Robbie (played by Dean Gaffney) has been enjoying spending some quality time with his son Sami (Shiven Shankar) on EastEnders after Nita (Bindya Solanki) agreed to let the couple’s child spend some time in London.
Scenes on the BBC soap this week have seen Robbie avoiding messages from Nita, with the last one sent from the mother asking her ex to wish Sami a safe flight back to India.
The road sweeper also declined sister Sonya Fowler’s (Natalie Cassidy) invitation for her to join the pair on their travels around London, sparking suspicions from her as to why Robbie was being so shady.
Next week, the drama continues and with Sami’s stay on the Square prolonged without Nita’s permission, the distressed mother begins ringing Robbie to find out exactly what’s going on.
Again, Robbie ignores Nita and it’s his flatmate Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) who becomes more suspicious about the father’s behaviour.
In the midst of a custody battle himself, Kush will confront Robbie about Nita’s calls and it’s then the hapless character admits Sami should be back in India with his mother.
Although Kush agrees to keep quiet about Robbie’s plan, he later confides in his partner Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) who goes on to tell Sonya about Nita’s concerns, having recently fallen out with cousin Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) for not telling her about Kush’s plans.
Wanting to get her brother’s side of the story, Sonya arranges for the father and son to join her on a picnic where she tells Robbie he needs to let Sami return to India.
With Sonya’s advice ringing in his ears, it’s not long before Robbie comes face-to-face with Nita, as actress Bindya Solanki, 45, reprises her role 16 years after her character’s exit from Walford.
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