Abi Branning dies in EastEnders after falling from the roof of the Queen Vic on Christmas Day 2017, leaving her brainstem dead, and her life support is later switched off in January 2018.

What happens to Abi Branning?

Abi and her sister Lauren go onto the roof of the Queen Vic when their dad Max is suicidal and threatening to jump.

In the struggle to stop him, both sisters fall from the roof, with Abi—who is heavily pregnant—suffering catastrophic injuries.

Hospital, coma, and brain death

After the fall, Abi is rushed to hospital and placed in intensive care.

Doctors later confirm she is brainstem dead, meaning there is no chance of recovery, although machines keep her body functioning temporarily.

Her baby and life support

Because Abi is heavily pregnant, medics deliver her baby prematurely and the child survives, later being named Abi in her mother’s honour.

Not long after, Abi’s family agree to withdraw her life support, and she dies in January 2018, with her final episode airing on 19 January 2018.

In‑story significance

Abi’s death closes a long-running chapter for the Branning family and deepens Max’s guilt and grief.

The survival of her daughter, Abi Jr, keeps her memory present in later episodes and storylines.

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