MARTIN Fowler was shocked to find out his 12-year-old stepdaughter Lily is pregnant.
The EastEnders market trader takes action, worried about the child’s future.
Martin is shocked to know his daughter Lily is pregnant
He decides to do whatever he can to persuade her to have an abortion
But will Lily go along with it?
As members of her family were recovering from a gas leak, Lily Slater (portrayed by Lillia Turner) was revealed to be pregnant at the early age of twelve.
The news was first announced to her mother Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) who kept the pregnancy a secret alongside her own mother, Jean (Gillian Wright).
But due to her young age, Lily was soon at the centre of an investigation led by social services and the police whom believed she may have been abused.
This resulted in her adoptive father Martin Fowler (James Bye) finding out the truth when he was questioned about his relationship with Lily.
While he was initially furious at the thought of Stacey keeping the truth from him, his attention was soon drawn to Lily’s future.
In scenes due to air on BBC One, Martin is desperate to make sure Lily doesn’t go through with her pregnancy.
He was already shocked to figure out nothing was being done for Lily to have an abortion as Stacey insisted it would have to be her choice only.
But he’s hellbent on doing anything to push Lily to get an abortion.
Martin begs the owner of Stacey’s Baps to support him in talking Lily into the procedure, but she refuses.
Thankfully for him, he may not have to do much of the work after all.
In later scenes, Lily speaks to an oblivious Whitney Dean (who is also pregnant) about motherhood and she reaches a decision about her unexpected pregnancy.
Will Lily decide to have an abortion?
Or could she keep the baby?
Once her pregnancy became public knowledge, Lily was pushed by her mother Stacey to reveal the identity of her baby daddy.
EastEnders fans soon spotted a clue in previous scenes that pinpointed the father of Lily’s baby.
The young girl eventually came clean and told both Stacey and Jean that Ricky Mitchell fathered her baby.
Was she telling the truth?
Fans aren’t convinced.
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday from 7.30pm on BBC One.
Martin found out Lily was pregnant through social services
She even revealed who the father was
