And in Monday\u2019s episode, her family and the wider residents in Ambridge discovered the devastating news.<\/p>\n
Her husband, Brian (Charles Collingwood) understandably took it the hardest and seemed to shut down his emotions \u2013 even in the face of a very awkward run-in with Stella.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Alice (Hollie Chapman) and Christopher (Wilf Scolding) had a difficult conversation together as they rallied around baby Martha in light of the terrible news.<\/p>\n
Chris wondered if troubled Ruairi (Arthur Hughes) knew about the news of his stepmother, and Alice had to admit she\u2019s having trouble with her half-brother.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like he\u2019s decided to ghost the whole family, no one\u2019s heard from him in months,\u201d Alice despaired before explaining she\u2019s tried to reach out to him on every form.<\/p>\n
Alice added: \u201cIt\u2019s going to crush him to find out \u2013 it doesn\u2019t matter what\u2019s gone on in the past. He\u2019d be so upset to find out she died and he didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>
Chris made the kind offer to drive Alice to London to go find Ruairi, and it seems there could be a reunion on the cards \u2013 though it won\u2019t be a happy one.<\/p>\n
Will Alice and Chris find Ruairi?<\/p>\n
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