 Goldie then discovers she is pregnant by Russ and when she tells Russ he tries to convince her to terminate the pregnancy as he doesn't want anything to spoil his life with Mercedes, Goldie seemingly complies and goes ahead with the termination.In November, Russ and Mercedes marry but things go wrong when the one-night stand is revealed by Goldie, as is her pregnancy that Russ convinced her to abort.The McQueens, especially Myra and Goldie's mother Breda McQueen (Moya Brady), are furious and Mercedes attacks Goldie.