EastEnders fans gasp in horror as the soap reveals Stacey and Jack affair twist just days before shock death: ‘She’s collecting Brannings like infinity stones!’
EastEnders has revealed that Stacey Slater and Jack Branning have begun a steamy affair just days before a shocking death rocks the square.
After weeks of sexual tension, Stacey and Jack finally gave in to their desires and shared a kiss in Thursday's episode, leaving viewers gasping in horror.
The twist comes as fans count down the days until they discover the identity of the man who will meet his maker on Christmas Day, in the epic conclusion to the long-running The Six storyline.
When Jack's marriage to his wife Denise Fox seemed to be over, Stacey turned to the detective for help after the disappearance of her best friend Eve.
Jack also tried to reassure Stacey that she was not being targeted by her stalker Theo, insisting he had left Walford for good.
EastEnders has revealed that Stacey Slater and Jack Branning have started a steamy affair just days before a shocking death rocks the Square
Later, Stacey tried to cheer Jack up with a night of pizza and wine, but things changed when the pair shared a kiss.
The steamy scenes left many viewers stunned, with some fearing for Jack's future with just days to go until the celebratory death.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, someone posted: “Stacey and Jack, oh god no.”
Another added, “Welp, I guess today is the beginning for #Jacey (or #Stack). IMO Denise deserves better, so not on the losing side of this turn of events. Stacey is trying with her third Branning.'
“I don't even watch EastEnders properly anymore, but the Stacey collection Men Like Infinity Stones is my favorite thing ever,” said a third.
After the scenes aired, actor Scott Maslen hinted that this is far from a steamy one-off for Jack and Stacey.
He said, 'There really must be feelings, because you don't do things like that without them being feelings.
“All roads point here too, so there's been a lot of tension, a lot of stress, a lot of factors leading to this point and miscommunication. Reading between the lines and thinking something is something when it isn't, and it gets to the point where the you-know-what hits the fan. (Laughs)
After weeks of sexual tension, Stacey and Jack finally gave in to their desires and shared a kiss in Thursday's episode, leaving viewers gasping in horror.
The steamy scenes left many viewers stunned, with some fearing for Jack's future, with just days to go until the celebratory death.
'Is it to be expected? Is it something that would happen in Jack's eyes? Absolutely not, but that's EastEnders.'
When asked if Jack could be the mystery man who meets his maker on Christmas Day, Scott added: “It could very well be. The journeys of everyone involved in this story all go in different directions. That's what's exciting.
'What you expect from characters, they break their character traits. There's stuff going on where you go, 'Wait a minute, what's going on here?' and 'Why do they behave this way?'
'You'll see a lot of characters you think you know and recognize, and do things you don't.
'The complexity of the storyline brings out qualities in the characters that are not common to the audience. They will see people going to new places.”
EastEnders continues on Monday at 7.30pm on BBC One. Episodes will be released on BBC iPlayer at 6am that day.