EastEnders viewers shocked over Lily Slater’s BRUTAL remark towards Whitney Dean
‘She should be ashamed of herself!’: EastEnders viewers shocked by Lily Slater’s BRUTAL comment towards Whitney Dean after losing her baby
EastEnders viewers were shocked after seeing tense scenes between Lily Slater and Whitney Dean during Thursday night’s episode.
The couple got into a heated argument once they returned home from the hospital after 12-year-old Lily, who is pregnant, suffered from a health problem.
Whitney (Shona McGarty) lectured Lily (Lillia Turner) about taking care of herself and her baby, while telling Stacey (Lacey Turney) that she was “out there acting like a normal teenager.”
Lily stormed up and yelled, ‘Just because your baby died doesn’t mean mine will!’
Whitney and her ex Zack Hudson were devastated by the death of their little girl earlier this month, after doctors revealed she had Edwards syndrome.
Time: EastEnders viewers were shocked after seeing tense scenes between Lily Slater and Whitney Dean during Thursday night’s episode.
Lily yelled at Whitney, ‘Just because your baby died doesn’t mean mine will!’
Viewers were upset by Lily’s comment and took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the latest episode.
One wrote: ‘Absolutely disgusting what Lily just said to Whitney! She should be ashamed of herself!
Another said: ‘What Lily said to Whitney today was absolutely out of character. Idec if Whitney was being ‘arrogant’. She’s old enough to know what not to say’
A third added: “Lily needed a reality check. Whitney was just trying to be helpful and make Lily understand that being a mom is harder than she thinks it will be.”
One wrote: ‘Lily yikes. Oh Whitney’ with a broken heart emoji.
Whitney and Zack were recently devastated by their unborn daughter’s diagnosis of Edwards syndrome and underwent termination to cause premature labor.
After Peach’s death, Whitney and Zack were left to pick up the pieces at the hospital and grieve.
She and Zack described Peach’s life, from birthdays to being a tomboy like her mother, and said goodbye.
Outrage: Viewers were upset by Lily’s comment and took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the latest episode
Tough: Whitney and her ex Zack Hudson were devastated by the death of their little girl earlier this month, after doctors revealed she had Edwards syndrome.
The couple returned to Albert Square, where Zack said he could envision Peach’s wedding and more children with Whitney.
Viewers at home wept over the tragic scenes and took to Twitter to express their sadness and praise the soap opera for its handling of the issue.
The BBC has been criticized for projecting EastEnders’ ‘sick’ plot about Lily getting pregnant at just 12 years old.
Teenagers have been drawn to the story in which Lily Slater finds out she is pregnant and decides to have the baby, with millions watching clips on the social media app TikTok.
In the soap opera, Lily’s mother, Stacey, encourages the schoolgirl to keep her baby, while the parents of the father – who is also 12 – try to get him to have an abortion.
Lily agrees to the termination, but changes her mind just before she is admitted to the hospital.
Plot: The BBC has been criticized for projecting EastEnders’ ‘sick’ plot about Lily getting pregnant at just 12 years old.
Sources close to EastEnders say the dramatic scenes will continue with the young woman having the baby.
More than 1.4 million watched a TikTok scene of Lily’s baby scan, with some viewers watching from as far away as New Zealand.
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EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.