EastEnders' Penny Branning to scheme in Lauren and Peter story

EastEnders spoilers follow.

Penny Branning is set to scheme around Lauren and Peter Beale in new scenes on EastEnders.

Lauren and Penny recently returned to Albert Square, and in scenes set to air next week on the BBC soap, Penny tries to push her cousin to celebrate her 30th birthday.

However, Lauren is not keen, and is especially put off when ex Peter tells her that he has a date that evening and so won't make it.

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Penny is determined to cheer up a downbeat Lauren, and decides to set her up with an online dating profile to make Peter jealous.

Will her plan work?

In other EastEnders news, the soap has confirmed a new storyline for Honey Mitchell and Jay Brown, as the pair decide to run the London Marathon in memory of Lola Pearce-Brown.

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The scenes will show the two deal with the physical challenges of preparing, while also processing their grief. Stars Emma Barton and Jamie Borthwick will also be competing in the London Marathon for real to raise money for Children in Need and Prostate Cancer UK.

"It's an absolute privilege to be taking part in this storyline and to be running the London Marathon for a second time," Emma said.

"I'm thrilled to be running on behalf of BBC Children in Need, an amazing organisation that does so much for kids across the UK. Their projects and initiatives enrich the lives of so many children, and I’m proud to be fundraising to support that incredible work."

EastEnders airs on Mondays - Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.

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