EASTENDERS viewers called out a big problem with Ruby Allen’s heart-breaking endometriosis diagnosis last night.
Ruby – who is played by Louisa Lytton in the BBC One soap – is in the middle of an ongoing feud with Stacey after accusing her of deliberately causing her tragic miscarriage last month – and fans thought it overshadowed her diagnosis.
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Last night’s EastEnders saw Jean Slater remind Ruby of her former friendship with Stacey – and beg her to change her statement about Stacey to the police.
Jean pulled at Ruby’s heart strings and cried: “I know you’re hurting, Ruby. But will Stacey going to prison really make you feel better?”
She added: “She didn’t mean to harm you, you must know that.”
Ruby promised to call the detective on the case and detract her statement.
But later, everything changed when Ruby attended a medical appointment with Martin, where the gynaecologist informed her she might have endometriosis, which affects fertility.
Ruby looked panicked and said: “I can get pregnant again right? I’m young, I’m healthy. That baby can’t have been my only chance?”
But the gynecologist explained that nothing was certain yet, and that they’d need to carry out more tests.
When Jean later bumped into Ruby, and told her the baby she’s lost might have been her only chance to have a kid.
When Jean asked about Stacey, Ruby added: “I tried to retract my statement, but she said it’s too late. It’s gone to the courts, and she’s taking it to trial.
“It’s out of my hands now, I’m sorry.”
Viewers felt that the Stacey twist overshadowed Ruby’s diagnosis.
One tweeted: “#EastEnders I want to care for Ruby’s endometriosis storyline, but I can’t. When you give an issue based storyline to a villain, no one is going to have sympathy and no one is going to care about that character going through their diagnosis.”
A second added: “So glad #eastenders are doing an endometriosis storyline but they have completely ruined it already with the villain edit of Ruby’s character using it as a revenge ploy for Stacey. People won’t feel sorry for her/take the condition seriously. #eastenders“
A third viewer chimed in: “I’ve not liked Ruby’s character for a while and this whole riff with Stacey. I was hoping with her having this storyline we would see her vulnerabilities through the condition. I really hope we see more highlights on endometriosis and not just Ruby being a villain.”
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