In the middle of it all, Zack (James Farrar)
had an affair with Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa),
and Bianca (Patsy Palmer) found out…
So, when social services knocked on Whitney’s
door in today’s episode, it’s clear to see all lines of the drama converging in a very explosive way.
Despite begging the authorities not to take Britney away, explaining how much Whitney’s helped the teen by getting her into a school, feeding her, and helping her amid her diagnosis of Usher syndrome, it wasn’t enough – social services decided it was in the interests of safeguarding Britney to take her out of Whitney’s home and put her into police protection.
Whitney was understandably devastated, after connecting maternally with Britney and helping to turn her life around.