Jack Branning, it soon dawns on him that Sean is unaware that Roxy Mitchell has died...
Jean Slater is delighted that her son has returned and he even goes with her to a hospital appointment. The pair decide to catch up and go on a trip out of Walford but it's not long before disaster strikes.
Meanwhile Adam Bateman continues on with his plan to move in with Honey Mtichell, Tiffany Butcher sets her BFF Bernadette Taylor up on a date and Iqra Ahmed grows suspicious of her sister Habiba.
EastEnders airs on Mondays and Fridays at 8pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One.