EastEnders fans left baffled by Louise Mitchell's birth scene

EastEnders fans joked that Louise Mitchell had a ‘magic womb’ after her baby was born without its umbilical cord in Friday’s episode. 

Drama came to Albert Square as Louise, the daughter of hard man Phil Mitchell, went into labour early, prompting a rush for her and her Keanu Taylor to get to hospital. 

But after a successful birth, the screaming newborn, named Peggy, appeared on screen with a ‘healed’ belly button and without its umbilical cord.

Trick: Eastenders fans joked that Louise Mitchell had a ‘magic womb’ after her baby was born without its umbilical cord in Friday’s episode

Fans on Twitter were quick to pick up on the blooper with one saying: ‘Funny. Hows baby Peggy was born with a healed belly button, no surplus umbilical chord! #EastEnders.’

Another said: ‘Why the hell did Louise’s baby not have an umbilical cord. Some magic womb or what.’

And a third added: ‘#Eastenders baby born with perfect belly button!!’ 

Before the birth, Phil had been desperately trying to get hold of his wife Sharon so she could support Louise, who is played by Tilly Kooper.

Awkward: After a successful birth, the screaming newborn, named Peggy, appeared on screen without its umbilical cord

Miracle: A close-up shot of the newborn showed it with a ‘healed’ belly button and no umbilical cord

But Sharon was revealing her own shocking baby news to Lisa Fowler, whom she told that Phil was not the father of her child. 

The real father is Louise’s boyfriend Keanu, who now faces the prospect of that deception coming to light while trying to raise his and Louise’s child. 

The baby was named Peggy by the show’s bosses to pay tribute to Dame Barbara Windsor, who played the pub landlord for more than two decades before bowing out in 2016 after the actresses’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis.    

Wrong! Fans on Twitter were quick to pick up on the blooper with one saying: ‘Funny. Hows baby Peggy was born with a healed belly button, no surplus umbilical chord! #EastEnders’

Baby Peggy’s birth comes after actress Tilly, 22, announced she will be leaving EastEnders. 

The actress has played Louise for the past four years, but will star in her final scenes for the show in the new year.

In her first sighting since the news, the BBC star kept things casual as she headed out in London on Tuesday.

Tilly kept the cold at bay by wrapping up in an olive green coat with a fur trim and a thick black scarf. 

Dark secret: Louise was accompanied at hospital by her boyfriend Keanu Taylor, who is baby Peggy’s father but has also secretly fathered a child with Sharon Mitchell, Phil’s wife

Speaking to The Sun about her decision to leave EastEnders, Tilly said: ‘I have loved playing Louise Mitchell over these past few years, and I feel honoured to have been part of such an iconic show.

‘Working with our incredible cast and crew has been a joy and I shall miss my EastEnders family greatly’.

Tilly has played Louise since 2016, and is the fourth actress to take on the role since the character was introduced.

Shock: Louise is set to be devastated by news of her boyfriend’s affair with her stepmother Sharon, who is played by Letitia Dean 

Tilly’s co-star Danny Walters, who plays her on screen boyfriend Keanu Taylor, has already announced his departure from the show.

An insider told The Sun: ‘Bosses are staying tight lipped about what is set to happen to all involved but it’s set to be an explosive Christmas.’

Her exit will come after the explosive events at Christmas which will see her devastated by the news of her boyfriend’s affair with stepmother Sharon, who is played by actress Letitia Dean.

Baby Peggy’s birth comes after actress Tilly, 22, announced she will be leaving EastEnders