STACEY Slater recently learned that her 12-year-old daughter, Lily, is pregnant.
As the family goes through major turmoil after the news, EastEnders fans have been asking for a major character to return.
Lily Slater found out she was pregnant[/caption]
Martin, his adoptive father, has no idea[/caption]
But viewers are asking for another family member to return[/caption]
The BBC One soap opera aired the first scenes of an infant pregnancy storyline on New Year’s Day.
But when told she was pregnant, Lily (portrayed by Lillia Turner) refused to tell her mother who fathered her baby.
Viewers have since been desperate to find out who it could be.
The pre-teen has sworn to her mother Stacey (Lacey Turner) to secrecy.
While she managed to keep the pregnancy a secret from Lily’s adoptive father, Martin, Stacey felt the need to tell another trusted person – her mother Jean.
However, others feel that Lily could benefit from more support than she received.
This prompted them to seek the seemingly pivotal return of Lily’s biological father, Ryan Malloy.
Many viewers took to Twitter in hopes of catching the attention of soap bosses.
“They might as well bring Ryan’s character back in the middle of Lily’s pregnancy story because that’s right,” one fan commented.
Another echoed: “Whitney has no family besides Lily. We don’t see any scenes with her. With this story, isn’t it time Ryan showed up at Walford for his sister and daughter? »
“Respect Martin but bring Ryan please,” agreed a third viewer as another wrote: “Ryan must come back!!!”
A viewer added: ‘With Whitney and Lily both pregnant, a Ryan comeback has to be on the cards, right? Even if it’s only for a short stint.
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“I can see Ryan coming back not just to see Whitney and Lily, but also to meet Zack. I guess the minute Whitney finds out what happened to Lily, she’ll contact Ryan,” another soap fan concluded.
Ryan Malloy was first introduced to viewers in 2009 and portrayed by Neil McDermott.
Lily and Stacey aren’t the only residents he has a connection to as his sister is none other than Whitney Dean.
The latter lives her own pregnancy story after a night with Zack Hudson.
After seven years in the Square and explosive storylines including a love affair with Janine Butcher, Ryan left Walford to build a new life in Yorkshire and has not been seen since.
Martin Fowler took over for Lily as a father.
Could Ryan return to the Square if needed for Lily?
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One.
Ryan Malloy was portrayed by Neil McDermott[/caption]
Could he return to the Square to support his daughter Lily?[/caption]
