EastEnders spoilers follow.

Harvey Monroe and Jean Slater are engaged to be married in EastEnders.

The soap left off on a cliffhanger with Jean Slater having made a surprise marriage proposal to Harvey on Monday, even after he'd split up with her earlier in the episode. Harvey has yet to accept that Jean is struggling with her mental health.

Harvey had a lot on his mind, as he'd been attacked and threatened by far-right member Neil as an intimidating tactic to smuggle a burner phone into prison for his son Aaron.

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Tuesday's (April 12) episode picked up the next day when Jean revealed to a stunned Shirley Carter that Harvey was still thinking about her proposal.

Harvey had a lot on his mind, so much so that Dana realised it and made a rash decision to turn down a university placement in order to look after him.

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Rocky found out about Dana's secret decision and shared the information with Harvey, who was now feeling under more pressure to make things right with his daughter.

When Shirley Carter encouraged Harvey not to wait any longer by referencing Tina's death, he went to Dana to encourage her to go ahead with her university placement because he'd have Jean with him.

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"Jean, she came along when I needed her and she made me smile again," Harvey told his daughter.

Harvey then surprised Jean with an over-the-top proposal spelt out in roses (though he ran out of petals for the full phrase), with Jean happily agreeing.

"You are the most wonderful woman I've ever met," Harvey told Jean.

Harvey told Jean he'd "never been more sure of anything" than he was of proposing to her, though his unsettled expression made it seem otherwise.

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EastEnders airs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One and streams on BBC iPlayer.

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EastEnders has worked with Exit UK, a non-profit network of former far-right members offering help to those who want to leave far-right groups, on Aaron's storyline. If you're concerned about someone who's expressing extremist or hateful views then ACT Early has further information.

If you've been affected by racism and racist hate crime, then organisations including the Equality and Advisory Support Service (EASS), the Monitoring Group, Stand Against Racism and Inequality (SARI) and Stop Hate UK are among those which can offer help and support.