If you thought Call the Midwife’s labour scenes were chaotic, you can think again! EastEnders viewers were in fits of laughter at Stuart Highway’s (Ricky Champ) attempt to comfort Bernie Taylor (Clair Norris) while she was in labour during last night’s episode (Wednesday, March 30), which ended up with him singing his own rendition of a Take That song.
In last night’s EastEnders, Bernie went into labour after discovering that Stuart had cancer, but the delivery was far from smooth sailing as her mum Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley), Stuart and Rainie Highway (Tanya Franks) all decided to assist Bernie at her bedside.
Fans will know that Bernie has been pregnant with Stuart and Rainie’s baby after agreeing to be their surrogate, due to Rainie not being able to have children of her own.
But as Bernie waited to deliver their baby, it seemed the stress was getting to Stuart and he attempted to comfort a screaming Bernie by offering her ice chips to suck on and a coffee.
All these options failed miserably, and as Stuart nervously paced around the room, Rainie suggested that he should sing a song.
“What? Nah, nah. I don’t think that’s appropriate…” he protested.
“It’s a tactic you’ve learnt recently. Singing helps with the pain, the stress,” she said.
“Is this a wind up?” Karen questioned.
A distressed Bernie chimed in with: “If he sings, this baby is never coming out!”
Despite Bernie’s plea, Stuart asked if anyone had any song requests he should sing.
“What about a bit of Barlow, eh? Everybody loves Take That, right?” Stuart asked, to which a bewildered Karen responded with: “Have you been on the gas and air?”
“Is it too late to put me under?” Bernie screamed.
Stuart suggested the song “A Million Love Songs” by Take That, which Karen approved of, much to the dismay of Bernie.
As Stuart took to the stage and put on the hilarious performance, the baby finally popped out. It looks as though Stuart’s singing may have paid off more than we think!
Fans were in stitches at the rollercoaster scene and took to social media to express how hilarious they thought it was…
Stuart singing Take That... Funnily enough it's exactly what I was expecting of that scene 🤣. #EastEnders pic.twitter.com/MH1P4PM1j2March 30, 2022
Bernie crushing Karen’s smoking hand. Stuart trying not to pace or loom and then finally singing. 😂😂😂 Karen. Rainie, and Stuart are hilarious. #EastEndersMarch 30, 2022
Stuart singing 🤣🤣🤣🤣#EastEndersMarch 30, 2022
Karen and Stuart singing Take That 😂😂😂#NeighbourhoodWatts #EastEndersMarch 30, 2022
Stuart singing A Million Lovesongs while Bernie is in labour. ❤️😂 #Eastenders @bbceastendersMarch 30, 2022
EastEnders continues tonight at 7:30pm on BBC One — see our TV Guide for full listings.
