EastEnders has confirmed a horrifying ordeal for Avani Nandra-Hart next week in a harrowing new drugs storyline.
This week, Avani and Amy Mitchell reach out to their friend Lily Slater after her dad Martinโs death and try to help her cope with her grief.
But with Lily still struggling next week, Avani wants to show her support and suggests that the three of them skip school to have an adventure.
๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ.๐๐๐๐
๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ.๐๐๐๐
The trio are quickly caught by Priya Nandra-Hart, but Avani convinces her mum not to say anything as they are trying to cheer Lily up.
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While their day is going well, they bump into Marvin, who sold Avani vapes last year, and he offers the teenagers drugs. They refuse to get involved but itโs too late, as the police arrive and realise the girls are out of school.
The police then spot a bag of pills that Marvin has dropped by Avaniโs feet, so the trio are taken to the station. But while Amy and Lily are collected by Jack Branning and Jean Slater, Priya and Ravi Gulati fail to answer calls about Avani.
๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ.๐๐๐๐
๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ.๐๐๐๐
Alone at the station, Avani is horrified when she is told that she needs to be strip searched, as they believe she could be concealing more drugs.
In shocking scenes that will air in a special episode on Tuesday, March 25, Avani is strip searched by two female officers, having refused the offer of an appropriate adult in the room.
Suki Panesar is tipped off by Jean and arrives at the station to collect Avani, disgusted by what has happened โ but Avani doesnโt want her grandmother to make a complaint.
๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ.๐๐๐๐
Back at home, an oblivious Priya asks Avani about where she has been, and the pair end up in an argument, with Avani accusing Priya of being a bad mother.
Priya soon finds out about Avaniโs detainment and strip search, and she confronts Jack about the actions of his officers. Meanwhile, Avani is humiliated and lashes out at her friends, before breaking down once she is finally alone.
Later in the week, Suki, Priya and Eve Panesar-Unwin worry about Avani, while the struggling teenager secretly heads to the playground to drink a bottle of vodka.
๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ.๐๐๐๐
Priya and Ravi soon discover that Avani is missing and are shocked to find their daughter passed out in the playground. Ravi realises something is wrong after they visit the doctor, and Suki finally tells him what happened to Avani.
Will Avani be able to move forward from her ordeal?
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ โ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ .๐๐๐๐โ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง-๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฌ