Nicola hides her pain as she steps up for Kojo and Ria in EastEnders

But is she taking on too much?

 8-14 AUGUST

As Jean’s money woes continue, Suki and Eve come to blows when Suki questions Jean about her unpaid rent.

Later, as Suki and Eve host a birthday party for Ria, things don’t go to plan when her biological mum is a no-show, and Ria locks herself away at her own party.

But after encouragement from Nicola, Eve steps in to help smooth things over with Ria.

As Nicola and Eve bond over their fractured relationships with their parents, Nicola soon shuts the conversation down when Harry arrives.

When Nicola offers to throw Kojo a birthday party on the anniversary of her dad’s death, the family secretly worry that she’s taking on too much.

EastEnders continues Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One with first look episodes available from 6am on BBC iPlayer