She was born 23rd June 2010 so is just over 3 1/2 years old
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She was born 23rd June 2010 so is just over 3 1/2 years old
I'm wondering if either Ronnie or Roxy will try to get the police involved because they think it'll cause problems between Alfie and Kat.
Only one article has said that Stacey returns with Lily. I did wonder if she might have died off screen.
Yeah Lily is roughly half a year older than Tommy and will be due to start school this September.
EastEnders star Lacey Turner has admitted that returning to the show was an easy decision.
The actress has reprised her role as Stacey Branning after two years away and upcoming episodes of the soap will see her return to Walford after her cousin Kat Moon spots her from a bus and attempts to track her down.
Speaking about her return to the show, Turner heaped praise onto executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins and revealed that it was him who encouraged her to return to the role.
Turner said to theRadio Times: "I'm such a massive fan of Dominic's. He was a huge part of Stacey's writing. So when he came back to EastEnders and asked me to return, it was sort of a no-brainer.
"I trust him with Stacey's life! To get the chance to work with Dom again - I didn't even really need to think about it.
"I had a great time exploring how other places work. Everything is a lot slower and there's a lot more rehearsal time. But I prefer the way we do things at EastEnders: doing 14 scenes a day and working at a pace. That works better for me."
Turner also revealed that she was overcome with nerves the night before she returned to filming, worrying that she had forgotten how to play Stacey.
She said:"Before I started filming again, I was pacing around my flat thinking, 'what if I've forgotten what she's like?' Then I got to work and I was shaking doing my first scene.
"After that, it was OK because Stacey just sort of came out! It helped that my first scenes were with Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie. We always have such a laugh and Shane's so funny."
Turner also admitted that she would like to see the return of Stacey's mum Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) and her uncle Charlie (Derek Martin).
She said:"Having scenes with the Slaters is my favourite thing, though. It would be great if we could get Derek Martin and Gillian Wright back. And I'm just loving playing Stacey again - you don't know what she's going to do next.
"She could react to something calmly or she could blow up in your face. You just don't know. She's an unlucky rebel with a massive heart."
I had high hopes for her career when she left Eastenders, because she seems to be a good little actress, but in the few things I've seen her in she's just played characters that are, basically, Stacey Branning. On that basis I'm not surprised she's headed back to Albert Square. I just hope they've got a decent storyline lined up for her and doesn't become a useless spare part like Letitia Dean.
her return has been underwhelming so far
EastEnders will air Lacey Turner's permanent return to the soap in late summer, Digital Spy can confirm.
The actress's character Stacey Branning will be back on screen as a regular character following Turner's decision to reprise the role.
Earlier this week, fans were surprised as Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) mentioned that Stacey had been sentenced to five years in prison for the murder of Archie Mitchell.
However, more twists lie ahead in the storyline as an EastEnders spokesperson today told Digital Spy that Stacey will be back on screen towards the end of the summer.
Show chiefs clarified the situation as some viewers were confused following news of Stacey's sentence.
Stacey's return scenes will also see her reunited with on-screen mum Gillian Wright, who is reprising her role as Jean Slater for a short stint.
In real life, Turner needed time away from EastEnders as she has been busy filming the new five-part series of BBC One's Our Girl.
Turner has also made it onto the shortlist for the Best Actress category at this year's British Soap Awards. Voting closes for the awards tomorrow afternoon ahead of the event itself taking place on Saturday night.
EastEnders airs Stacey Branning's return scenes next week as her mum Jean Slater pays a visit to her in prison.
Jean (Gillian Wright) heads to the jail after coming up with a possible way to secure her daughter's freedom, but Stacey is initially sceptical over her plans.
Later in the day, the duo are reunited again as Jean suffers a shock collapse and Stacey is allowed to visit her in hospital. Will Jean's scare be enough to convince Stacey that she should fight for her release?
Here, Lacey Turner - who plays Stacey - chats about her permanent return to EastEnders.
How does it feel to be back?
"It's nice to be back and meet everyone that's new. Nothing really changes - you leave for four years and come back and everything is still the same. There are just a few new faces and it's nice to get to know them - then after a while they don't seem so new. I do feel like the new girl a little bit, but I don't feel pressured - it's nice to be back and enjoy working with the Slaters. It is lovely."
Does Stacey have any regrets?
"I don't know if she has regrets, but the most important thing was to start again. Stacey wants a fresh start, and for her and Lily to have a nice life. That's all she wants, so she wants to get rid of that cloud hanging over her head and start again. The only way she thought she could do that was to confess to everything."
How has prison been for Stacey?
"She has coped. I don't think she has had a terrible time in there. She has managed to get through each day, but she has struggled not seeing Lily. Stacey is just taking each day as it comes and counting down."
How does Stacey react when Jean reveals her idea to get her out of prison?
"Stacey doesn't take it so well at first. She wants to serve her time and that is something she really wants to do to - then be able to start her new life afterwards. She feels she can't start again until she has paid for what she has done, but slowly as things happen - as bad things happen - she decides that maybe it's not the wisest thing to stay in there and if she has an opportunity to get out, she should take it."
There are problems between Jean and Ollie, but does Stacey know that?
"She doesn't know that there are any problems, as Jean keeps that very much to herself. Stacey notices a few changes to Jean's behaviour but nothing that makes her think something is going to happen. They are very subtle, so I don't think she thinks anything is wrong. It is a surprise to her when it goes wrong."
Jean is caring for Lily, so Stacey must trust her?
"Yeah I think she does, as Jean has been well for a really long time. Stacey believes she is happy with Ollie and living a lovely life, so far as I know, yeah she trusts her mum. I suppose it is hard to have someone else looking after her child, though - that would worry anyone."
What is it like working with Gillian Wright again?
"It has been really funny - thank God we saw each other in make up first, as we spent 20 minutes laughing at each other's faces! We didn't even get to say hello, we looked at each other and laughed - thank God as we would have wasted time on set!
"We work so well together. It is so easy - we bounce off each other and it was nice to work with her after not seeing her for ages. She is funny - she has one of those laughs that makes you laugh."
Will Stacey's bipolar issues be explored more?
"I am not sure, to be honest. Obviously she will always have it. It doesn't go away, she just maintains a healthy living, but who knows? I do enjoy doing it. It is tiring and it does take you to another place, but it is nice to be able to explore different emotions."
How do you feel about being ruled out as Lucy's killer?
"I just wish people would believe me when I say I don't know who killed her! (Laughs.) People think I am lying, but no-one here knows - we certainly don't know anything."
What can you tell us about the key that Stacey gave to Lauren before she was arrested?
"Nobody will tell me! I don't know what it is. It is like a locker key. All the directors say 'What's the key?' but I suppose it will come out at some point. I have no idea - she doesn't own anything of value."
How do you think the Square's residents will react to Stacey when she is released from prison?
"I don't think she had any massive haters, apart from the Mitchells maybe. I don't think anyone would be mortified that she was out."
How will she get her life back on track?
"She's a qualified colourist so maybe she'll work at Blades!"
Are you enjoying working with your on-screen daughter?
"She is very funny and very forward! At one point Jessie [Wallace] said, 'What do you want to be when you are older? Do you want to be an actress?' and she said 'I am an actress!'"
With Kat giving birth next week, it seems there'll be lots of kids on the Square!
"It's really lovely to film because you have all the kids and Mo is there and it's so nice. It feels like a little family and we all work so well together. I feel like I have gone back 10 years.
"We love that stuff. We have had some funny stuff lately and Mo makes me laugh so much. It's so nice to all be back together and to have the normal scenes. Even if there's nothing in them, they are full of drama because it's full of kids squeezed into one house with one kitchen table!"
Is there anyone you are looking forward to working with?
"I have never done anything with Natalie Cassidy, so it would be great if we could do some stuff together. I don't know that Stacey and Sonia would really be friends, but we are trying!"
Jake Wood has also said that he hopes Max and Stacey will reunite…
"I love working with Jake - it's a bit like working with Gill, we work so easily together it just sort of happens. It is so nice, we always have so much fun."
What was it like to come back so soon after you'd finished filming Our Girl?
"I thought, 'Oh thank God, just four cameras at EastEnders!' I really enjoyed it - I had a great time out there. I looked forward to coming back here, though - it's like coming home. It's lovely that I was able to go away and make that and we had a great time. It was fun, action packed and so different to this, but I like coming home. I am a home bird!"
Are you here for…?
"A while yes, here til I die! I am not going anywhere yet."
Do you feel like you achieved your ambitions during your time away?
"Yeah, I left here wanting to just have a break. I didn't know what I wanted to do. At one point I wanted to make furniture. I am one of these people who does courses in everything - I have got lots of qualifications, but I don't use any of them! I just wanted to live a normal life. I was just lucky to work, I had fun and I made a variety of different things. I do feel like I achieved something."
What were your proudest moments?
"Our Girl was a big thing for me. It was written for me so you always feel very flattered by that and it was a big challenge, something so far away from my life and anything I had ever done before. It was important for me to try and get it right as soldiers are real people and they do such a great job, so you don't want to disappoint them.
"If just one soldier watches it and thinks, 'That is a bit like what we do' then I would be happy. That for me was the biggest challenge and what I feel most proud of."
What other courses have you done?
"Upholstery and interior design. I like it - it's therapeutic. It takes you away from the manicness that this is. It's my 'you' time."
What's the best thing you've made?
"I have a storage full of wooden furniture, but I get attached to it! I make it and then people say, 'That's really nice, can I buy it?' I say, 'Just have it, you can take it', but then sometimes I think, 'That's nice, I will keep it' - but I have nowhere to put it!"
Will we see the rest of the Slaters again?
"I don't know, but it would be lovely if all of us came back. I would love for Derek [Martin] to come back - Uncle Charlie. We miss him loads. There are so many of us."
Would you say it's a risk when you leave a big soap like EastEnders?
"I did think, 'What if I don't get any work?' but I was lucky. There are so many talented actors that aren't working and I find it hard to believe. They are making loads of stuff now - more and more in this country and they are using a lot of unknown actors. They are giving people a chance, and if nobody gave me a chance I wouldn't be here now as I didn't go to drama school or anything like that. So it is nice to give unknown faces a chance."
As you hadn't trained, did it take a while to feel like you belonged on the show when you were starting out?
"It's only in the last year that when I write my occupation, I have written 'actress'. I used to write 'I work for the BBC'. I felt I hadn't been to drama school, so I didn't like to call myself an actress. I didn't feel any less important, but I don't really know what happened, I did it and that was it."
Stacey has already met Mick, so could they share some more scenes?
"I don't know where they are going with anything yet, but they do seem like two characters who'd get along. Danny [Dyer] is great and is having a great time here. It would be good to work more with him - you never know what they are planning!"
Are you still in touch with Charlie Clements?
"Yes, he is really well. I wish he could come back - it's weird here without him actually. People still talk to me about Stacey and Bradley. It's a shame really as I loved them as a couple - it is a shame he is dead. Poor Bradley!"
Is there anything else you can tell us?
"Stacey is in prison at the moment, but not for long!"
EastEnders' Stacey Branning could be heading for heartbreak as she gets romantically involved with Dean Wicks later this month.
Following a few days of flirting, Stacey (Lacey Turner) leans on Dean for support when she decides that she can no longer live with Kat and Alfie Moon.
Stacey and Dean (Matt Di Angelo) initially find themselves thrown together when Mick Carter decides to do some matchmaking and invites them for cocktails upstairs in The Vic, leaving Linda horrified.
After leaving the pub, Dean invites Stacey to his flat where he suggests that she could rent his old room if she needs a place to stay.
When Kat returns home from hospital, Stacey struggles more than ever to keep Alfie's secret about the fire to herself, so she eventually decides to take Dean up on his offer.
As Dean comforts an upset Stacey, they eventually give into their growing attraction to each other and share a passionate kiss.
However, while everyone on the Square is currently unaware of Linda's harrowing ordeal at the hands of Dean just weeks before, it'll be clear to viewers that she is making a big mistake.
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An upset Stacey turns to Dean.
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An upset Stacey turns to Dean.
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Dean comforts Stacey.
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Dean comforts Stacey.
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Stacey and Dean kiss.
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Stacey and Dean kiss.
EastEnders airs these scenes on Friday, October 24 at 8pm on BBC One.
EastEnders will revisit Stacey Branning's mystery key storyline next week as she contacts a face from her past.
Since Stacey (Lacey Turner) returned last year, she has been keeping a mysterious key close to her - but viewers have been kept in the dark over what it is for.
Stacey gave the key to Lauren to look after whilst she was in prison and later revealed that it was important.
Next week will see Stacey grow closer to Martin (James Bye) after the pair go out drinking together and she later helps him find a flat.
However, Stacey later gets in touch with a face from her past and learns a shocking truth about the key. Who does she talk to and what will they reveal?