{"id":47156,"date":"2024-03-05T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T11:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2003484"},"modified":"2024-03-05T13:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T12:01:14","slug":"eastenders-airs-life-changing-offer-for-whitney-dean-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-airs-life-changing-offer-for-whitney-dean-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs life-changing offer for Whitney Dean in early BBC iPlayer release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spoiler warning for Tuesday 5th March 2024. <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 05 March 2024 at 11:26 AM<\/p>

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*Warning: This article contains spoilers for Tuesday 5th March\u2019s EastEnders, which was made available on BBC iPlayer at 6am.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a> has aired a life-changing offer for Whitney Dean in the cliffhanger ending to Tuesday\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n

The BBC One soap ended on a cliffhanger yesterday as pregnant Whitney (Shona McGarty) was hit by a car<\/a> attempting to save young Britney Wainwright (Lola Campbell)<\/a> from harm.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, a visit to the hospital confirmed that Whitney and her unborn child were safe and sound<\/a>, but her partner Zack Hudson (James Farrar) remained concerned about her dedication to making sure Britney was okay and it was putting their future family life in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

Despite Zack insisting that they return home to Walford after five weeks away, Whitney remained focused on helping Britney after her drug-addicted mother Keeley Wainwright (Kiera J. Curtis) was arrested.<\/p>\n

As Zack aired his frustrations about understanding Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and she in turn tried to guide Whitney to think about her family life with Zack, Whitney remained a woman on a mission despite agreeing to return to Walford.<\/p>\n

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Kirtsy J Curtis as a dishevelled Keeley Wainwright escorted by police in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Ultimately, it was Zack who found Britney but called social services to get professionals to deal with the situation \u2013 to Whitney\u2019s chagrin.<\/p>\n

In the end, the social services officer agreed that Britney could stay at Bianca\u2019s flat with Britney until Keeley returned home.<\/p>\n

Whitney then told Zack that she did not want to return to Walford yet as she wanted to foster Britney as this was something she took seriously and wanted to be a foster mother.<\/p>\n

Zack told Whitney that he wanted to focus on their future with their child and Britney was not a priority for him and he needed to provide for his child and planned to return to work in Walford.<\/p>\n

In the end, Zack left the flat for Walford alone but not until after Whitney let slip that they were expecting a baby girl \u2013 which saddened Zack as she had asked for the baby\u2019s gender at the hospital without consulting him.<\/p>\n

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James Farrar as a shocked and saddned Zack Hudson in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

After Zack departed, Whitney broke down in tears and watched him leave from the window but then saw that Keeley had returned to the estate.<\/p>\n

Marching over to Keeley\u2019s against Bianca\u2019s advice, Whitney barged her way in when Keeley answered the door and saw the house was in such a neglected state and criticised Keeley\u2019s parenting.<\/p>\n

When an argument ensued, Keeley noted that if Whitney cared about Britney then Whitney would take the young girl off of Keeley\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n

Will Whitney choose to raise Britney over staying with Zack?<\/p>\n

As the week continues in Walford, Zack spirals into drinking and being parted from Whitney, leading to him being consoled by Whitney\u2019s best pal Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and then making a move on her<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Will Lauren respond and will this be the nail in the coffin of Zack\u2019s relationship with Whitney?<\/p>

Fans will be aware that Whitney is set to depart the soap in the coming weeks as actress Shona McGarty departs EastEnders after 15 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking last year, McGarty made clear that she believes Whitney deserves a happy ending<\/a> to conclude years of tragedy.<\/p>\n

McGarty told Inside Soap<\/a>: \u201cAs a viewer, and after playing her for so long, Whitney deserves a happy ending. The majority of comments online and when I speak to people in the street are along the lines of, \u2018When is Whitney going to have her happy ending?\u2019 and I think it\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong, I want it to be dramatic! Everyone knows that I love playing the drama. So, I hope there are some twists and turns thrown in there and maybe even a little stunt!<\/p>\n

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