09/22/2025
EastEnders favourite Stacey Slater makes plans to leave Walford behind for good next week – but will she take the whole family with her?
At No.31, Stacey shocks her daughter Lily when she unexpectedly announces that her brother Sean has invited them to live with him in Brazil.
"After Martin's death, a fresh start away from the painful memories that the Square holds is just what Stacey needs," our EastEnders source explains.
"However, she doesn't have only herself to think about here – she's a mum to three kids, and Lily has little Charli, who has a whole other side of the family in Walford who care about her…"
Lily tries to be encouraging and tells her mum that they should accept Sean's offer.
The next day, Stacey's over the moon to tell Lily that she's gone ahead and booked their flights to South America – but the moment is ruined when Jean walks in.
"Jean had absolutely no clue about Stacey's plan to take her family halfway across the world," our spy says. "So when Stacey reveals everything after already booking the flights, she's really hurt.
"With Kat's lot living over at the Vic with Mo, Stacey's move will leave Jean all alone at No.31. As a loving grandma, that's her worst nightmare and she's sad not to have been invited along."
Later, Stacey and Lily arrange to meet with Charli's dad Ricky to tell him the big news. When Stacey fails to show up and Ricky's dad Jack turns up with his son, poor Lily panics and is forced to tell them the shocking news on her own.
"Ricky is hardly going to be happy that Lily plans to take his daughter so far away from him, and Jack's never shy about his feelings," our insider explains.
"How the father and son duo will react to the news will be revealed..."
With so many residents left reeling from the news, will Stacey and Lily actually follow through with their plan to swap Walford for Brazil?
Or is Stacey destined to jet off alone and leave her daughter behind once again?
EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
