EXCLUSIVE: EastEnders star teases fallout to Vicki’s horrific attack by Joel in dark episode
EastEnders spoilers and quotes from Vicki Fowler actress Alice Haig share a glimpse at the fallout to some distressing and dark scenes on the BBC soap, after Joel Marshall's assault
Fans of EastEnders were left horrified by Thursday’s episode, that saw vile teen Joel Marshall attack his stepmother Vicki Fowler amid the ongoing misogyny plot.
Alice Haig, who plays Vicki, has now revealed the fallout to the disturbing episode with spoilers also revealing her fate. Warning, this article contains spoilers from Thursday’s episode that is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
If you haven’t seen and want to avoid spoilers, look away now. The episode sparked quite the reaction from viewers, as events took a terrifying turn.
After Vicki called Joel out for his vile claims about women and yet more disturbing actions, focussed on young girls, Joel took violent action. He began attacking Vicki in difficult scenes, as the soap aired an important episode.
Vicki appeared lifeless after a beating by Joel, with her being rushed to hospital in the next episode next week. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror recently, actress Alice addressed the storyline and what was ahead.
She told us: “It’s gonna really knock the wind out of Vicki’s sails. That’s what I will say. It’s dark, it’s upsetting, but I can’t say anything else. I am really excited for what’s ahead though.”
Alice went on: “There’s so many exciting things coming up. There’s some really scary, sad, dark things, but there is also some really funny, exciting and light things as well. There’s the new premises too. It is just gonna be a brilliant autumn and winter into Christmas.
“I cannot wait, and I can’t wait to watch it too. The whole place is buzzing onscreen and offscreen.” Spoilers for next week see Joel’s dad Ross apologising to him for their earlier argument unaware of his actions, as an injured Vicki heads to The Vic for help.
Of course, he’s left absolutely horrified to learn of Vicki’s attack, and he shuts down rumours that Joel is the one responsible. Elsewhere, Joel enlists the help of best mate Tommy while playing down the extent of his attack on Vicki.
Helping his friend, Tommy agrees to hide Joel in the Slaters’ garage – although Zoe senses something is up.
Vicki is taken to hospital, but Ross is relieved to find out that she will recover.
But tensions continue to rise between the pair as they discuss Joel. Later in the week, we’re set to see Vicki stunned as things develop, but what has happened and what will the consequences be?
