The conclusion of the New Year\u2019s Day episode saw members of the Slater family rushed to the hospital following a carbon monoxide leak at their New Year\u2019s Eve party.<\/a><\/p>\n One of the sick family members was 12-year-old Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) and her anxious mother Stacey (Lacey Turner) waited for news at the hospital as she was treated.<\/p>\n However, Stacey was delivered the shock of her life: Lily is pregnant.<\/a><\/p>\n In tomorrow\u2019s episode (Monday 2nd January 2023), Stacey must come to terms with the life-changing news that her 12-year-old daughter is expecting a child.<\/p> Actress Lacey Turner said of the revelation of Lily\u2019s pregnancy: \u201cStacey\u2019s in complete and utter shock. They\u2019re talking about her twelve-year-old daughter, who doesn\u2019t have a boyfriend, and as far as Stacey knows, isn\u2019t really that into boys.<\/p>\n \u201cInitially, Stacey thinks that the doctors must be wrong. After that, she goes through every single emotion that you could possibly feel in such a short space of time.\u201d<\/p>\n Lacey then spoke about the hard-hitting scenes that take place as Stacey must tell Lily that she is pregnant.<\/p>\n \u201cI found it really hard to say the lines because Lillia is so brilliant that you can\u2019t help but feel like it\u2019s real when you are filming it,\u201d noted Lacey.<\/p>\n \u201cStacey has got her head around the fact Lily is pregnant at this point but has not thought much more than that. She wants to try to stay calm and not make a big deal for Lily\u2019s sake until it sinks in for her.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen Lillia and I were saying the lines, it was so hard to get the words out of my mouth because I\u2019d gone into the moment and felt like Stacey talking to Lily.\u201d<\/p>\n Initially, at least, Stacey feels unable to confide in her ex-husband and Lily\u2019s adoptive father Martin Fowler (James Bye) about the news of Lily\u2019s pregnancy.<\/p>\n \u201cStacey is treading on eggshells,\u201d commented Lacey. \u201cShe needs to find out from Lily how this happened, who the father is, and all the details. But to do that, she needs to build trust with Lily, and if her daughter wants it to be a secret, then Stacey will keep it secret.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why she doesn\u2019t confide in Martin because she\u2019s just trying to get the information and build that trust and not break it.\u201d<\/p>\n However, one person who is able to be there for Stacey through this difficult period of parenting is her own mother Jean Slater (Gillian Wright).<\/p>\n Lacey explained: \u201cJean is Stacey\u2019s rock, her best friend, and they have such a strong connection. Stacey and Jean have been through so much together, and Jean\u2019s the only person who can really properly understand Stacey inside and out. For Stacey to share this secret with her mum is a massive weight off of her shoulders, but she also wants someone to tell her what she should do.<\/p>\n \u201cIn Stacey\u2019s head, she\u2019s thinking, \u2018Do I just go with what Lily wants? Should I be angry? Should I tell Lily she can\u2019t keep the baby?\u2019<\/i>\u00a0Stacey is just looking to Jean for some help. She wants someone to tell her,\u00a0\u2018Stacey, this is what you do.\u2019<\/i>\u201c<\/p>\n Lily\u2019s young age makes Stacey\u2019s approach to the pregnancy even more difficult to comprehend as she ponders her next move.<\/p>\n Lacey added: \u201cI feel like Stacey knows what to do in most situations, she\u2019s such a tough cookie, but how does any parent deal with this? Every parent would deal with this in a completely different way.\u201d<\/p>\n Importantly, Lacey felt most compelled to support Lillia through the storyline as it is such a big topic for a young actress to tackle.<\/p>\n \u201cLillia is such a great little actress \u2013 there\u2019s something about her that is so warm and so natural, and her instincts are just bang-on,\u201d revealed Lacey. \u201cShe\u2019s been so desperate for a storyline of her own for so many years, so to see her have one is lovely. To watch her absolutely nail it has just been brilliant.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve tried to stay out of it as much as I can because Lillia actually doesn\u2019t need any help, tips or guidance because she\u2019s just great. She\u2019s got something that is so natural that I don\u2019t want to take that away from her.\u201d<\/p>\n So, will Stacey get the answers she seeks from Lily and how will Martin take the news?<\/p>\n EastEnders continues on Monday at 7.30pm on BBC One and from 6am on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Christmas double issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Lewis Knight Published: Sunday, 01 January 2023 at 12:00 am Stacey Slater will inform daughter Lily that the child is pregnant in upcoming EastEnders scenes. The conclusion of the New Year\u2019s Day episode saw members of the Slater family rushed to the hospital following a carbon monoxide leak at their New Year\u2019s Eve party. 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