Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner)

[maidmarian]

EastEnders boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins has started the rumour mill on Stacey Branning's (Lacey Turner) baby.

The executive producer hinted that the father of the unborn child might not be who viewers have assumed it is, her boyf
The EastEnders boss could well have been hinting towards Stacey perhaps sleeping with Shabnam's fiancee Kush (Davood Ghadami) off-screen, given they've previously shared a kiss.

Last week, viewers saw Shabnam have a change of heart over her daughter Jade.

I think.Kush being the father is what most
viewers would expect to.happen but hoped
wouldnt!!

So no "twist" just - same old same old!!

[maidmarian]

Dupl

[Dazzle]

I think.Kush being the father is what most
viewers would expect to.happen but hoped
wouldnt!!

So no "twist" just - same old same old!!

No, it's not exactly an original twist, is it? I wrote a long post about my suspicions when Stacey asked Ronnie "have you ever done the wrong thing for the right reason?" a few weeks ago.

[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.