Lily Fowler

Lily Fowler (previously Branning and Malloy) born 23rd June 2010, is the daughter of Stacey Fowler and Ryan Malloy although she was intentionally believed to be the daughter of Bradley Branning. She is also niece of Whitney Dean and Sean Slater and is the older half sister of Arthur and Hope as well as the step-daughter of Martin Fowler. Lily is a sweet little girl but has the attitude of doing and saying what's on her mind... much like her mother and father.

Names
As Stacey couldn't decide on a name for Lily till weeks after her birth, it was assumed that Lily was going to have Stacey's maiden name which would make her Lily Slater, however due to Stacey still being married to Bradley Branning, she decided to register her daughter as Lily Branning. However this was unknown until Lily's name showed up as "Branning" instead of "Slater" on the soaps credits.

When Lily's dad Ryan and Stacey had an affair behind Ryan's partner Janine's back, Ryan proposed to Stacey and she accepted- however they never got married. The pair then went to the register office and changed Lily's name from 'Lily Branning' to Lily Malloy. When Stacey found out Ryan had killed Rob Grayson, she decides to change Lily's name back to "Lily Branning" and refuses Ryan any access to her and he goes n the run.

When Stacey married Martin Fowler in 2016, they decided to change Lily's name from 'Lily Branning' to Lily Fowler as Martin is the main father figure in Lily's life and Stacey is no longer a Branning.

Storylines
Lily is conceived in September 2009 when Stacey stops taking medication for her bipolar disorder, causing her to act irrationally and sleep with numerous men, including Ryan Malloy. Around the same time, she is raped by Archie Mitchell and after trying to tell ex-husband Bradley Branning, she was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. As Stacey couldn't decide on a name for Lily till weeks after her birth, it was assumed that Lily was going to have Stacey's maiden name which would make her Lily Slater, however due to Stacey still being married to Bradley, she decided to register her daughter as Lily Branning. However this was unknown until Lily's name showed up as "Branning" instead of "Slater" on the soaps credits.

Upon Stacey's return to Walford, she and Bradley reconcile and she tells him that she is pregnant. He is overjoyed, thinking the baby is his until she says that she is 3 months pregnant, and the baby cannot be Bradley's. After admitting Archie raped her, Bradley vows to raise the child as his own but after Bradley dies, Ronnie Mitchell tells Stacey that Archie was sterile due to cancer treatment, making Stacey realise that Ryan must be the father. However, Stacey doesn't tell him and goes into labour alone but Ryan finds her and takes her to hospital. During labour, the baby is starved of oxygen, but is born healthy and is named Lily. Stacey refuses to take Lily out of the house and panics when her mother Jean does so without her knowing. However, Max Branning soon convinces Stacey to take Lily outside. In September 2010, during the Queen Vic fire, Stacey and Lily are trapped upstairs and are rescued by Ryan, who has just married Janine Butcher and shortly after, Stacey tells Ryan he is Lily's father. The next day, Ryan declines an offer to hold Lily, and walks away but later decides he wants to be a part of her life. On Christmas Day 2010, Janine stabs herself to frame Stacey, causing Stacey and Lily to flee the country for Mexico.

After Ryan and Janine's honeymoon, Janine discovers that Ryan is Lily's father and is angry about it. She phones Social Services to report Stacey for neglecting Lily but the social worker, Maria de Costa, can see that Lily is fine and notes that the allegation was false. Stacey has Ryan's name added to Lily's birth certificate but Ryan lies to Janine about where he's been and Janine does not tell him that she knows. She decides to kidnap Lily and go to France to get Stacey out of their lives. However, when Ryan finds Lily in the car, he orders Janine to stop. She does stop—on a level crossing with a train approaching—unable to restart the car. Ryan gets Lily out but Janine cannot open her door. Then she starts the engine in time for the train to miss hitting her car. Ryan insists they return Lily to her mother in Walford. Stacey has called the police but Janine tells her that she heard Lily crying and took her to look after her. Ryan backs up Janine's story.

Lily returns on 13 February 2014, when she answers the door to Stacey's cousin Kat Slater. She gets on well with Stacey's new boyfriend Luke Riley, although he thinks that Stacey's real name is "Jenny Smith". Kat let slip about Stacey's true identity to Luke, who throws both Stacey and Lily out of the house. After spending a week back in Albert Square, Stacey and Lily leave to spend time with Stacey's mother and Lily's grandmother, Jean Slater. After Stacey confesses to Archie's murder and is sentenced to five years imprisonment, Lily is sent to live with Jean in Brighton. She returns with Jean in August, and eventually stays with Kat and Alfie when Jean returns to Brighton. When Stacey returns from prison, Lily refuses to spend time with her and seems to be close with her auntie, Whitney Dean, who is Ryan's younger sister. Lily and Stacey eventually reunite. When Lily asks about her dad, Stacey confronts Whitney about her telling Lily about Ryan without her consent. Stacey bans Whitney from seeing Lily, but later reconsiders when she realises how much Lily means to Whitney.

Stacey discovers she is pregnant with Lily's brother Arthur after watching Lily perform in the community centre. She visits the doctors to check she is pregnant, explaining that she is on the pill. The doctor explains that the lithium she takes for her bipolar stops the pill from working, so there was nothing stopping her from getting pregnant. She also tells her that there is a risk to the baby if Stacey continues to take her medication, so Stacey stops. Stacey tells Martin Fowler, who she is dating, that she is pregnant. He initially suggests she get an abortion as he doesn't want anymore kids, especially so early into their relationship. Stacey argues with Martin that she wants a brother or sister for Lily and explains that she'll bring Lily and the baby up with or without him and he decides to support her and they bring up Lily together.

Even though Martin isn't Lily's father, It was believed Arthur's dad was Martin until Stacey was told during one of her scans that she was 4 weeks more pregnant than she thought she was, meaning that she was already pregnant by the time she was dating Martin and this leads Kush Kazemi to realise that he must be the father to Stacey's baby and Lily's brother is not her step fathers baby. On his wedding day, Kush confronts Stacey demanding to know who the father is as she would want the same for Lily but she denies it's him, making up that it was someone else - even going so far as to say that she met the father in Stratford and that he had "2 arms and 2 legs, 1 of those things that you call a head", he sees through her lies and begs to know the truth. Stacey doesn't answer him, confirming that he is the father to her baby and that Lily's brother is therefore mixtrace. She tells a shocked Kush that it's just DNA and doesn't mean anything and that Martin is going to be her son's father and that they will raise Lily and her brother together. Kush demands to know why he wasn't told and Stacey answers by telling him that he had made his choice when he had chosen Shabnam Masood over her and that Arthur had his family with Martin and Lily. She didn't want this to change his mind and force him to be with her. Furthermore, she didn't want to upset Shabnam because she had lost Zaair Kazemi, who was Kush and Shabnam's still born son. Stacey explains that she had to move on, admitting she must put Lily before anyone and at first her relationship with Martin was a rebound to distract her from the fact she couldn't have Kush, but it developed into a real relationship. Kush questions that Stacey would be lying to both Martin, the baby and Lily for the rest of their lives, but she argues that as soon as Martin holds the baby he'll love him and raise him as his own and he will love Lily as a daughter.

In 2015, Lily was cast as Mary in a the nativity play which took place on Christmas Eve. Stacey, Martin, Kush and Shabnam attend Lily's nativity play where Shabnam and Martin reassure Stacey. Shabnam tells Stacey that she can hold her hand for comfort. During the play, Stacey tells Martin that she needs to push and he questions how far apart her contractions are. Shabnam tells him that the baby is coming now and Martin shouts to the audience behind him to phone an ambulance. Babe Smith tells people to fetch hot water and towel. Tamwar Masood and Masood Ahmed to clear the audience and the kids out of the community centre, which they do but this worries Lily as she can't see her mummy. Martin says that they'll do it altogether, and when Stacey strains to give birth, Martin, Shabnam and Babe all grit their teeth and mimic the sounds Stacey is making to encourage her and Arthur is born, with Stacey telling Martin Lily is going to be pleased that she's a big sister and that her, Martin, Lily and the baby were going to be a proper family. Back in the pub, Carmel Kazemi questions Kush about how he can stand there knowing his son is about to be born across the road, he doesn't answer. Carmel puts her scarf on and tells him she's going over there, but Kush grabs her and stops her, telling her that his son already has a family with his parents and his sister Lily. Tina Carter comes into the Vic and announces that Stacey has given birth to a boy and everyone cheers, with The Carter's giving out free rounds to everyone to celebrate Stacey becoming a mum to a baby boy as well as Lily. Upon hearing this news, Kush runs out of the pub followed by Carmel. Back in the community centre, Shabnam congratulates Stacey telling her that "he's beautiful like his sisters". At this point Kush and Carmel run in, Kush asks if everyone's ok and Martin invites Kush to come and see the baby and Kush says he says he looks like Lily. Babe tells Stacey that she'll clean the baby up for her and she takes him and asks Kush to pass a towel. Shabnam watches Kush and Carmel. Babe hands the baby to Kush, calling the baby a "bonnie little thing." Stacey then asks about Lily but Kush reassures her that Lily is safe. Shabnam also cries as she comes to the realisation that Kush is the baby's father. Stacey asks for the baby back, which Kush ignores but Shabnam tells him to give the baby back and he apologises and hands him back to Stacey as Lily is watching. A crowd of people come in to see the baby, Martin spots his daughter Bex Fowler and tells her to come and see her baby brother. Martin then goes home and tells Lily that she has a baby brother. Lily is happy although she soon becomes jealous.

Lily's step-dad Martin adopted Arthur and was named after Martin's dad Arthur Fowler and Lily's grandfather Brian Slater. Stacey is once sectioned once again and Lily is left in the care of Martin Fowler, whom has been acting as a father figure to Lily. At this time Whitney calls Ryan, who returns to Walford to try and reconnect with his daughter. However, this doesn't go according to plan when Ryan tries to kidnap her. Lily and Ryan quickly bond and Lily is happy to have her daddy back in her life but Ryan wants what's best for his daughter so he tells her he has to go away for a little while and finally decides to hand himself into the police.

After getting Lily and Arthur babysat, Martin visits Stacey in hospital, she has been drugged and restrained to stop her hurting herself or anyone else. He tells her that her mum has gone back to Brighton and she hates Martin for not looking after Stacey properly. She asks about Arthur and Lily, and Martin tells her that they are fine. During an interview with a doctor and with Shabnam present, Stacey admits that Martin isn't Arthur's father. The doctor misunderstands and asks if Stacey believes God is Arthur's father, Stacey shakes it off and explains to both the doctor and Shabnam that Kush is Arthur's father. She then apologises to Shabnam. Stacey gets upset with Martin after he brings Lily and Arthur to see her in hospital because of how upset Lily got. After Martin leaves, she writes a letter to him explaining that Arthur isn't his son, he's Kush's.

Martin visits Stacey and is told by her that Lily, Arthur and him are better off without her and she plans to kill herself to free them all of her. Martin argues with her and makes the decision to break Stacey out of the hospital so she can see Lily and Arthur as he thinks the hospital is making her ill. She says she can't leave but he drags her outside and they are followed by doctors who chase them out of a fire escape. Martin jumps down a ladder and begins to have a panic attack when Stacey refuses to come with him. Stacey calms him down and agrees that she won't hurt herself because she needs to live for him, Lily and Arthur. She goes back inside with the doctors and Martin apologises to Stacey's main doctor, explaining he just wanted to keep her safe. The doctor says that this is the best place for her, which Martin rebuffs, causing the doctor to get upset that there isn't enough facilities for women like Stacey due to lack of funding. Martin then goes back home to see Lily and Arthur.

More than a year later in January 2016, Stacey develops a rare mental illnes. known as postpartum psychosis - which causes her severe hallucinations. Stacey becomes convinced her son is actually the son of God. Stacey is soon sectioned, however, Lily is shocked and confused to see her mum's deteriorating mental state. Whitney decides to secretly call Ryan, claiming 'no child should have to see their mother in such a state'. Ryan arrives at the Vic to see Lily, who is fast asleep. Ryan is determined to be a father figure in Lily's life, however Whitney desperately tries to persuade him not to tell her he is her father. Whitney later takes Lily to the play-park to meet Ryan, where Lily tells Ryan "you ain't my daddy", however he reveals the truth to her and Lily is delighted. He then arrives at Stacey's house and Martin finds out that the big muscled, handsome bad boy Lily's dad and Stacey's ex. Ryan then tells Martin that he is taking Lily away and he can't do a thing a thing about it because Lily ain't his daughter.

After being persuaded by Martin and Whitney not to take Lily, Whitney takes him to the Vic to stay for the night after asking Lee and Nancy Carter if it'd be okay. Nancy, however, isn't happy about Ryan staying the night after hearing about him killing Rob and he overhears Nancy and Babe Smith talking about him, and he becomes suspicious. As Whitney and Lee begin to prepare Ryan a spare bed, he sees the Queen Vic's takings and decides to take his chances. He grabs the cash and makes a run for it. Whitney and Nancy soon get into a cat-fight over Ryan but after Whitney punches Nancy, the fight is broken up and Whitney returns upstairs to see Lily.

Ryan returns the following day to meet Whitney, who tells Ryan that she will be kicked out onto the street if he does not return the money. Ryan is shocked to see that the Queen Vic land-lord Mick Carter has came along with Whitney, and initially assumes the worst. Nevertheless, the trio talk about Ryan's future and he agrees the best thing to do would be to hand himself in so he can, one day, be a proper father to Lily. Ryan hands Mick his money back as Whitney says a tearful goodbye to her brother as he walks into Walford Police Station, Victoria Square.

Stacey then recovers and her and Martin look after Lily together with her half-brother Arthur. Lily gets upset when Arthur gets to give his Dad a card for Father’s Day. Her mother Stacey thinks she is upset because she heard her and Martin talking about the new baby. However, this was not the case Lily just wanted to send her Dad a card. Later she gets to phone him. After Martin and Stacey marry, the pair decide to change Lily's name from Lily Branning to Lily Fowler as Martin is the main father figure in Lily's life and Stacey is no longer a Branning.

When Kush has a heart attack and is diagnosed with Brugada syndrome, he is told it's genetic and it may have been passed to his son. He tells Stacey that Arthur could die and she worries and eventually takes it out on Lily after she refuses to eat her dinner. She scares Lily and when she tries to apologise she is stopped by Arthur's grandmother Carmel Kazemi from seeing him or Lily. They begin to fight when Martin comes back from prison after punching a police officer and stops them.

While Lily was at School, Kush, Arthur, Stacey and Martin attend a doctors appointment to see if Arthur is ill. After an ECG it is revealed that Arthur is high risk, but they can't do proper tests because as he is too young. When they return home, Arthur collapses and can't be woken up. It is revealed that he overdosed on Stacey's pills after taking some when she wasn't looking. Carmel insults Stacey's parenting with Lily and Arthur and decides to keep an eye on her. After a chat with Carmel, Stacey reveals that she hasn't been sleeping because she's worried Arthur might die in his sleep and after doesn't know what to explain to Lily after Lily realises sonething is worrying Stacey. Stacey then try to Lily that Arthur is poorly and Lily then thinks that he is going to die and she will become ill two. Stacey then explains to Lily that because her and Arthur have different dads, she won't become ill. Lily then tells Stacey they both have Martin and Stacey tells Lily that Arthur's real dad is his "daddy Kush". Lily then replies "I have daddy Ryan". Whitney tells Lily that she's so lucky having to daddy's and Lily smiles. Lily then tells Stacey that Kush gave Arthur something bad but Stacey tries to reassure Lily that it wasn't on purpose.

In October 2017, Lily gets annoyed when all the attention is on Arthur and she is being ignored. She then hurts her brother and tells Arthur’s grandmother Carmel that Stacey did it, therefore Carmel calls social services who then investigates Arthur's bruises. However she realises she has made a mistake and phoned social services again. At a meal at Stacey's house, social services take Lily and Arthur away from Stacey and Martin and they given them to Carmel. She allows Stacey to see the kids and feels guilty for taking them away from her. However Lily and Arthur return to Stacey and Martin after Lily admits that she gave Arthur the bruises. Once they found out Lily was hurting Arthur, Stacey said to Martin "What do we tell the Social?- that our daughter's been knocking our son about".

Martin and Stacey inform social services who speak to Lily and find out that Lily was upset because everyone was fussing over Arthur and she was being forgotten. Kush reveals to everyone that Carmel called social services and she denies it, but admits it after being interrogated by Stacey. Stacey then collapses and is rushed to hospital. She delivers her baby prematurely due to her having seizures caused by eclampsia. Carmel tries to make it up to Stacey by helping out round the house, but Stacey is still angry at her for trying to take Lily and Arthur away and triggering her seizure which led to Lily and Arthur's sister Hope Fowler being born prematurely.

Lily's sister Hope was born in October 2017. Before her birth, Stacey was having an argument with Lily about not eating her tea and to Carmel about calling social services on her. She tries to explain the situation about Lily but argument lead to Stacey fainting and falling backwards, fitting on the floor and Kush calling an ambulance. Carmel then makes sure Lily doesn't see. After arriving at hospital, Stacey is monitored by doctors and given medication to stop the seizures and bring her blood pressure down. Martin thinks about what to tell Lily. Naturally, Stacey is very worried about the baby, but is reassured by Martin that they are both fine and Lily are Arthur are also safe. Stacey and Martin are then given the news that she had an eclamptic seizure and they believe that Stacey's placenta isn't functioning properly meaning that the baby isn't getting enough oxygen and that Stacey's blood pressure is very high. After being told this information, including that they will have to keep a very close eye on Stacey, Stacey and Martin are told that Stacey is going to be prepared for delivery. Stacey challenges this by saying that it is too earlyMartin asks what it would mean for their baby. The doctor then explains that after birth the baby will be taken straight to intensive care. At hearing this Stacey is worried and begins to cry and Martin what this will mean for the baby and if it'll be alright and if she isn't, how will they explain it to Lily and Arthur. The doctor then explains that 90% of babies born at 32 weeks survive and there is nothing to worry about, she further explains that even though this must be difficult for them, if the baby isn't delivered then there's more risks for Stacey and the baby - it is the safest option. When Martin goes to reassure Stacey again, she begins to have another fit, this leads to Stacey being stabilised, involving fitting a tube down her throat so she can breathe. Martin asks the doctors if he can speak to Stacey, as she is unconscious, they say that "she would like that" and he explains the situation to her. At this point, a concerned Ian Beale and Kathy Beale come in to check on Stacey and Martin abd tell them that Hope will be fine and will be soon returned home to Lily and Arthur. Martin informs them that Stacey is going to be given a c-section, which shocks both Ian and Kathy as Stacey always seems so sting when she is had Lily. The doctor explains to them that the baby's heartbeat is slower than they'd like. Kathy asks if the baby is in danger and questions why the c-section hasn't already been performed if the baby is at risk, the doctor explains that this decision is for Stacey's welfare and make sure she is stable before the operation. Stacey's machine then starts beeping, scaring Martin, and the doctor explains that the baby is showing signs of distress, furthermore, Stacey is bleeding. They take Stacey straight to get her c-section, which Ian questions as Stacey still isn't stable. The doctor says that due to the sudden complications they can't wait any longer. Martin asks to go with Stacey, which he is told he can't, but there will be a full medical team there to deliver the baby. Martin is upset because it is in their birthing plan that he be there to see the baby, but the doctor explains that he'll be given an update as soon as possible. Michelle Fowler arrives and is told by Martin that Stacey is bleeding, Michelle Fowler then comforts him. After the c-section, the doctor comes and informs Martin that he has a baby girl, leaving Ian, Kathy, Michelle and himself delighted. When he asks if he can see her, he is told that she is in intensive care and there are tests being run on her. Martin then thinks possitive and begins to think of names that Stacey would like. For example something to do with Lily name or flowers.

When Stacey wakes up after the operation, she is reluctant to meet her daughter and blames herself for the state they are both in. She also feels that she has failed to give Martin the happy experience he wanted. Martin tries talking to Stacey about baby names, suggesting flower-themed ones (such as Ivy) so there is a link between the baby and Lily but she turns him down and says that she doesn't want to talk about names, he leaves upset. After explaining these feelings to Max, she asks a nurse to take her to see her daughter. When she arrives, she sits next to Martin and apologises for her behaviour. He accepts. She says that he is right and that their daughter needs a name, suggesting the name 'Hope' and Martin agrees. After a couple of weeks, Hope is taken home to meet her siblings Bex, Lily and Arthur.

In 2018, Lily and her siblings are in the middle of an argument between Stacey and Martin as Stacey cheeted on Martin with Max Branning. She then went to visit her mum in Brighton, taking the kids with her, however she returned two weeks later with Martin telling her that he wants custody of the kids. Stacey returns to the house and Lily runs past Bex into Martin's arm's and he gives Lily a big hug and Martin tells Bex to take Lily upstairs to play with Arthur and Hope - which she does. Martin then throws Stacey out of the house and refuses to give her any access to Lily, Arthur & Hope. Stacey then implies that Martin shouldn't have access to Lily or Arthur as he is not their dad, which makes Martin feel angry and he replys "I gave you everything". The next day, Bex then offers to take Lily to school but Martin allows Lily to stay off school and tells Bex that he isn't taking any chances of Stacey being any were near her. A couple of days later, Lily goes upstairs as she can hear Hope crying, she then picks Hope out of her cot and holds her out of the window shouting of Stacey and saying to her "Hope wants you Mummy". Martin then talks Lily away from the window and tells her she did a good job of staying calm. Lily then runs outside to see Stacey along with Martin, who is carrying Hope. Stacey then phones Ryan who plans to help Stacey by sending someone out to change the locks on her doors. When Martin goes to work, he leaves Whitney and her younger sister Tiffany to look after the kids, however Whitney allows Stacey to come in just as Martin's daughter Bex realises what Stacey is doing and shouts of her Dad, Stacey then locks all the doors in the house as the locks have been changed and tells an angry and devastated Martin that he isn't allowed to see the kids, however she decides to let Martin have access Lily and her siblings as she can see just how much they mean to him. A few days later, Stacey's cousin Hayley Slater arrives on the square and she flirts with Martin in front of Lily and her siblings although Martin doesn't know that she is a member of the Slater Family.

In March 2018, Lily answers the door to an emotional Mo Harris who has arrived back in the square to see Stacey and informes her that Kat Slater, Stacey's cousin, has died but this was just a scam as she was in a lot of det and therefore needed five grand. However Stacey was not aware that Mo was lying. Lily then notices that Stacey is upset and in her way to school, informes Martin, who becomes extremely worried about Stacey. Lily then finds a magazine full of pictures of coffins just as Stacey walks in the room and takes it off her. Stacey then breaks the news to Lily that Kat is dead and Lily becomes upset. A couple of days later, Lily answers the door to her grandmother Jean who tells Stacey and Mo that she just spoke to Kat on the phone and she isn't dead. Stacey then tells Jean that she couldn't of spoke to Kat because she is dead. Jay Brown then donates a coffin to Stacey and Lily puts her doll inside thinking it's a bed. Jean then explains to Lily that Kat will be buried in the ground and the coffin will be tightly closed, which makes Lily scared. During the Queen Vic trying to raise money for Kat's funderal, which is been hosted by Mick and Linda Carter she arrives in the square and turnes up at Stacey's door just as Jean is putting Lily and Arthur to bed. Mo then explains that she lied about Kat's death for money and the Slaters become angry. Kat then turns up at the Vic with Mo explaining what has happened and she then fakes a heart attack, which doesn't go to plan when people know she's faking. They then walk out of the Vic (now with everyone fighting) and return home to Jean who is babysitting Lily and her siblings.

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