EASTENDERS fans are in shock after the true identity of who got Lily Slater pregnant was revealed.
The 12-year-old was discovered to be pregnant after being found unconscious on New Year’s Eve.
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Lily finally revealed who the father of her baby is[/caption]
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Heartbroken Stacey begged her daughter to tell her[/caption]
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Lily confessed Ricky Jr is the dad[/caption]
She was rushed to hospital and tests revealed the horrifying news.
Social services and the police launched an investigation over Lily’s young age, and questioned her last night.
Viewers have been convinced it is all manner of man responsible with everyone from Freddie Slater to Lily’s surrogate dad Martin Fowler.
But in tonight’s episode Stacey was on the lookout for any clue about who it could be – and she got lucky.
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As she walked through the Square looking at all her friends and neighbours, she spotted one teenager waving towards her house.
Ricky Jr was innocently waving towards Lily who was smiling back from her bedroom window.
Inside, Stacey demanded the truth from her daughter.
“If it’s Ricky just tell me,” she said.
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“Please darling, at least then I will know you haven’t been abused and groomed by some pervert.”
Jean joined in begging Lily to tell them the truth – and she did.
“He’s not my boyfriend,” she said.
“We only did it once. But he can never know.”
Fans are in shock at the reveal.
One wrote: “Thank goodness Ricky is Lily’s baby father and not Freddie.”
A second said: “Lily saying the father is Ricky.. Means it’s definitely not Ricky, right?”
Another added: “Oh dear Stacey’s worked out Ricky jnr is the father of lily’s baby after catching lily waving at him.”