EastEnders fans 'obsessed' as Lily Slater, 13, announces newborn baby's name
EastEnders was full of dramatic scenes on Tuesday night as Lily Slater welcomed her baby girl during a home birth.
Later, Lily, 13, was taken to hospital to be checked over, where Ricky Branning, 13, showed up with his family to meet his daughter for the first time. New grandmother, Stacey Slater, was quick to ask what the baby's name was to which Ricky revealed it is Charli - but there was a twist coming for fans.
Stacey was instantly left touched over the moniker, thinking it was after Uncle Charlie Slater, who died in 2016. However, the teenage new parents were quick to clarify it was actually after the singer Charli XCX, leaving Stacey and Jack Branning, as well as the rest of the family, confused.
EastEnders was full of dramatic scenes on Tuesday night as Lily Slater welcomed her baby girl during a home birth (BBC)Ricky then revealed the full name, saying: "Charli Branning Slater" to which Jack pointed out last time he checked, Ricky's last name was Mitchell. The teenager then explained: "I'm changing my name too, I've always been more of a Branning than a Mitchell and I want my daughter to be it [a Branning] too", leaving Jack visibly moved over the sweet gesture.
Soap watchers were left "obsessed" over the fact Lily and Ricky named their daughter after singer Charli XCX. Taking to social media, one person said: "Almost chocked when Lily and Ricky said they named their baby Charli after charli xcx #Eastenders", a different account put: "THEY DID NOT CALLED LILYS BABY CHARLI AFTER CHARLI XCX PLS #eastenders", while another viewer wrote: "I’m fully obsessed with Ricky and Lily naming their baby after @charli_xcx #EastEnders."
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Elsewhere on Tuesday, EastEnders dropped a series of clues at the National Television Awards ahead of the explosive Christmas storyline. The hidden clues didn't go unnoticed by eagle-eyed fans who were quick to take to social media to point out the various hints dropped by the BBC One soap.
EastEnders dropped a series of clues at the National Television Awards on Tuesday night ahead of the explosive Christmas storyline (Instagram)
The hidden clues didn't go unnoticed by eagle-eyed fans who were quick to take to social media (Instagram)This Christmas, one male character will be killed off in scenes at The Queen Vic, which sees Stacey Slater alongside Suki Panesar, Kathy Beale, Denise Fox, Sharon Watts and Linda Carter standing over a dead body. One of the women are tipped to be the killer while details of what happens and who dies remain unknown but the victim is wearing amber cufflinks.
At Tuesday's NTAs, fans noticed that Stacey star Lacey Turner, Suki star Balvinder Sopal, Kathy star Gillian Taylforth, Denise star Diane Parish, Sharon star Letitia Dean and Linda star Kellie Bright all wore outfits the same colour as the Christmas flashforward, which was released earlier this year, in a clever move.
Taking to social media, one person posted a picture of the characters in the flashforward compared to the snap from the NTAs. They penned: "Clever marketing that" while another added: "They are genuine geniuses #EastEnders #TheSix @bbceastenders looking stunning ladies."
Elsewhere, EastEnders' official Instagram revealed they had the deadly pair of amber cufflinks as they made a slew of male stars wear them on the red carpet. Ian Beale star Adam Woodyatt, Alfie Moon star Shane Richie, Phil Mitchell star Steve McFadden, Jack Branning star Scott Maslen and Keanu Taylor star Danny Walters all wore them for a photo, hinting anyone of them could be the dead body this Christmas – unless it could be a red herring?
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