EastEnders fans predict Stacey and Jack affair after Denise exits Albert Square

EastEnders fans are convinced one of the soap's most notorious villains is set to return as part of the hotly-anticipated Christmas 'whodunnit' storyline. Rumours are circulating after a behind the scenes video was 'leaked' by a new cast member.

EastEnders spoilers have revealed that Rocky Cotton’s attempts to bring the Beale family back together backfire tonight. Since the return of Ian and Cindy Beale, Kathy and Rocky Cotton have been living with Sonia Fowler after Ian kicked them out of his house, and it is becoming clear that the newlyweds hate their living arrangements.The pair are supposed to be saving to move out, but Rocky is also saving to pay Kathy back after she paid off his ex-wife, Jo.

EastEnders star Lacey Turner has shared a look inside her dressing room on the soap set at BBC's Elstree Centre in Borehamwood.Taking to Instagram, the 35 year old actress, who plays Stacey Slater on the long-running show, could be seen on EastEnders' TikTok account, for their 'EastEnders Behind the Square' feature. Lacey, who is mum to daughter Dusty, five, and son Trilby, two, took EastEnders fans through her morning routine as she gets into character before filming.

EastEnders fans have been floored by a link to Little Mo in a scene with Freddie Slater during Tuesday night's episode as "history repeats itself." In dramatic scenes which aired on 3 October, Freddie raced to the rescue as he walked in on Theo Hawthorne attempting to rape Stacey Slater in the kitchen.Theo had pinned Stacey to the ground and covered her mouth to prevent her from shouting for help as Freddie returned to the house. Freddie made his way to the kitchen, and in some distressing scenes, pulled Theo off Stacey before repeating the actions of his mum, Little Mo, in a huge twist.

EastEnders spoilers have revealed the stalking ordeal for Stacey Slater is set to get even worse tonight as Theo Hawthorne breaks into her house when she is alone. On Monday, 2 October, Stacey was dealt a crushing blow when she failed to get a stalking protection order from the court despite handing the judge a huge pack of evidence.The disappointment rocked Stacey, and she had a hug from Martin Fowler in the courtroom, Theo could be seen smirking as he watched from afar.

EastEnders actress Vicki Michelle has teased a number of Christmas death clues that are "red herrings." Vicki has played Jo Cotton on and off throughout this year, and she has hinted the show bosses may be throwing viewers on the wrong track with some of the recent clues ahead of a huge festive season on the Square. Fans have been picking up on a whole host of clues recently, from champagne bottles to outfits and everything in between. As a result, they are convinced they know the identity of the man who meets his end on Christmas day, while most of the cast remain in the dark.

EastEnders fans think they have spotted the Christmas "murder weapon" after the Beale and Knight families went to war on Thursday night. While the weapon in question certainly won't be the one that is used during the festive episode, it is almost identical to the one that can be seen in the flash forward episode, which aired back in February.The item that eagle-eyed viewers spotted is a champagne bottle, which George Knight handed over to Ian and Cindy Beale on Thursday, 28 September.

EastEnders fans will remember the face of bad boy Dean Wicks, played by Matt Di Angelo, who was caught up in some brutal storylines during his time on the BBC soap. Matt, 36 has secured a string of TV roles over the years including regular roles in Hustle and Ordinary Lies, but his time as Dean on EastEnders is by far his most memorable. He first arrived on Albert Square in 2006 before he had a shock exit two years later, but in 2014 made a triumphant return.

EastEnders fans will be strapped into an emotional rollercoaster on Thursday evening, with Ravi Gulati, Stacey Slater and Gina Knight all going through testing times. Episode spoilers for 28 September tell us that broken Ravi is a shell of his former self as he keeps scouring the streets for Nugget, while Denise Fox lets her hatred of Ravi get the better of her when talking to Denzel Danes, leaving him deeply upset. An understanding Jack Branning suggests to Denise that she go away for a few days and shut the world out.

EastEnders' Christmas storyline has had everyone talking for months now, after a special flashforward scene aired earlier this year giving fans a sneak peek of what's set to unfold during the festive season. A classic 'whodunnit?' storyline will take centre stage in Walford this year, with a special focus on 'The Six' - Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth).The six women are all involved in the mystery murder storyline, which will see one male Albert Square resident lose his life in the Queen Vic pub. In the flashforward clip, the man's body was wearing a suit with a pair of cufflinks on show - but that was all we saw.

EastEnders actor William Ellis, who plays stalker Theo Hawthorne on the soap, has been subject to name calling in public, as his character continues to torment Stacey Slater.Theo has been stalking Stacey for months after he found her on an adult subscription website.The truth came out, meaning Stacey cut all contact with him, but he has since moved next door to her.Things are set to step up this week, as Theo continues to make Stacey's life a misery. It appears that Theo has been angering the viewers at home, as when William is out and about, he is facing abuse, with one group of lads branding him a "nonce." In an interview with The Sun, the 43 year old recalled the "sometimes quite harsh" reaction that he gets when he is in public.The actor told them: "I was on a flight to Ibiza six weeks ago when the storyline kicked in as Theo might be grooming Lillia (actress Lillia Turner, aka Lily Slater,) and I was flying on my own." Before adding: "In very good humour, I was called a 'nonce' by various stag parties and hen parties behind me." Despite their opinions, William took the exchange as a "real bonus" he said.

EastEnders spoilers reveal that Suki Kaur Panesar will face questions from PC Nash over the disappearance of Davinder Gulati, known as Nugget, who ran away from Walford after he discovered that his Dad, Ravi Gulati, was a killer. Suki is keen to drop Ravi in it, but he and Nish Panesar demand to know why the police are following this line of inquiry at all. Later on, Ravi confronts Denise Fox and accuses her of stirring up trouble with the police - but a furious Denise isn’t having it and is more than happy to offer him some home truths in response to his allegations.

Trouble brews in Albert Square for one family in EastEnders as spoilers reveal Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) goes head-to-head with her stalker and Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier) faces his father. Stacey is nervous ahead of the hearing to grant her Stalking Protection Order against Theo Hawthorne (William Ellis) and is put more on edge after Martin Fowler (James Bye) shows her the posters that Theo has been plastering all over the Square. Deciding to attend the hearing, Stacey loses her cool when Theo’s solicitor tears apart her reputation.

EastEnders star Lacey Turner has opened up on her theory on the Christmas murder victim's identity.

EastEnders viewers believe they have spotted another 'clue' ahead of the nail-biting Christmas episode to air later this year as the mystery of the body found at The Queen Vic remains to be revealed although it hasn't stopped fans from guessing.

EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick proudly introduced his baby niece to his fans on Wednesday, sending his co-stars wild for the adorable post.The 28-year-old star, who plays grieving Jay Brown in the BBC soap, posted a gorgeous black-and-white photo to his socials, promising the newest member of the family lots of "laughs". "She don’t know how lucky she is I’m her uncle!," he joked.

With just three months left to go until EastEnders' Christmas murder flash forward storyline reaches it’s exciting conclusion, fans have been on the edges of their seat as they tried to decipher the mystery victim’s identity. However, in a brand new twist, the popular BBC soap delivered yet another cryptic clue to fans as a pair of ‘cursed’ cufflinks transferred to a Walford favourite.

In our second visit to EastEnders this week, there was no shortage of drama afoot as Suki Panesar upped the stakes to try and bring down Ravi Gulati. The nail biting drama on Tuesday, 19 September, first kicked off with Suki meeting with Ravi in The Albert, where she intended to record his confession about killing Ranveer Gulati, his adoptive father.

EastEnders fans have noticed a hidden Christmas murder clue during the gripping episode on Monday, 18 September. Just last week, Denise Fox became intrigued when she spotted Ravi Gulati getting stressed over an old laptop that was being used for music at a party. She decided to take the laptop home and asked her stepson Ricky Mitchell to help her recover lost files on it.

EastEnders' Suki Panesar is in for a shock as she receives a phone call from prison, the show's spoilers have revealed. In recent episodes, viewers have watched as Suki discovered that she wasn't the one who killed Ranveer Gulati – it was Ravi Gulati.