EastEnders has finally confirmed the identity of who is the father in the story of Lily Slater\u2019s pregnancy.<\/p>\n
The 12-year-old was confirmed to be pregnant in the BBC One soap\u2019s New Year\u2019s Day episode<\/a>, with her mother Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) later revealing the news to her young daughter.<\/a><\/p>\n Initially, Lily has shut her mother out from the truth behind her situation<\/a>, but did speak to investigators and was allowed to go home to her family.<\/p>\n In Wednesday\u2019s episode (4th January 2023), Stacey still fretted over the situation with Lily and feared what situation could have befallen her daughter.<\/p> Confiding in her mother Jean Slater (Gillian Wright), Stacey resolved to find the truth of the situation and then went to speak to Lily\u2019s estranged best friend Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd).<\/p>\n Amy revealed that Lily has become a loner at school and has not mixed with many people, prompting Stacey to consider what few people Lily has been around.<\/p>\n However, Stacey soon witnessed an exchange on the Square that aroused her suspicions\u2026<\/p>\n Lily Slater confirmed that the father is Ricky Mitchell.<\/strong><\/p>\n The son of Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf), Ricky Jr. (Frankie Day) has been forced into the background of his family life in recent months as his sister Amy struggled with mental illness and self-harming.<\/p>\n However, Stacey spotted Lily at a window waving to Ricky across the Square before asking her daughter outright if Ricky was the father.<\/p>\n After Jean joined Stacey in imploring Lily to tell the truth and to dispel fears that she had been abused by an adult man, Lily confirmed that Ricky was not her boyfriend but that had had sexual relations on one occasion.<\/p>\n As Stacey asked for outright confirmation, Lily revealed that Ricky was indeed the father but that she never wanted him to find out the truth.<\/p>\n However, will Lily\u2019s wishes be honoured in the coming days?<\/p>\n EastEnders airs on Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Soaps<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>For more\u00a0<\/strong>from<\/strong>\u00a0the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Lewis Knight Published: Wednesday, 04 January 2023 at 12:00 am Spoiler warning for EastEnders episode broadcast on 4th January 2023 which is now available on BBC iPlayer. 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