EastEnders fans think Teddy Mitchell might not actually be the biological father of Harry Mitchell, amid Nicola Mitchell’s lies being at risk thanks to newcomer Benji

There could be another DNA bombshell set to hit the Mitchells on EastEnders according to fans.

After the truth about Nicola Mitchell killing her son Harry’s girlfriend Shireen four years ago, covered up by her accomplice Benji, we also recently found out she was harbouring another big secret. We found out Zack Hudson was the real father of Barney Mitchell, Nicola’s son with Teddy Mitchell.

Now fans think there’s another big paternity bombshell on the way in a twist that could expose Nicola for once and for all. This week she was dealing with the repercussions of telling Teddy the truth, about how she killed Shireen and had Benji dispose of the body.

Teddy took action when Benji admitted an action that could reveal Nicola’s guilt if the body was ever found. As Nicola decided to dig up the body and move it, also wanting to find the evidence linked to her, Teddy had other ideas and made a deal with Benji.

But Teddy set him up and soon as Benji began to dig at the grave of Shireen, the police arrived and caught him. In the fallout Shireen’s death was finally confirmed and Benji claimed Nicola had set him up, and it’s her who was guilty.

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We then saw Nicola pleading her case when questioned, but it was clear a traumatised Harry didn’t know what to believe or who. He seemed to know that Nicola’s story to the police was all a lie and that she may well be involved in Shireen’s death.

This led to some fans wondering if Harry had spoken with Benji and had been told the truth. A scene in particular also had fans wondering if Harry and Benji were linked in some way, and might have worked together in the past.

When Benji was brought into it Harry seemed alarmed and the mention of his name had him asking about him. Some fans questioned why Harry seemed to know Benji well enough to react the way he did to the mention of his name, while given he is Nicola’s accomplice it’s likely they did know each other.

That said, with spoilers teasing another big secret waiting to come out that could ruin Nicola’s life, likely the Barney and Zack twist, fans couldn’t help but wonder if it was something else we did not yet know. Viewers began to predict that Benji could be the biological father of Harry, and not Teddy.

Taking to social media, one viewer said: “Could Benji be Harry’s father, making neither him nor Barney a proper Mitchell?” Another said: “Are we sure both Harry and Barney are actually Teddy’s sons because Benji could be one of their fathers?”

A third fan posted: “Who thinks Nicola has another secret? Barney from Zack as his son and Harry from Benji. It wouldn’t be a far stretch of imagination storyline.”

Meanwhile another fan said: “Considering Harry arrived moments after Benji’s threats – I’m convinced that Benji is Harry’s father or he’s been contacting him from prison.”

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