With Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) and Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) planning to have a baby together in EastEnders, it’s very important they know everything about each other.
The couple decided to go down the IVF route after Reiss revealed that he is infertile. At first, Sonia was worried about the process and thought the NHS might not offer her the treatment as she already has a daughter.
Reiss then revealed he has money to pay for private IVF, but failed to tell Sonia the cash actually belongs to his wife, who receives regular help from care workers after having a stroke.
At the start of next week, attention turns to the cafe fire aftermath.
Cindy (Michelle Collins) is quick to blame Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) for the incident and storms back to Walford after spotting a warm moment between her and Ian (Adam Woodyatt).
After a chat with George (Colin Salmon), Cindy returns to the hospital and appears to have forgiven Kathy as she and Ian put the earlier events of the day behind them.
However, a little while later, the police then arrive to arrest Kathy for her involvement in the fire.
As gossip starts to spread, Reiss is shocked to learn that Sonia was once imprisoned for murder as she sympathises with Kathy’s current predicament.
This is Reiss we are talking about, so he decides to question Sonia throughout the day before she snaps and orders him home so she can reveal all.
Sonia is referring to the time she was arrested after Pauline Fowler’s (Wendy Richard) death in 2006.
It transpired that Pauline’s husband Joe was actually her killer, as he hit her across the head with a frying pan which caused a brain haemorrhage, which claimed her life.
There’s never a dull day in Walford where Sonia is concerned.
