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What will Zack do now? <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 07 March 2024 at 06:30 AM<\/p>

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*Warning: This article contains spoilers for Thursday 7th March\u2019s EastEnders, which was made available on BBC iPlayer at 6am.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zack Hudson (James Farrar) was hit with yet another big dilemma as a dramatic week came to a close on EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The father-to-be returned to Walford without pregnant partner Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) when she opted to stay in Milton Keynes to look out for teenager Britney Wainwright (Lola Campbell), who she wants to foster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The couple remained at odds, and a drunk Zack made matters worse when he tried to kiss Whit\u2019s best friend Lauren<\/a> Branning (Jacqueline Jossa)!<\/p>\n

The morning after, Lauren blanked Zack, who confided in boss Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) that Whitney was expecting his baby, and that he had just made a pass at her mate. Zack feared Whit finding out, but given no kiss had actually happened, Ravi urged him to ask Lauren to keep quiet.<\/p>\n

In the caf\u00e9, Lauren revealed she hadn\u2019t yet spoken to Whitney, and Zack pleaded with her not to say anything about his error of judgement.<\/p>\n

Lauren pointed out that Zack could have spent the night with Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine) if she hadn\u2019t intervened, so what was to stop him straying behind Whit\u2019s back? Zack vowed that would never happen, and insisted that he couldn\u2019t lose his little family.<\/p>\n

After saying she would think about what he had told her, Lauren was disgusted when she arrived at Walford East to witness chef Zack seemingly flirting with a female customer. Zack dismissed this as banter, but Lauren was fuming as she prepared to spill the beans to her long-time friend.<\/p>\n

Ravi gave Zack the rest of the day off, advising him to tell Whitney the truth himself and in person; but first, Zack visited late baby daughter Peach\u2019s tree. Telling Peach that she was going to be a big sister, he revealed that he had messed up with Whitney and planned to put things right.<\/p>

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Meanwhile, Lauren updated Penny on Zack\u2019s mistake, and Penny told her that she was overreacting and that telling Whit might cause her to go into early labour. Given food for thought, Lauren caught up with Zack just as he was leaving for Milton Keynes.<\/p>\n

She explained that for the sake of Whitney and the baby, she had decided not to say anything after all \u2013 providing he behaved from now on. Relieved, Zack assured Lauren that he loved Whitney, before confirming that he would agree to foster Britney just to keep Whit happy.<\/p>\n

Lauren warned Zack against doing so when his heart clearly wasn\u2019t in it, as Britney deserved more than that.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou and Whit, you\u2019ve bonded over this really traumatic stuff,\u201d Lauren added, referencing their loss of Peach, before discussing the baby they now had on the way. Lauren said that Zack and Whitney obviously didn\u2019t want the same things, and urged him not to rush into anything.<\/p>\n

With Whitney due to make her exit very soon, will Zack come to realise that he and Whitney don\u2019t have a future as a couple?<\/p>\n

Actress McGarty recently shared that EastEnders would air \u201cdrama, deceit and chaos\u201d<\/a> in Whitney\u2019s story, and it\u2019s safe to say that all three have very much been at the forefront of this week\u2019s episodes. So just how will Whit\u2019s final scenes play out?<\/p>\n

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