{"id":42714,"date":"2023-12-30T01:01:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T00:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1946443"},"modified":"2023-12-30T01:58:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T00:58:23","slug":"eastenders-whitney-dean-gets-new-year-pregnancy-shock-ahead-of-exit","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-whitney-dean-gets-new-year-pregnancy-shock-ahead-of-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Whitney Dean gets New Year pregnancy shock ahead of exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

What will Whit decide? <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 30 December 2023 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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This article contains discussions of pregnancy loss which some readers may find distressing.<\/em><\/p>\n

The New Year will bring a shock for EastEnders<\/a>\u2018 Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), as she discovers that she\u2019s pregnant again.<\/p>\n

Whitney and partner Zack Hudson (James Farrar) endured a painful loss this year, as daughter Peach was diagnosed with Edwards\u2019 syndrome<\/a>, which led the couple to terminate the pregnancy rather than allow the little one to suffer.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, Whit explained that she couldn\u2019t put herself through another pregnancy, and she and Zack eventually agreed to apply to be foster carers.<\/p>\n

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Their first foster child, Ashton, comes and goes<\/a> this festive season, and Whitney is downhearted. But when she takes a test and discovers that she is expecting again, she\u2019s unsure what to do.<\/p>\n

A guilty Zack returns after a night of heavy drinking, and he\u2019s stunned when Whitney reveals that she\u2019s pregnant. The pair\u2019s discussion is interrupted, and Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) excitedly tells Whit that she too may be pregnant as the pair head to Sonia\u2019s to take the test.<\/p>

But as Zack joins Sonia\u2019s other half, Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) for a drink, will Sonia learn that she\u2019s expecting?<\/p>\n

Back with Whitney, though, the worried young woman later visits Peach\u2019s tree alone. Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) finds her, and they have a chat about their experiences with fostering.<\/p>\n

But Whitney soon breaks down in tears, telling Yolande that she is pregnant. The ensuing heart-to-heart\u00a0 leads Whit to make a decision as she heads back home. But will she choose to have this baby?<\/p>\n

Viewers know that Whitney will be departing Albert Square in the coming weeks, but will she be leaving alone? Might Zack exit alongside her, and their unborn baby?<\/p>\n

You can read more about Edwards\u2019 syndrome on the\u00a0<\/em>NHS website<\/em><\/a>. If you have been affected by the issues raised in this article, you can\u00a0<\/em>visit\u00a0<\/em>SOFT UK<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Antenatal Results and Choices<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for help and support.<\/em><\/p>\n

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