Steven Beale proposes to Lauren in EastEnders!

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As Steven goes down on one knee and proposes in The Vic, how will stunned Lauren respond?

Steven has a big announcement to make. Is it anything that Lauren wants to hear though?

Steven Beale resorts to desperate measures to try and keep Lauren, but is his grand plan about to come spectacularly undone in EastEnders?

The residents of Albert Square are still feeling the shock-waves of recent events and one local realises their life may never be the same again, but who is it and why?

As Steven goes down on one knee and proposes in The Vic, how will stunned Lauren respond?

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As Steven goes down on one knee and proposes in The Vic, how will stunned Lauren respond?

As Steven goes down on one knee and proposes in The Vic, how will stunned Lauren respond?

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Following recent shock events, Bex, Stacey and Martin struggle to get their heads round all that has happened…

Following recent shock events, Bex, Stacey and Martin struggle to get their heads round all that has happened…

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As Sonia tries to get through to Bex, teacher Mr Pryce calls round

As Sonia tries to get through to Bex, teacher Mr Pryce calls round

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After Steven sees a solicitor about adopting Louie, a reluctant and nervous Lauren asks him how it went…

After Steven sees a solicitor about adopting Louie, a reluctant and nervous Lauren asks him how it went…

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Smitten Abi assumes Steven’s about to publicly destroy Lauren as he buys celebratory drinks in The Vic

Smitten Abi assumes Steven’s about to publicly destroy Lauren as he buys celebratory drinks in The Vic

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Steven does make a very public announcement, but he does it on one knee and asks Lauren to marry him! How will she respond and what will Abi say..?

Steven does make a very public announcement, but he does it on one knee and asks Lauren to marry him! How will she respond and what will Abi say..?

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Elsewhere, Sonia tries to reason with Dot about her mounting bills that need to be paid but Dot is too proud to accept help…

Elsewhere, Sonia tries to reason with Dot about her mounting bills that need to be paid but Dot is too proud to accept help…

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Carmel turns to Denise for support after receiving a letter from estranged husband Umar requesting a divorce. Will she seek comfort with Max?

Carmel turns to Denise for support after receiving a letter from estranged husband Umar requesting a divorce. Will she seek comfort with Max?

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Kush and Shakil chat about their mum Carmel’s divorce news. How do they feel about it and will they find out about Max? Watch EastEnders on BBC1 from Monday, July 24

Kush and Shakil chat about their mum Carmel’s divorce news. How do they feel about it and will they find out about Max? Watch EastEnders on BBC1 from Monday, July 24

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.