EastEnders fans blast soap for major blunder over missing character in Sonia Fowler prison storyline

EASTENDERS fans have slammed the soap for a glaring blunder in Sonia Fowler’s gripping prison storyline, as a key character was noticeably absent during the drama.

EastEnders viewers know that a pregnant Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) was imprisoned for Debbie Colwell’s murder, even though it was her fiancé Reiss Colwell (Johnny Freeman) who smothered her.

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A pregnant Sonia was wrongfully imprisoned for Debbie’s murder[/caption]

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Her loved ones rallied round her, but there was one key person missing[/caption]

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Sonia’s daughter Bex failed to make a cameo during her turbulent time in prison[/caption]

With the whole Square rallying around to protest for Sonia’s innocence, there was one key person missing… Bex Fowler.

Bex is Martin and Sonia’s 25-year-old daughter who left Walford back in 2020 to take a gap year to go travelling before attending Oxford University.

Five years later, she is barely mentioned despite both her parents still living on the square.

The oversight has left many viewers feeling frustrated as Sonia continued to endure her injustice and Bex was no where to be seen.

Taking to Reddit, one fan questioned: “Where has Bex been while all this is going on?”

Another added: “I can’t stand Bex and never have been able to, but even I know that the show not even mentioning her thoughts on what’s happening to her mum (let alone a cameo) is ridiculous.”

A third wrote: “Has the actress done anything else? I’m kind of surprised she hasn’t come back.”

A fourth chimed in: “Travelling, but that was 5 years ago at this point. At this point I’m convinced she pulled an Ash Ketchum and went on the world’s longest journey.”

A fifth joked: “Need a spinoff where Bex is fighting bridge trolls or taming dragons because that’s the only logical explanation to her absence for the last five years.”

Fans of the BBC soap are also questioning where Sonia and Bianca’s (Patsy Palmer) mum Carol (Lindsey Coulson) is, with both her daughters in peril.

Carol left EastEnders in 2015 after deciding that her relationship with David Wicks (Michael French) was over. 

Her departure came after a difficult time when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy.

Carol’s last storyline included leaving Walford on a motorbike with her son Robbie (Dean Gaffney), and she hasn’t been seen since.

Some fans have speculated that Carol may return to the soap. 

Darkest soap storylines

Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock…

EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) – Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.

Emmerdale: Holly’s drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) – In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale’s first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.

Hollyoaks: Luke’s rape (2000) – Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs – who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.

Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) – Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.

However, this seems unlikely after the actress Lindsey Coulson has been cast as the new headteacher at Waterloo Road.

Meanwhile on EastEnders, Sonia is adamant her sister Bianca didn’t murder Debbie, despite her video confession.

Will Sonia spot Debbie’s dollhouse in the video and realise Bianca’s true whereabouts? Or will Reiss see it before she does?

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and is available to watch from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

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Can Sonia find her sister Bianca?[/caption]

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Fans are also asking where Carol is while her daughters Sonia and Bianca are in peril[/caption]