EastEnders to begin Stacey Slater's exit next week as Lacey Turner leaves after 21 years

Months after it was revealed Lacey Turner would be taking an indefinite break from the show, EastEnders spoilers have confirmed how she'll be exiting after 21 years.

Like Sonia Fowler, Stacey will be going far away from Walford, as we hear mention of her brother Sean Slater, who left in 2009, while making a couple of cameos throughout the years.

Fans were left gutted when it was confirmed the star would be taking an extended break from the show earlier this year. It came after the star went on maternity leave after giving birth to her third child, Gipsy Olive. Lacey however, returned for the epic 40th anniversary live show which saw the tragic death of Martin Fowler.

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Later in the year, she left to go and stay with Lynne Hobbs with her children, with many believing that could be her exit storyline. However, she later returned in a shock storyline which saw the return of Zoe Slater.

After helping Kat buy The Queen Vic, Stacey has been helping the family behind the bar, but next weeks things are set to change, spoilers reveal.

Next week, Zoe's drama is set to continue, as she drops another bombshell revelation, but what could it be? EastEnders aren't giving anything away, but what they have revealed is that Sharon Watts will be making her long awaited return after months away from the soap.

Of course, Sharon is left in shock when she sees Zoe has returned to the Square, resulting in a confrontation. But elsewhere, Stacey has some news of her own, when she tells her eldest daughter Lily that her brother Sean has has invited them to live with him in Brazil, and Lily attempts to encourage her to accept.

Stacey is later ecstatic as she tells Lily she's booked their flights to Brazil but the moment is broken when Jean arrives, and Stacey is forced to reveal all. Jean covers her hurt, and later Stacey and Lily arrange to meet Ricky to tell him the news. Lily panics when Jack arrives and Stacey is a no-show, and she is forced to reveal the news on her own.

But how will they take the news and is this the final exit for Stacey?

Sharing the news that she'd be taking an extended break, Lacey told the Sun earlier this year: "It's time for myself and Stacey to take a rest and who knows what Stacey will get up to in her time away?" She then teased: "Knowing Stacey, it will never be boring."

At the time, an EastEnders spokesperson confirmed to the outlet that Lacey will be off-screen later this year. They however promised that there is "plenty of more drama" to come before her character Stacey leaves Albert Square once again.

They also teased that Stacey will return in the future. They said that those behind the show will look forward to "planning [her] return" when Lacey "decides the time is right".

EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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