SEE YOU SLATER EastEnders fans fear whole family is quitting soap as exit storyline for fan favourite character is revealed
EASTENDERS fans are in panic mode after a fan-favourite character’s exit storyline is revealed.
Fans of the BBC soap fear the whole family could leave the Square.
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Sean Slater stunned his sister by asking her to pack up and move to Brazil with him – but Stacey turns him down after failing to convince Lily to come with her.
But when old flame Max Branning makes a shock return to Walford, she begins to have second thoughts.
Now, fans are wondering whether Stacey’s decision could mean the entire Slater clan is set to bow out for good.
EastEnders viewers were left stunned when they revealed that Max and Zoe Slater knew each other.
As he makes an unexpected return to the Square, the Slaters are rattled.
Kat warns Zoe to stay away from him, but will she listen?
Meanwhile, after Lily decides she doesn’t want to move to Brazil, Stacey also decides to stay put.
But later, Lily regrets her decision and reconsiders Sean’s offer.
Jean and the rest of the Slater family are devastated that Stacey is thinking about leaving.
EastEnders star Jake Wood reveals secrets of his shock comeback as Max Branning after five years away
Could they all be tempted to move?
Bosses confirmed Lacey Turner will be exiting the show after 21 years, but promised that there is “plenty of more drama” to come before she leaves.
Lacey told the Sun earlier this year: “It’s time for myself and Stacey to take a rest and who knows what Stacey will get up to in her time away?”
She then teased: “Knowing Stacey, it will never be boring.”
Most devastating soap deaths
SOAP viewers are frequently left heartbroken after watching some of their favourite characters bite the dust.
Here is a list of the most devastating deaths that have taken place in soapland over the years.
EASTENDERS
Barry Evans – Evil Janine (Charlie Brooks) lured her trusting fiance to Scotland for a quickie marriage after learning he was dying.
Her plan to inherit Barry’s fortune was thwarted when Barry told her that the doctors had mixed up his medical files.
Furious that she was no longer set for a windfall, she pushed Barry off a cliff after telling him their love was “fake”.
Bradley Branning – Bradley was accused of killing Stacey Slater’s rapist Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb) after he punched him twice on the night he died.
He was spotted in the Square by a police woman who chased him up a fire escape.
Bradley lost his balance and tragically plunged to his death.
CORONATION STREET
Tina McIntyre – Tina was getting it on with Peter Barlow – despite him being married to Carla Connor.
When she threatened to reveal the truth, Carla’s brother Rob got into a physical altercation with her.
Tina lost her footing and fell off a balcony – then warned Rob she was going to tell the cops he pushed her.
In a panic, Rob brutally clobbered her over the head with a metal pipe.
Molly Dobbs – Molly was one of the victims in Corrie’s 2010 tram crash, alongside Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold).
Married to Tyrone (Alan Halsall), Molly had been having an affair with Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) in the months before her death.
This resulted in the birth of their son, Jack (Kyran Bowes), who was named after Jack Duckworth.
As fate would have it, Kevin’s wife Sally (Sally Dynevor) was by Molly’s side in her final moments.
Sally was stunned as Molly confessed Kevin was Jack’s father, before dying of her injuries.
Vera Duckworth – Having appeared regularly in Corrie since the 1970s, there was no denying Vera Duckworth was an iconic character.
Alongside her husband Jack, the pair formed one of the soap’s most beloved couples.
Viewers were heartbroken when Vera was killed off in 2008, being discovered having passed away peacefully in her chair.
Liz Dawn, who played Vera, made a brief return two years later for Bill Tarmey’s exit as Jack.
Paul Foreman – Fans were heartbroken when Paul Foreman succumbed to his illness after battling motor neurone disease.
Introduced in 2018 as David Platt’s (Jack P. Shepherd) cellmate, he later embarked on a romance – and marriage – with vicar Billy Mayhew.
The MND storyline was announced in 2023 – with the expectation it would result in the character’s death.
EMMERDALE
Sarah Sugden – After the family got into financial problems, Sarah’s son Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) decided to make some quick cash from an insurance company by setting fire to the Sugden barn.
He didn’t realise his mum was inside the building, and she got trapped in the blaze.
Nine villagers – The shocking 1993 plane crash episode brought in 18 million viewers for Emmerdale.
Mark Hughes was killed by a falling wall, Archie Brooks was burned by jet fuel, Elizabeth Pollard was killed by debris and newcomer Leonard Kempinski died in a car crash caused by the crash.
Five other non-recurring characters from the village also died.
HOLLYOAKS
Carmel McQueen – The talented singer died in shocking scenes when a train crashed into a her family’s car.
Carmel managed to free her cousin Theresa from the rubble – but got stuck in it herself.
Moments later the train exploded and Carmel died in the arms of her family members, promising to be their guardian angel.
Bosses also teased that Stacey would return in the future, adding that those behind the show will look forward to “planning [her] return” when Lacey “decides the time is right”.
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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