Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) has decided to keep the true paternity of her son Albie a secret in EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n The BBC One soap aired a shock yesterday<\/a> when medical tests confirmed that Keanu Taylor<\/a> (Danny Walters) was not the biological father of Sharon\u2019s son \u2013 meaning Albie\u2019s father is her ex-husband Phil Mitchell<\/a> (Steve McFadden).<\/p>\n In Thursday\u2019s episode, Sharon struggled with the weight of this news and when she later met Keanu for a drink in the Vic pub and was greeted by a surprise engagement party, Sharon reacted badly and snapped at Keanu before leaving.<\/p>\n Outside in the Square, Sharon sat on the bench placed there in memory of her late son Dennis Rickman Jr. (Bleu Landau) and was approached by her loving half-brother Zack Hudson (James Farrar).<\/p>\n A tearful Sharon then revealed the truth about Albie\u2019s medical diagnosis of Alpha-1 antitrypsin<\/span><\/span><\/span> (AAT) deficiency which meant Zack also needed to get tested for the condition, before confessing the truth of Albie\u2019s paternity.<\/p>\n As Sharon recognised that she and Keanu had faced their issues, she loved him and he was a good father to Albie and she feared this would ruin everything.<\/p>\n Zack reminded Sharon that neither of them had good relationships with their biological parents \u2013 especially their father Gavin Sullivan (Paul Nicolas) \u2013 and that genetics don\u2019t make someone a good parent. Zack encouraged Sharon to do what was best for herself and Albie.<\/p>\n After this conversation, Sharon paid a visit to Phil, intending to tell him the truth about Albie, but his rude and abrasive attitude towards Keanu and her relationship with him resulted in an argument and Sharon stormed out without telling him anything.<\/p>\n Back at home, an exhausted Sharon sat down before being approached by an apologetic Keanu who made clear his love and devotion to Sharon and Albie.<\/p>\n Choosing to remain silent on Albie\u2019s paternity, Sharon embraced Keanu and told him he would have a loving fianc\u00e9e and son waiting for him when returned from his trip to visit his half-brother Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) in Germany. However, as she hugged Keanu, a look of concern and doubt crossed Sharon\u2019s face.<\/p>\n Fans are aware that Sharon and Keanu are set to marry on Christmas Day<\/a> \u2013 the day a flash-forward<\/a> told us that one man would die in the Vic in an encounter with six women \u2013 Sharon, Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal).<\/p>\n So, will Sharon head into the wedding with this almighty paternity secret?<\/p>\n Fans are also aware that Keanu has a secret of his own \u2013 he staged the abduction of Albie<\/a> with aid from his mother Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley), and collected ransom money supplied by Phil<\/a>, before deciding he wanted to stay with Sharon after all.<\/p>\n Speaking about Sharon and Keanu\u2019s romance to RadioTimes.com<\/a> last month, executive producer Chris Clenshaw noted<\/a>: \u201cSharon and Keanu are kind of electric together and they have such great chemistry. And I think when they first got together when she was still with Phil, that he was able to kind of give her so much that Phil wasn\u2019t giving her and she was made to feel like a woman again, after so many years of being kind of treated quite badly by Phil.<\/p>\n \u201cNow they\u2019re in a very different place. They\u2019re not having an affair, everything\u2019s quite honest \u2013 well, apart from Keanu\u2019s plans \u2013 but I don\u2019t think they necessarily have as much in common as they would like to have in common. I think that they\u2019re very much attracted to each other, but I think when you kind of break that open, I\u2019m not sure that they are soulmates.\u201d<\/p> Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and from 6am on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0page\u00a0<\/strong>for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<\/strong>TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. 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