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While Denise woke up from her coma.
EastEnders has brought in another new character in a sad storyline involving Denise Fox. After the soap introduced her half-brother Darnell Larson Jr in yesterday's episode, Walford also welcomed Darnell's daughter in a big twist for the Fox-Trueman family.
In tonight's episode, which also saw a shocking change to Amy and Craig's story, the doctor informed Denise's husband Jack Branning that she was strong enough to be woken up from her coma.
After Darnell chickened out of getting tested to see if he and Denise were compatible, Jack resolved to find him at all costs. "I'll just go and find Darnell myself," Jack snapped at his family as they were discussing the best approach to find Denise a donor.
As Yolande confided in Phil Mitchell that she feared Jack would do something stupid, Kim and Patrick visited Denise in hospital.
Phil caught up with Jack, who was on a stakeout to find Darnell. The cop broke down in tears as he couldn't locate Denise's half-brother, with Phil comforting and urging him to drive back.
Right as they were driving away, new character Grace was seen speaking with her dad Darnell on the phone and revealed that Jack had come to the flat looking for him.
Grace barged into the café and gave Jack a piece of her mind. She demanded for the stalking to stop, but a desperate Jack tried to convince Darnell to at least take the test. Once again, he refused.
Phil made one final attempt with Denise's half-brother, pleading with him to not walk away, but Darnell wouldn't budge. As Jack and Phil left, Grace told Darnell: "Dad, maybe you should."
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Kim had told Denise that she had a half-brother, leaving Jack the unenviable task of admitting to his wife that Darnell wouldn't take a swab. Upset at having lost the best chance they had to help Denise, Kim lashed out at the family and stormed out.
In the final scenes, Kim and Jack cleared the air and resorted to devise a plan to save Denise. As Jack vowed that giving up was "not an option", Darnell paid Denise a surprise visit. Is he going to take the test after all?
"I would do that."
After 32 years in the role of Irene Roberts, Lynne McGranger made her final appearance on Home and Away in August 2025. But despite the iconic character leaving Summer Bay, the actor has hinted that she could return.
Irene moved on from the coastal town after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, with the figure deciding to go travelling around the world. Naturally, this came with plenty of emotion, as she waved goodbye to several close friends.
While McGranger said a full-time return would be unlikely, she did state that she would be open to returning in a cameo role if the stars aligned. The storyline would, however, have to be true to the character's departure.
"I wouldn't want to diminish the storyline, but I wouldn't want to make it so sad [that] there's no hope," she added, before suggesting that Irene could come back to Summer Bay to reconnect with friends as part of an "odd kind of catered tour".
McGranger, who first played Irene in 1993, also suggested that the character could return in the form of a dream sequence, with the actor noting that it could be "fun" to have her as a friendly ghost-like figure.
"Where she comes to somebody in a dream to bring them news, or to bring them a warning or something like that. She suddenly becomes their, I don't know, their good ghost. I would do that."
"I think that would be a bit of fun because that would be more about the person whose dreams she was appearing in, rather than her. But it might be a nice way to bring her back into the show for a minute," she added.
"I was exhausted, and everyone goes: 'You look so well now'. That's what giving up Home and Away does to you," she quipped. "It's hard work, it's great fun... I was working 14-hour days, and I thought 'I'm too old for this shit'."
Next week on EastEnders, Nicola's chaotic family arrive in Walford, armed with a big secret.
Meanwhile, Ravi makes a shocking discovery, and Linda struggles with her feelings for Max.
Here is our round-up of all the biggest moments coming up in Albert Square. You can also check out our collection of 27 spoiler pictures for next week's episodes.
Gemma's son Ryder is also with them and the clan make their presence known immediately.
Nicola agrees to let them stay on one condition – their estranged mother Rose doesn't turn up as well.
Despite the promise, Ned – Gemma's husband – soon turns up with Rose, leaving Nicola furious.
Harry steps in to offer Ryder and Jodie a place to stay but urges Nicola to sort things out with Rose once and for all.
However, he gets a surprise when he spots Alfie – a face from the past.
Nicola is unsettled when she later finds her family gathered in The Vic. She then gets a further shock when she learns that Alfie has offered Gemma and Ned a place to stay.
When Priya later spots Chelsea and Vicki planning Kim and Howie's wedding, she asks to join them. It's not long before Cindy is asking for help with hers as well.
Feeling nauseous, Priya steps outside, where she bumps into Penny, who questions what's going on with her. Priya ends up telling Penny that she is pregnant but swears her to secrecy.
Wanting to ease the tension, Gemma reaches out to Nicola but it's not long before she's clashing with Rose as well.
The Hawkins family later hatch a risky plan to resolve things between Nicola and Rose, but it just makes everything worse.
Later, Priya recognises how much progress Ravi has made and decides to tell the kids about their engagement.
When Max walks Priya home that evening, they share a moment outside her home, which is witnessed by Ravi.
Afterwards, Ravi grows increasingly suspicious of Max and continues to watch him closely.
The couple are relieved when Nicola has a change of heart and agrees to let them stay on a temporary basis.
However, Nicola soon learns the real reason why the Hawkins have arrived in Walford.
Linda agrees to another date with Clive, but later shares a moment with Max when he helps Ollie on his first day of secondary school.
Taking matters into her own hands, Kim tasks Denzel with planning his dad's night.
Feeling out of his depth, Denzel approaches Oscar about combining the stags, which he agrees to.
But what does Oscar have in store for Max?
When Clive soon arrives with confirmation that the centre is now secure, Linda feels more conflicted than ever.
But with Max preparing for his stag, has she missed her chance with him?
Is it better to know the truth?
EastEnders' Priya Nandra-Hart was left with another big dilemma tonight (Tuesday, 25 August) as she wrestled with what to do after discovering she's pregnant. Priya found out last week that she was expecting but she doesn't know whether the baby's father is Ravi Gulati or Max Branning.
In recent weeks, Priya has found an unlikely friend in Jean Slater and has confided in her about her affair with Max and her pregnancy.
While they were unsuccessful in collecting a sample from Ravi, they did get the DNA they needed from Max.
Tonight Priya sat in the car lot office with the envelope addressed to the DNA testing lab and confessed to Jean that she didn't know what to do.
Priya told Jean: "If I send this off and its Max's baby this could bring a world of pain to all of us."
But just as Jean told Priya she needed answers, Max came in causing Priya to hide the envelope. Once he left, Priya was still left asking Jean what she should do.
Priya eventually agreed, saying that the truth does always come out anyway and at least this way she would be in control.
But what will Priya do if she doesn't get the answer she wants?
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