This article contains spoilers for Tuesday’s episode of EastEnders, which is already streaming on BBC iPlayer.
EastEnders has revealed Vicki Fowler’s (Alice Haig) real reason for returning to Walford after 20 years.
The character was last seen in 2004 when she departed for Australia with Spencer Moon (Christopher Parker).
However, she made a surprise comeback on Monday ahead of her uncle Martin Fowler’s (James Bye) funeral, with Alice Haig taking over the role from previous actress Scarlett Alice Johnson.
However, there was immediate intrigue about Vicki’s family set-up as she was reunited with half-sister Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) on Tuesday.
Questions were soon asked about Spencer’s whereabouts as she introduced her new partner Ross (Alex Walkinshaw) and his son Joel (Max Murray).
After initially lying and claiming Spencer had cheated on her, she was eventually forced to reveal that it was actually her who had destroyed their relationship by having an affair with his friend Ross.
This revelation was much to the ire of Sharon and Spencer’s brother Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), who both had no idea Vicki and Spencer had even broken up.
Vicki soon sought to try and build bridges, but when she was left alone with Ross, it wound up that the couple have an ulterior motive for being back in the UK.
A tense conversation revealed they are in debt, with Ross pushing Vicki to ask Sharon for cash.
But what is the cause of their money woes, and is there more to the story?
Meanwhile, Martin is set to be laid to rest in emotional scenes next week.
His ex-wife Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), who he secretly reunited with on his d.e.a.t.h bed, is back in town after spending some time away with her brother Sean Slater (Rob Kazinsky) – but she is still struggling to process the d.e.a.t.h of her one true love.
She will once again find herself at odds with Martin’s partner Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton), who still has no idea that Martin and Stacey had made plans to remarry before his d.e.a.t.h.
With tensions between the two women at boiling point and Vicki also hiding a massive secret, will Martin’s farewell go off without a hitch?
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer.
