Note: The following article contains discussion of themes including suicide that some readers may find upsetting.
EastEnders has revealed full details on Bex Fowler's devastating storyline next week.
The BBC soap has already announced that the teenager is going to attempt to take her own life, but has now released full details on what happens in the days prior to it.
Viewers have been watching Bex's ongoing struggle over the last few months, but her problems will come to a head on the evening before she is meant to leave for university.
Bex aced her exams and landed a place at Oxford over the summer, but has struggled to effectively communicate with her loved ones over the mounting pressures she's facing.
Fed up with her mum fussing about university next week, Bex finds the perfect distraction and arranges a baby shower for her best friend Louise.
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As the shower gets underway, Bex is annoyed when Mel takes over, but her struggles don't go unnoticed by Lisa Fowler – who can't help but worry about how distant the teen is.
Things soon go from bad to worse for Bex when Ian arrives and lets slip about Sonia asking him for a loan to help with university costs.
Once alone, it's clear Bex isn't coping but she is quick to deflect when a worried Lisa tries to talk to her.
Unable to shake off her concerns, Lisa quizzes both Sonia and Louise about Bex – who is, unbeknown to them, feeling more alone than ever.
As Bex's final day in Walford arrives, she is forced to endure a farewell party with her family and friends – where Dot and Dotty make a surprise appearance.
Although Bex pretends to enjoy herself at The Vic, Lisa can tell she isn't coping and tries to tell her mum how she's feeling.
After returning home on her own, all the pressure Bex has felt over the past months proves too much to handle and it becomes clear that she is planning to take her own life. The next day, a shocked Sonia finds Bex unresponsive in bed.
As Bex is rushed to hospital, Sonia is relieved when she later wakes up, but is hit with a devastating reality when Stuart finds the note her daughter left.
Although Sonia initially remains adamant that it was an accident, she later tells Stuart that she blames herself for what Bex did. What does the future hold for the Fowlers now?
EastEnders airs these scenes next week on BBC One.
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