Arthur Fowler (II)

Not to be confused with Arthur Fowler, the 1985 EastEnders character.Arthur Brian Fowler was born on the 24th December 2015 and he is the son of Stacey Slater and Kush Kazemi and the apparent son of Martin Fowler, who adopted him. The baby is named after Arthur Fowler and Brian Slater. He is the younger brother of Lily Fowler and older brother of Hope Fowler.

Storylines
Before Stacey fell pregnant, she had a one night stand with Kush Kazemi. When she found out she was pregnant, she intentionally told Martin he was the dad. However once he was born, he was a mixed race baby and Stacey told Martin that Kush was his dad but Martin still thought of Arthur as a son and therefore adopted him and Martin decided to name him Arthur after his Dad. Arthur Brian Fowler is the son of Stacey Fowler and Martin Fowler (non-biological). He was born during the episode broadcast on 24 December 2015. He is the result of a one-night stand with a Kush Kazemi, this happened a month before Stacey started dating Martin Fowler. When Stacey found out that she was pregnant, she initially told Martin that he was the father. However, she later admitted to her best friend and Kush's fiancée Shabnam Masood that Martin was not the biological father. On Shabnam and Kush's wedding day, Kush confronted Stacey and she told him that she thought he could be the father.

After her waters break the previous night, Stacey gives birth to Arthur at her daughter, Lily Branning's nativity play with the help from Martin, Shabnam and Babe Smith. After noticing how Kush is with Arthur, Shabnam confronts Stacey the following day and demands to know whether Kush is Arthur's father. Stacey, suffering from post-partum psychosis, denies it to Shabnam. Stacey, who believed Arthur was the son of God, was eventually sectioned against her will. Because of this Arthur is currently under the care of Martin, who still believes himself to be Arthur's father. Despite knowing Kush is the biological father.