Reiss provides Sharon with a strange birthday present which gives her food for thought (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)

Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) is forced to think about death in EastEnders next week, after a unique birthday gift leaves her with food for thought.

The matriarch celebrates her birthday in upcoming scenes, and Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) is keen to mark the occasion with a gift, albeit an unusual one, giving her a ‘Make Your Own Will’ set.

As you do.

The present certainly takes Sharon by surprise but the more she thinks about it the more she realises that importance of having everything in place in case something should happen to her later down the line.

This thought process couldn’t have come at a better time for Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), who is keen to get his name on Albie’s birth certificate.

Karen (Lorraine Stanley) is on hand to help with such a mission, spying a loved up Zack Hudson (James Farrar), hoping to pull on his heart strings in a bid to help get Keanu access to Albie.

Sharon has a lot to think about (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)

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The plan proves a treat, with Zack subsequently seeking out Keanu, with the two having a heart-to-heart.

Convinced that Keanu is a good dad, Zack relays his findings to Sharon, urging her to think about putting Keanu’s name on the birth certificate.

Sharon is left with food for thought and ultimately agrees to Zack’s proposal, with Keanu elated at the prospect of his name being on Albie’s birth certificate.

Before he can celebrate such news, however, Sharon reconsiders after she spots him in the middle of an altercation with Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick).

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