EASTENDERS fans think they have ‘worked out’ how Stacey Slater will leave the BBC soap.
On Monday, actress Lacey Turner revealed she is pregnant and expecting her third child.
Stacey Slater will once again disappear off screens for a number of months[/caption] Fans worry for another dramatic storyline[/caption]However, this will mean that the 36-year-old actress will have to take time away from the BBC One serial drama.
Last time Lacey was on maternity leave, Stacey’s storyline involved a stint in the slammer.
She was sent down for GBH when she was falsely accused of attacking Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) and she pleaded guilty for a lesser sentence.
Fans think that the character could go through a similar storyline as she takes another break from EastEnders, potentially because of her part in The Six and Keanu’s murder cover up.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan stated: “Looks like ar Stace is heading to prison….again.”
A second commented: “Congratulations to Lacey Turner who is pregnant with her third child, but commiserations to Stacey Slater who is heading for her third prison sentence.”
“I’m not ready for stacey to end up back in prison again,” raged a third user.
While a fourth asked: “Is the live episode audience vote going to be for us to decide which crime Stacey commits in order to go to prison whilst Lacey goes on maternity leave?”
However, some Walford enthusiasts had alternative suggestions for bosses.
They suggested that the beloved character has a more quiet exit from the serial drama to simply go away and look after her cousin Lynne Hobbs’ (Elaine Lordan).
“I BEG she’s there for the live anniversary ep… can we not give her another prison sentence, can she just go visit Lynne or something,” posted a fifth fan.
As someone else begged: “PUHLEASE can Stacey just go off and look after Lynne for a few months or something!!! I can’t cope with another Stacey in prison storyline!”
And a seventh viewer added: “Just cart Stacey and the kids off to Lynns for a temporary new life away from the square for Lacey’s maternity exit I f****** beg you. I can’t deal with another bloody prison stint or have her abandon her kids.”
Lacey is already mum to Dusty, five, and three-year-old son Trilby who she shares with her husband Matt Kay.
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The pair were childhood sweethearts and they tied the knot in Ibiza back in 2017.
She announced her happy news with a post on Instagram, posting cute photos of the family on a beach while holding her baby scan.
Stacey was previously sent to prison when Lacey was last regnant[/caption] Fans begged bosses not to send the character down for a crime again[/caption] Instead, they suggested that she should go and look after her cousin Lynne[/caption]EastEnders is available to watch on BBC One and stream on BBC iPlayer.