EastEnders confirms big change for Penny and Vinny as baby secret continues
EastEnders’ Penny Branning and Vinny Panesar come to a huge decision about their future next week, but is this about to cause huge problems for pals Gina Knight and Harry Mitchell?
As the expectant parents bask in the happiness ahead, Penny wants Vinny to move in with her. But have the smitten pair thought about Gina’s living situation?
“Penny and Vinny make a big commitment, but it comes after a fight,” reveals our Albert Square source. “With all the secrets Penny’s keeping, she’s juggling her boyfriend, her best mate and her potential baby daddy! Her guilty conscience means she’s pushing Vinny away and he can feel her distance…”

Continuing to bury her head in the sand, Penny attends her latest pregnancy check up with supportive Vinny by her side. As they put plans in place for the baby’s birth, loved-up Vinny suddenly feels sidelined in the appointment, like Penny is holding something back from him.
Vinny’s thrilled to be a dad and excited to be doing it with Penny, but she’s pushing him away, terrified of him finding out that Harry might be the biological father of her baby.
Scared the truth might emerge at the appointment, Penny remains fiercely independent, leaving Vinny feeling as though he doesn’t matter.
After a row, Vinny admits he’s feeling left out in her pregnancy, and he makes the assumption that she’s worried he’s not fully committed. Promising to be there for her no matter what, he asks her to move in with him! But Penny has a better idea…

“Penny’s not sure she can face being heavily pregnant and living with Suki,” says our source. “Lying to the Panesars and living under the roof doesn’t sit right with her, and she’s sure Suki will have her sussed.
“She suggests that Vinny moves in with her instead, but she’s worried about breaking the news to Gina.”
As Penny gears up to tell Gina the truth about their plans to make the flat their love nest, she’s unaware that Gina has news of her own. Might this be something to do with Vinny having a word with Harry?
Are the happy foursome about to make solid plans for the future, unaware that Penny’s
