It’s hard to believe the pair are now related!
EastEnders reminded us of a storyline from Stacey Slater’s (Lacey Turner) past in tonight’s episode (5th October).
As a traumatised Stacey recounted the moment her cousin Freddie (Bobby Brazier) attacked her stalker Theo Hawthorne (William Ellis), her mother Jean (Gillian Wright) was struck by the involvement of a wrench, which Stacey had planted by Theo’s side in order to facilitate a plea of self-defence.
“What is it with you and wrenches?” Jean asked Stacey, before going on to learn the truth of the matter.
But while the drama continues in the BBC soap, viewers may be wondering what exactly Jean meant by that comment.
So, whether you’re in need of a refresher on the storyline, or perhaps missed Stacey’s history with the toolbox, read on as we take you back to 2019…
Who did Stacey Slater attack with a wrench?
Long before Stacey’s cousin Kat (Jessie Wallace) became the latest Mrs Mitchell, she was involved in an ongoing dispute with Phil (Steve McFadden), who was raging after her estranged husband Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) fled Walford with Phil’s money.
When Phil threatened harm to Kat’s son Tommy (Sonny Kendall), their row escalated, and Stacey’s husband at the time, Martin Fowler (James Bye), stepped in to help Kat.
But when Phil made a nasty comment about Stacey’s mental health, Martin was furious and a fight broke out.
Just as Phil had pinned Martin to the Arches floor with a metal pole and was on the brink of suffocating him, Phil was knocked unconscious with a wrench – and the culprit was none other than Stacey!
Terrified that Phil would make her pay, Stacey and Martin went on the run after Phil’s son Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) arrived and insisted he would sort everything out.
At the time, Ben was out for revenge on Phil after discovering that his dad had replaced him with Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) in his will. After Phil recovered, Ben lied that Keanu was responsible for his attack, having set him up to take the fall.
Phil didn’t believe this, and Kat covered for Stacey, saying that she had been the one to hit Phil in order to stop him killing Martin.
Phil accepted this, and life went on, with Kat and Phil somehow becoming a couple in 2021, and marrying just a few weeks ago.
There’s the small matter of Phil’s fling with Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit), but that’s a whole other story.
As far as we know, Phil remains unaware that Stacey was the one who attacked him, and Phil has since shown unwavering loyalty to Stacey, stepping in to see off a dangerous loan shark on her behalf. How things change in soapland!
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