Fans of BBC EastEnders were furious when Lauren's obsession with a 'miracle cure' for visually impaired son Jimmy resulted in 'desperate' actions that fans think are out of character

EastEnders fans were not pleased as Lauren Branning's storyline with visually impaired son Jimmy Beale took an uncharacteristically "stupid" turn. Slamming her decisions as "despicable", fans complained that her "desperate" and "gullible" choices were not in keeping with who she really is.

In tonight's episode (27 November) of EastEnders , Lauren ( Jacqueline Jossa ) discovers she has been scammed out of £3.5k by a fake doctor who claimed that he could "cure" baby Jimmy's blindness – despite warnings from family the trial sounded fake. A guilt-ridden Lauren confesses to father-in-law Ian Beale ( Adam

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