EastEnders' little Tommy Moon opened up about his secret torment to stepfather Kush Kazemi in the latest episode of the BBC soap.
In emotional scenes, the youngster, 9, finally revealed his secret after it became clear he was hiding something. Tommy appeared to be struggling and on Monday, his great-grandmother Mo Harris revealed she'd found a bad school report for him hidden in the sofa.
Kush encouraged him to talk about it, worried something was up. Tommy concerned him further when he admitted he hated school, while also claiming: "I hate my life".
On Tuesday, Kush managed to get Tommy to speak up and tell him what had been going on. But he wasn't anticipating the heartbreaking truth, with Tommy suffering with bullying at school.
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