Few storylines cut deeper than secrets kept to protect the people they are already destroying. In upcoming episodes of EastEnders, Ravi Gulati’s private hell intensifies as his son Nugget continues to suffer from a brutal assault — unaware the attacker was his own father. At the same time, Jasmine Truman quietly prepares an escape that could shatter the Truman family forever.

Walford is currently balancing on a knife edge. On one side stands a father drowning in shame, watching the psychological fallout of his own actions unfold in real time. On the other, a daughter carrying proof capable of exonerating her mother — and condemning herself. These are not parallel plots. They are pressure points, each threatening to collapse families from the inside out.

Ravi Gulati’s guilt is no longer contained. Nugget’s injuries were not the result of random violence, but a horrifying chain reaction triggered when Ravi was secretly drugged by Nola, who believed he was responsible for her son Harry’s suffering. Disoriented, hallucinating, and stripped of control, Ravi lashed out — striking his own child.

Nugget Gulati survived, but survival is not healing. Released from hospital, Nugget is terrified to step outside, frozen by panic attacks and haunted by a violence he cannot understand. Ravi, desperate to restore normality, pushes too hard, too fast. When Nugget finally gathers the courage to ask why his father never visited him in hospital, Ravi snaps — an instinctive act of self-loathing that fractures their fragile bond.

Priya Nandra-Hart tries to hold the lie together, encouraging father and son to spend time together, even suggesting Nugget move into Ravi’s flat. But proximity only magnifies Ravi’s unraveling. Every shared moment becomes a reminder of how close he came to killing his own child.

While Ravi collapses inward, another secret is being weaponized elsewhere. Jasmine Truman has been spiraling since learning that Anthony Truman was her father. Her erratic behavior, emotional withdrawal, and instability have not been grief alone — they have been guilt.

In a devastating private moment at the undertakers, Jasmine confesses something that changes everything. She possesses evidence from Christmas Day that could rewrite the official version of Anthony’s death. Zoe Slater is in prison for a crime she insists she did not commit — and Jasmine knows the truth could free her.

Yet instead of going to the police, Jasmine makes a chilling calculation. Exposing the truth could drag her into danger, implicate herself, and unravel what little control she has left. So she lies. She assures Cat Moon she will do the right thing — while secretly planning to flee Walford with Oscar, cutting all ties before the truth catches up.

The reaction among viewers has been explosive. Ravi’s storyline has sparked fierce debate about guilt, accountability, and whether intention can ever excuse harm. Some see a broken man deserving compassion. Others see a line crossed that can never be uncrossed.

Jasmine’s arc has proven even more divisive. Online theories have erupted, linking her secret to the show’s recent flashforward scene in which Patrick Truman tells Oscar that he is now a Truman. Some fans believe Jasmine’s disappearance could lead Patrick to take Oscar under his wing. Others speculate the introduction of a mysterious twin — a twist that could expose Jasmine and finally clear Zoe’s name.

What unites the audience is a sense that nothing here is accidental. Every silence, every delay, every lie feels deliberate.

As Nugget settles into Ravi’s flat, the tension becomes unbearable. Ravi’s guilt poisons every interaction, and Nugget senses something deeply wrong — even if he cannot yet name it. Meanwhile, Jasmine edges closer to escape, holding evidence powerful enough to detonate multiple lives.

Two secrets. Two families. And a single truth waiting to surface.

When these lies finally collapse — and they will — Walford will be forced to decide who deserves forgiveness, who deserves punishment, and whether love can survive the damage already done.

When the truth finally comes out, will Walford see Ravi Gulati as a tragic victim of circumstance — or a father who crossed an unforgivable line?