BIG SURPRISE AHEAD!!! EastEnders airs huge surprise return in Ravi story in early iPlayer release

Note: This article contains discussion of topics including self-harm.

EastEnders has aired the surprise return of a major character as Ravi Gulati’s mental health story takes another upsetting turn, following his months of struggles. As his mental state worsened recently, he lashed out at both Kat Moon and his partner Priya Nandra-Hart, when they each roused him from a disturbed sleep.

Ravi is in a bad way in the morning of today’s episode and appears checked out as Avani and Nugget leave for school. In a distressing scene, Ravi waits until he is alone in the kitchen and self-harms again – but he has to call Priya for help when he causes a wound in his leg deeper than he intended.

Priya insists that they seek urgent treatment at the hospital, but Ravi is reluctant to be honest about how he got his injury. However, the doctor who arrives to treat Ravi is none other than Nina – his former stepmother and ex-girlfriend, with Hersha Verity reprising her role.

Nina was married to Ravi’s adoptive father Ranveer, but it was later revealed that she and Ravi were in a secret relationship, and the pair had a plan to kill him. Ravi killed Ranveer too early when he tried to assault Suki, and Nina helped him to cover up the crime.

However, while Suki was initially framed for Ranveer’s death, in the end, Ravi chose his family over Nina. She hasn’t been seen on screen since November 2022.

Ravi is blindsided when he comes face-to-face with Nina today, and Priya isn’t pleased to meet her for the first time. Ultimately, they are forced to admit to her that Ravi caused his leg injury himself.

Nina checks Ravi over alone, and the pair have a frank chat. She asks whether it was Nish’s death that had affected him mentally. Nina urges him to take his therapy sessions seriously, before callously calling his current struggles karma for his past actions.

Priya and Ravi later return to the Square, and are horrified when Avani tells them that Nugget has run off after being teased about the video of him having a seizure.

Ravi desperately searches for Nugget, even suspecting that Harry and Kojo are behind his disappearance. He rages at his teenage son when he eventually manages to track him down.

After forcing the whole family back into the flat, paranoid Ravi makes sure the door is locked and bolts it shut. Will he get the support he needs before it’s too late?

he lashed out at both Kat Moon and his partner Priya Nandra-Hart, when they each roused him from a disturbed sleep.

Ravi is in a bad way in the morning of today’s episode and appears checked out as Avani and Nugget leave for school. In a distressing scene, Ravi waits until he is alone in the kitchen and self-harms again – but he has to call Priya for help when he causes a wound in his leg deeper than he intended.

Priya insists that they seek urgent treatment at the hospital, but Ravi is reluctant to be honest about how he got his injury. However, the doctor who arrives to treat Ravi is none other than Nina – his former stepmother and ex-girlfriend, with Hersha Verity reprising her role.

Nina was married to Ravi’s adoptive father Ranveer, but it was later revealed that she and Ravi were in a secret relationship, and the pair had a plan to kill him. Ravi killed Ranveer too early when he tried to assault Suki, and Nina helped him to cover up the crime.

However, while Suki was initially framed for Ranveer’s death, in the end, Ravi chose his family over Nina. She hasn’t been seen on screen since November 2022.

Ravi is blindsided when he comes face-to-face with Nina today, and Priya isn’t pleased to meet her for the first time. Ultimately, they are forced to admit to her that Ravi caused his leg injury himself.

Nina checks Ravi over alone, and the pair have a frank chat. She asks whether it was Nish’s death that had affected him mentally. Nina urges him to take his therapy sessions seriously, before callously calling his current struggles karma for his past actions.

Priya and Ravi later return to the Square, and are horrified when Avani tells them that Nugget has run off after being teased about the video of him having a seizure.

Ravi desperately searches for Nugget, even suspecting that Harry and Kojo are behind his disappearance. He rages at his teenage son when he eventually manages to track him down.

After forcing the whole family back into the flat, paranoid Ravi makes sure the door is locked and bolts it shut. Will he get the support he needs before it’s too late?

EastEnders has aired the surprise return of villain Nish Panesar in horrifying scenes with his son Ravi Gulati. Nish died in dramatic scenes last year at the wedding of Suki and Eve Panesar-Unwin, but he has now made a shocking return in an unexpected way…

Since Ravi’s return to the Square, Harry and Nicola have plotted to take revenge on him, as payback for the hell he put Harry and Kojo through as part of his illegal drugs operation.

The Mitchells don’t realise that Ravi has stayed out of prison by agreeing to become a police informant, so have hatched a plan to spike his drink and give him a taste of his own medicine.

Oblivious Ravi was left disappointed in today’s episode when he discovered that Suki didn’t want him at her and Eve’s latest adoption meeting, not wanting him to harm their chances of getting a child.

Meanwhile, Nicola told a struggling Harry that the delivery of dangerous drugs had arrived, so they were ready to pounce when Ravi came into Harry’s Barn for a drink.

Sure enough, Ravi lied to Priya and told her that he was helping Vinny with some business but instead headed to the bar to drown his sorrows.

Ravi had an honest chat with grieving Patrick, while Nicola spotted her opportunity and let Harry know that it was time to strike. She put lethal drugs in Ravi’s drink, and Harry watched in the shadows as he downed the dangerous potion.

Later, Ravi staggered out of the bar in a vulnerable state, where Harry cornered him and pushed him into the pit in the garage.

Harry began to torture frightened Ravi, but Billy then arrived at the garage and invited him round for a takeaway. With no choice but to go with Billy, Harry left Ravi in the pit alone – and Ravi began to experience terrifying hallucinations.

Priya realised that Ravi wasn’t where he said he was, so she, Vinny and Nugget headed out to search for him around the Square.

 

But Ravi continued to struggle and started hearing voices – and seeing one familiar face. “There is no help here, son,” said the voice of evil Nish, and Ravi screamed at his ghostly reunion with his dad.

Actor Navin Chowdhry appears in the credits of today’s episode as the voice of Nish, but could he appear properly in tomorrow’s instalment?