Who is baby Abi Branning in EastEnders? Who are her parents?
Abi Branning in EastEnders had lost both her parents by the time she was born. Her mother, also called Abi Branning, died in a horrific accident, and father Steven Beale died in a fire. Abi was born into two of the Squares most iconic families  the Beales and the Brannings. And shes been right at the centre of some heartbreaking stories in her short time in the show. Abi Branning in EastEnders: her dramatic arrival  When baby Abis mum had an affair with Steven Beale it started a dramatic downward spiral for the Branning family. Abi was right in the thick of the Branning drama (Credit: BBC)  Abi and Steven, who was engaged to Abis sister Lauren at the time, planned to run away together. But Steven was in a bad place himself, and after firstly faking a brain tumour, then setting fire to Ian Beales restaurant. After a dramatic confrontation in the flames, Steven died leaving Abi heartbroken. At Christmas in 2017, Abi and Lauren were about to leave Walford to start a new life with their mother Tanya. But Abi spotted dad Max on the roof of the Queen Vic and worried he was planning to jump, she went after him. Lauren went after Abi and the pair both plunged from the roof. Christmas 2017 was a dark time for the Brannings (Credit: BBC)  Abi never woke up. Her daughter was delivered and then Abi was pronounced brain dead. Her baby girl was named Abi too. Heartbreaking stuff. Baby Abis custody battle  Abi has to be the most fought-over baby in the history of the show. Since her mother, also called Abi Branning, tragically died, the littlest member of the Branning brood has been the subject of a long, drawn-out custody battle. Cora wanted to look after her great-grand-daughter (Credit: BBC)  Firstly her great-grandmother Cora Cross took on Abis grandfather Max Branning and great-aunt Rainie Highway to get her mitts on the tot. Max and Rainie pretended to be a couple, thinking that would improve their chances of getting custody of the little girl. They even got married, to prove they were responsible parents  despite their distinctly dodgy pasts. What did it in the end, though was Cora trying to bribe Rainie. She offered her a wedge of cash to take Abi and bring her up with Cora and Rainies sister, Tanya. Rainie took the cheque but showed it to the social worker and Cora admitted defeat. Max dotes on little Abi (Credit: BBC)  But it wasnt over. There were more bumps along the way and once Max and Rainie became Abis guardians, they  along with Rainies husband Stuart Highway  argued over which of them would be the best parent to the little girl. Max even refused to divorce Rainie for a while, not wanting Stuart round his grand-daughter. Since then, though, the little girl has spent time with Max and Rainie. Maxs departure  When Maxs romance with Linda Carter fell apart, he decided to leave Walford for good. He planned to take little Abi with him, but at the last minute he changed his mind and left her with Rainie. Max said goodbye to Walford forever (Credit: BBC)  Recently, Maxs brother Jack Branning took Abi to see her grandad in Paris, where hes now living. But when Jack returned he came back alone. And he shared the shocking news that Max had disappeared with the tot. Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix and let us know what you think.