EastEnders spoilers for next week confirm Ravi Gulati rumbles that Max Branning is Priya Nandra-Hart's mystery fling, while Linda Carter is torn about her future on the BBC soap.
Ravi discovers the truth
As Ravi (Aaron Thiara) pushes Priya (Sophie Khan Levy) to tell the kids about their engagement, she is keeping the truth about her secret fling from him. Later, Priya confirms her secret pregnancy to Penny (Kitty Castledine).
When Priya scolds her son Nugget (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) for dealing weed, Max supports Priya. But when Max and Priya share a moment soon after, Ravi sees and figures out Max is Priya's mystery man.
Linda's dilemma
Elsewhere next week, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) agrees to another date with Clive (Jason Durr), but she soon shares a moment with her ex Max. Linda feels ready to move on with Clive, until Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) reveals Max played a key role in saving the community centre.
Nicola's sisters return
Also next week, Nicola Mitchell's (Laura Doddington) sisters Gemma (Patricia Potter) and Jodie (Anna Constable) return to Walford, this time with Gemma's son Ryder (Felix Uff) in tow. Nicola lets them stay as long as her estranged mother Rose stays away, but Rose soon arrives with Gemma's husband Ned (Jamie Bamber).
Ned is reunited with his old friend Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), who offers Ned and Gemma a place to stay. As the Hawkins hatch a plan to reunite Nicola and Rose (Marian McLoughlin), things go from bad to worse. Soon, the family's reasons for heading to Walford are revealed.
Wedding plans and Stacey speculation
Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) and Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) agree to help plan Kim and Howie's (Delroy Atkinson) wedding, as well as Max and Cindy's (Michelle Collins) big day. It comes as fans questioned if some cast news confirmed a return for Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner).
Sean Slater's return has been confirmed, with actor Rob Kazinsky reprising the role long-term. Stacey left to live with her brother Sean in Brazil. With Sean coming back for good, fans think Stacey will head back too, with theories suggesting she could return at New Year or be the pregnant woman in Max Branning's bed.
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
