Ben Wadey reveals all on Vicki’s love triangle and the next development in Joel’s story.
BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron
It’s been an eventful year for Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) in EastEnders. Arriving in Walford alongside partner Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw) and his son Joel (Max Murray), nobody could quite predict the sinister turn her life would take
Joel – who had become entwined in a vicious online community of misogyny – began to berate her, tearing shreds off her character and claiming she’d failed as a woman because she’d never had children of her own.
She was fully aware of his various crimes and misdemeanours, even going as far as paying off one of his victims to protect him
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This, however, had disastrous consequences. Vicki and Ross’s enablement of his actions made Joel feel indestructible, and he lashed out towards her, knocking her to the floor and repeatedly kicking her lifeless body.
Joel’s story is set to be explored again in 2026. BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron
Recent scenes have shown him profess his innocence, and it’s not the end of the story, as executive producer Ben Wadey confirmed to RadioTimes.com and other media at a recent press screening.
“After the misogyny story this year, Joel was arrested. We’ve got his trial coming up, so we’re going to see him again as he faces the consequences of his actions,” he explained.
