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\n\t\tAvani and Barney get back on track (Picture: BBC\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tAvani and Barney get back on track (Picture: BBC\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
Avani Nandra-Hart<\/a> (Aaliyah James<\/a>) and Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman) make amends in EastEnders next week, after a turbulent time for them both.<\/p>\n The teens immediately struck up an unlikely friendship on his arrival in Albert Square last year, but it wasn\u2019t long before she landed him in hot water.<\/p>\n Avani used him as the perfect cover to go and meet her much older boyfriend<\/a>, allowing parents Ravi Gulati<\/a> (Aaron Thiara) and Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) to believe that she and Barney were an item.<\/p>\n Mason, the older lad she was really seeing, began pressuring her to\u00a0take their relationship to the next level<\/a>, and when she declined, he threw her to the ground.<\/p>\n A bruised and bloody Avani came home, with Ravi suspecting that Barney was the one behind her injuries.<\/p>\n He darted to find the youngster<\/a>, and in a fit of rage dragged him on top of the Turpin Road viaduct.<\/p>\n Barney pleaded for forgiveness, trying to explain that it was merely a case of mistaken identity. But murderous Ravi had already seen red, and dangled him over the side of the bridge.<\/a><\/p>\n A vicious feud soon erupted between the Panesar and Mitchell clans, with the latter burning the former\u2019s call centre out.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t Since then, Avani and Barney have kept their distance \u2013 but have each suffered horrific setbacks over the last month.<\/p>\n For Barney, he was the one who exposed Sharon Watts\u2019 (Letitia Dean) affair with Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp)<\/a> to his dad Teddy (Roland Manookian).<\/p>\n At the same time, his real father Zack Hudson (James Farrar) became desperate to expose his paternity, and he wasn\u2019t prepared to keep silent for long.<\/p>\n Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) could see her world collapsing, and since then has done everything she can to keep Zack from spilling to Teddy and Barney.<\/a><\/p>\n The parental realisation was only made when Barney suffered complications from wounds sustained during the Queen Vic explosion, and his blood type was overheard by Zack.<\/p>\n Whilst these issues were developing, Avani found herself on the wrong side of the law when her former vape dealer dropped a bag of drugs at her feet.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t She, alongside friends Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) and Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) were carted off to the police station \u2013 where Avani was later strip searched.<\/a><\/p>\n The ordeal traumatised her, and she refused to allow her family to lodge an official complaint.<\/p>\n Since then, she\u2019s turned to smoking weed and knocking back alcohol.<\/a><\/p>\n Avani has been reluctant to speak to Amy, following her father Jack\u2019s (Scott Maslen) comments about Avani\u2019s upbringing.<\/p>\n As we saw earlier this week, the two finally found mutual ground and extended an olive branch to one another.<\/p>\n Her issues are set to worsen though, as in upcoming scenes, she contacts her dealer again and heads to party at Amy\u2019s house.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t\t\tFollow Metro Soaps on WhatsApp and get all the latest spoilers first!\t\t\t<\/p>\n Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who\u2019s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale?<\/p>\n Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro’s WhatsApp Soaps community<\/a> and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews.<\/p>\n Simply\u00a0click on this link<\/strong><\/a>, select \u2018Join Chat\u2019 and you\u2019re in! Don’t forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we’ve just dropped the latest spoilers! <\/p>\n When he friend discovers what she\u2019s doing, and she\u2019s forced to bin the drugs. Matters escalate when dealer Declan shows up at the bash.<\/p>\n With Priya and Ravi clueless with how to help their daughter, Avani confides in another local instead \u2013 Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter).<\/p>\n Will she be able to provide some much-needed advice?<\/p>\n Priya continues to be concerned, and hopes that Avani will reach out to her friends. Unfortunately, Amy is avoiding her texts, but there is someone else she could turn to\u2026<\/p>\n Over a McKlunkys special, Avani gets back on good terms with Barney, and it becomes clear that this could well be the boost they both need.<\/p>\n But this is Walford, and it probably won\u2019t be long before more upset comes their way!<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us\u00a0soaps@metro.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/strong><\/p>\n Join the community by leaving a comment below and\u00a0stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Arrow Arrow![\"Barney](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/486389-fa65.jpg\")
\n\t\tBarney was used as a cover story when she began dating older boy Mason (Picture: CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Avani](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/512800-ec6c.jpg\")
\n\t\tAvani has had a horrific month (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Priya](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/517402-90f5.jpg\")
\n\t\tPriya extends an olive branch (Picture: BBC\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Avani](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/517401-9971.jpg\")
\n\t\tThey both need to support one another (Picture: BBC\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Avani](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/517400-6717.jpg\")
\n\t\tSmiling faces! (Picture: BBC\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
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