Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner)

[Kim]

Stacey's pregnant. Again. Stacey's baby has multiple potential fathers. Again. What trip back to Santer era should we expect from DTC next? DNA test in a Christmas cracker anyone?

[maidmarian]

Stacey's pregnant. Again. Stacey's baby has multiple potential fathers. Again. What trip back to Santer era should we expect from DTC next? DNA test in a Christmas cracker anyone?

At the risk of being boring- I will quote the
philosopher /poet George Santayana who
said "Those who forget the past are condemned
to repeat it"**
So I presume soap management are fitted
with some sort of auto-erase feature!!

I missed a fair amount of the Santer era-
but he did seem to have strange ideas
especially about Lacey( Stacey)

** there are some variations!

[maidmarian]

Dupl

[Kim]

Given the number of departures this year (and only Stan's, Aleks's, Carol's and Max's by choice of the actor, it seems) I really think that DTC is pandering to his own ego/likes with these trips down memory lane (DTC previously worked on the show during Santer era.) I don't think it's any coincidence that all the DTC enforced departures are characters that didn't appear during Santer era, and all his returns are characters that did appear during Santer era. Les seems the only exception. I wonder if his days are numbered..

Aside from this storyline, we've also had the following repeats of Santer era:

- Excessive pregnancies (although even worse under DTC!)
- Ronnie and Roxy love triangle
- The return of Nick Cotton
- The return of Robbie Jackson
- The return of Sonia Fowler
- The arrival of Nick Cotton's never before mentioned offspring
- Who's the Daddy plots - and Kush potentially lined up to be the next Jack Branning (multiple offspring within months of each other)

I've probably forgotten some.

Probably a good job that Kellie Shirley has just had twins. If not, it would be another Santer era throwback with Carly - and even more Carters about the place.

In my opinion, DTC has been slowly destroying the show since Summer 2014.

[tammyy2j]

Could Max or Ryan instead be the father not Kush

[Dazzle]

Could Max or Ryan instead be the father not Kush

Anything's possible but I doubt it. I still hope it'll turn out to be Martin's baby even if Stacey thinks (or hopes) it's Kush's, because it'd be nice to have more Fowlers on the square.

[Perdita]

The mystery of Stacey Branning's key in EastEnders has been raising more questions than it's answered since the storyline was introduced in March 2014, but that could all be about to change.

​Everything will become a little bit clearer in just a few weeks' time, according to Dominic Treadwell-Collins.​

@SuseHill @Matt528chap All will become clearer (well a little clearer) in a few weeks' time...
— DomTreadwellCollins (@dominictc) November 6, 2015
The EastEnders boss took the time out to appease frustrated fans who were eager to get to the bottom of the ongoing mystery on Twitter last night (November 6) and promised that we only have to wait a little bit longer before we get some answers.

While we don't know too much about what the key is for right now, we do know that it has a family connection, as earlier this year it was revealed that Stacey received the key from her brother Sean, and it once belonged to their dad.

The key mystery thickened in the soap's Halloween episode after secretive newcomer Kyle appeared in Walford sporting a mysterious key of his own, hinting that he could be connected to Stacey in some way.

Kyle has a key around his neck
© BBC
Kyle has a key around his neck
EastEnders first announced the arrival of Kyle in October, revealing that the character will become a permanent addition to the cast later this year.

Kyle is played by trans actor Riley Carter Millington.

[tammyy2j]

Kyle is more likely Stacey's half sibling from her dad Brian given how predictable the show has become plus now Stacey regresses back to homewrecker as she is pregnant with her best friend's husband Kush's baby

[tammyy2j]

http://www.ok.co.uk/tv/eastenders-ch...ristmas-scenes

Lacey Turner has been seen filming scenes as Stacey Slater for EastEnders' Christmas episodes.

And it looks like the BBC soap is going to be as dramatic as always.

In the pictures, Stacey is seen escaping from hospital with her newborn baby – who was recently revealed to be Kush Kazemi's child, rather than her boyfriend Martin Fowler's.

She appears to be very distressed in the pictures, her eyes red and blotchy from crying.

The pictures show Stacey running away with the child and hailing a taxi in the rain and pitch-black - and the driver is her uncle, Charlie Slater.

The outspoken character is dressed scruffily, in big shawl, tracksuit bottoms and boots.

Stacey's newborn baby is wrapped in a sling and wearing a baby-blue cap, suggesting she's given birth to a boy.

These are the first pictures of Derek Martin returning as Charlie, having left the soap in 2010 after 10 years on Albert Square – apart from a few guest stints in 2011 and 2013.

However, it's thought he's set to be killed off in a dramatic New Year plot.

Charlie will meet a grisly end when he returns to Albert Square for one final time in January, coinciding with his daughter Kat Slater – played by Jessie Wallace, who recently broke her leg –and Alfie Moon's (Shane Richie) comeback.

Kat will apparently be hit the hardest by his sudden death.

An insider told the Daily Mirror: "Charlie's death is going to hit Kat hard.

"The storyline will be the catalyst for her to learn more secrets which will see her and Alfie eventually head to Ireland.

"Charlie's death is going to be a real tearjerker for the audience, too, and they will be waiting to see if he and Kat can mend bridges before he dies."

[Perdita]

Stacey Branning is set to battle a rare mental illness over Christmas in EastEnders.



Due to give birth just before the holidays, Stacey (played by Lacey Turner) will suffer from postpartum psychosis, which affects new mums and can cause mood swings and hallucinations.

The Mirror reports that EastEnders bosses have worked with charities to learn about the condition. Women who suffer from it have made "several" trips to Elstree to talk to Turner and staff.

"Stacey's mental health story will be one of our biggest storylines over Christmas and the beginning of 2016 as we explore Stacey's bipolar disorder and its effects on her and those closest to her," executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins said.

​Stacey gets out of the cab with a baby carrier​
© BBC

The condition can affect a woman without pre-existing mental health issues, but it is more likely to affect a mother who has bipolar disorder. Stacey was diagnosed with the disorder on the soap in 2009.

Treadwell-Collins noted that he wants the storyline to explore the effects of postpartum psychosis and "look at what we are doing as a country to help mothers experiencing this".

Clare Dolman of Bipolar UK has praised EastEnders for "raising awareness of this devastating condition" and said that several of the charity's volunteers have visited the soap's studio to tell writers and researchers what it is like.

Mind's Alison Kerry added: "We have been working with the EastEnders team to develop this storyline over several months and have been impressed by the dedication they have shown in portraying postpartum psychosis sensitively."

The news follows the announcement that EastEnders will shock fans by killing off one of its characters on Christmas Day.