EastEnders spoilers follow.
EastEnders' Denise Fox makes a huge confession to her husband Jack Branning, as she continues to struggle in the wake of Christmas.
Denise's noticable change in behaviour has sparked concern with her loved ones in recent weeks, and will continue to be a talking point in upcoming episodes.
Having forgotten about her own birthday, Denise becomes overwhelmed with her family's celebrations and rushes out.
Jack follows and tries to find out what’s wrong, but Denise knows she can’t open up, which only drives a further wedge between them.
The Brannings all remain confused by her behaviour, but the final straw comes when Denise realises her young son Raymond is scared of her.
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Devastated by this, Denise decides to tell Jack everything.
Denise is forced to pull herself together on the day of baby Charli’s guardianship hearing, but is surprised to hear from Nish that he had an altercation with Jack and Stacey.
Denise collars Stacey to find out what happened but Stacey convinces her it was over Suki.
Despite Stacey's reassurance, Denise becomes so unsettled by this that she rushes off, just as both families walk into the courtroom.
Chelsea is worried when she later finds Denise and begs her mum to seek help from medical professionals.
Jack joins a party at the Slaters' following the hearing, where Stacey takes him aside to ask about Denise.
That night, Amy soothes Denise as she cries out in her sleep, but Jack isn’t there.
Denise wakes up screaming again, but Jack is still nowhere to be seen. When he finally gets home, he is short with Denise over missing the court hearing and makes excuses about work when she questions where he’s been all night.
Paranoid, Denise fears that Jack might be working on a case connected to the Christmas Day death and steals his phone to find out.
At the salon, Denise overreacts when Penny says she’s ringing Jack, and his phone rings on her desk.
When Jack arrives, a row breaks out between him and Denise again, leading Penny to discover that he had slept with someone else.
Following this, Denise seeks out an unlikely confidante.
Things then get even worse when Elaine decides to throw a psychic Madame Tellerina’s night at The Vic.
As Madame Tellerina takes the stage, Denise wanders into the pub and immediately sparks concern from the others as she looks terrible.
Kathy, Stacey, and Suki look on horrified as Denise volunteers to go on stage, hoping to get some answers to her despair.
Afterwards, Denise’s grip on reality slips even further.
EastEnders airs on Mondays - Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
