EastEnders actress Kitty Castledine has given her verdict on whether she thinks Penny Branning needs to tell Vinny her secret whilst also teasing "rom-com" scenes next week.

Penny Branning has been keeping a secret from her partner Vinny Panesar, played by Shiv Jalota: that she doesn't believe he is actually the father of her unborn baby - instead, it's Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway).

In an episode next week, we see Penny consider telling Vinny her secret at his 30th birthday party, but Lauren tries to persuade her not to.

Speaking to Radio Times at the National Television Awards 2026 on Thursday, Kitty Castledine was asked her opinion on whether she thinks Penny needs to tell Vinny her secret.

"I think there's a lot of tension building up in Penny at the moment," Castledine told , "I know she definitely wants to tell Vinny, and it's a big sort of tension in their relationship."

The EastEnders actress then teased what fans can expect to see from her character in upcoming episodes: "Next week, there's going to be a lot of fun stuff happening. Penny and Vinnie's birth happens.

"There's going to be a lot of exciting things. It's sort of very rom-comy, and they lean into the comedy of their love as well, which is really nice. Don't see that a lot, and yeah, it's lovely."

In the episode, before Penny has the chance to admit anything to Vinny at all, her waters break in the middle of his birthday celebrations, and she gives birth to a boy at the hospital.

However, will the truth out? And if baby Ethan in the flash-forward is the son of Penny, then what has happened to her?

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