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The 10 Most Scandalous Moments On Downton Abbey

In between the prim and proper ways of the beautiful estate that is Downton Abbey are secrets, lies, scandals and sometimes, even horrible tragedy. There’s more than meets the eyes when it comes to the Granthams, their elite friends and their staff. In between all of the fancy attire, over the top dinners and massive amounts of cleaning to keep the large house neat and tidy, we have some of the most dirty little secrets.

10) Edith And Michael Gregson And A Baby

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Bow chicka wow wow. Lady Edith pulls a Mary by sleeping with Michael Gregson before marriage (and while he’s still married). Instead of her premarital sex causing death, it results in pregnancy.

Not only does she get preggers, but Michael goes off to Germany (to become a citizen so he can divorce his wife, who’s in an asylum) and disappears. Um, what? She’s finally happy and this is how Edith is repaid?

While dealing with Michael being MIA, Edith decides to get an abortion. However, she doesn’t go through with it and sails off to Switzerland with Aunt Rosamund to give birth. She then hands over her daughter to another family. Soon enough, Edith realizes she can’t live without seeing her child, so she asks Downton’s tenant farmer Timothy Drew to take care of her baby and pass it off as his own. Yeah, this is going to go over smoothly.

Seriously, when is Edith going to catch a freaking break? Get this girl some love and happiness, stat!

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