{"id":48146,"date":"2024-03-20T20:56:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2012197"},"modified":"2024-03-21T00:24:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T23:24:39","slug":"eastenders-characters-recall-memorable-affairs-amid-stacey-and-jack-scandal","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-characters-recall-memorable-affairs-amid-stacey-and-jack-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders characters recall memorable affairs amid Stacey and Jack scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I ain’t the first one to sleep with brothers, am I?” <\/p>

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

Published: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 19:56 PM<\/p>

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EastEnders took viewers on a trip down memory lane in the latest edition (20th March 2024), as the fallout from Jack Branning\u2019s (Scott Maslen) affair with Stacey Slater<\/a> (Lacey Turner) led the Walford locals to recall several past liaisons.<\/p>\n

We all know that EastEnders<\/a>, among other soaps, is famous for its scandalous flings and affairs; and while the cheating trope has grown tired in recent years, we\u2019ll never forget the show\u2019s most memorable love triangles.<\/p>\n

Join us as we dive into this nostalgic look at the BBC soap\u2019s iconic, messy and heartbreaking betrayals and entanglements, told through the eyes of fan-favourite characters.<\/p>\n

Chelsea Fox and Jack Branning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\nWith Jack and Stacey\u2019s behaviour now public knowledge, his wife Denise Fox (Diane Parish) was given a pep talk by daughter Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams), reminding her of Jack\u2019s past indiscretions.<\/p>\n\u201cJack\u2019s been a lot of places,\u201d Chelsea pointed out. Housemate Felix Baker (Matthew Morrison) had clearly heard all about her romantic history, as he was quick to retort: \u201cYeah, you should know! Just saying\u2026\u201d<\/p>\nBack in 2010, Jack and future stepdaughter Chelsea, then played by Tiana Benjamin, shared a mutual attraction and began dating. While both were single at the time, Jack was still very much in love with on\/off girlfriend Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack).<\/p>\nAfter he was shot and began his recovery, Chelsea declared her love, but Jack revealed his feelings for Ronnie and ended their relationship.<\/p>\nChelsea soon believed she was pregnant with Jack\u2019s baby and decided not to tell him, only to take another test and learn that she wasn\u2019t expecting after all.<\/p>\nYears later, Chelsea attempted to seduce Jack while he was married to her mum, hoping to stop him from reporting her drug smuggling to the police. Jack turned her down, but it\u2019s good to see that EastEnders hasn\u2019t forgotten his awkward past with Chelsea!<\/p>\n<h2>Stacey Slater & Bradley and Max Branning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cAt least she wasn\u2019t going out with his son at the same time! Just saying \u2013 Branning brothers!\u201d remarked Jack\u2019s sassy daughter Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine) as she and cousin Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) discussed his affair with Stacey.<\/p>\nBetween 2006 and 2007, Stacey dated Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements), had an affair with his father Max (Jake Wood) after Bradley dumped her, then later reunited with and wed Bradley!<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Stacey's Affair Is REVEALED via DVD! \ud83d\udcbf\ud83d\udcf9 | EastEnders\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8nlrnmmsvn4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\nBut Max was shamelessly smitten and kissed Stacey on the big day, which was unwittingly recorded by his daughter Lauren (then played by Madeline Duggan), who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-affair-bombshell-showdown-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">played the tape on an unforgettable Christmas Day<\/a> in front of the horrified family.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m not saying that she\u2019s slept with everyone, but\u2026\u201d said Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) in the present, as he gossiped with Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) over a training session.<\/p>\nNow Stacey has slept with three Branning men, reminding everyone of her past just as she had shed that image as a mother and grandmother.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Jack Branning & Ronnie, Roxy and Sam Mitchell<\/strong><\/h2>\nHoney summed up Jack\u2019s own previous misdemeanours brilliantly as she countered Jay\u2019s suggestion that Stacey had more form: \u201cWhich one of them got his own wife\u2019s sister pregnant, and her cousin?\u201d<\/p>\nYes, in 2008 Jack had a one-off fling with Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) while he was still dating her sister Ronnie! Roxy fell pregnant with Amy (Ellie Dadd), and Ronnie learned the truth when Jack was confirmed as the father on \u2013 when else? \u2013 Christmas Day.<\/p>\nLater, while single, Jack began seeing Sam Mitchell (then played by original star Danniella Westbrook) while she was re-engaged to ex-husband Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen). Their affair was exposed just as Jack was hoping to find an absent Ronnie and win her back, and Sam was later revealed to be pregnant.<\/p>\nWhen Ricky Jr was born, Sam lied that the DNA results confirmed Ricky as the dad, but as we all know, it was in fact Jack \u2013 Ronnie had ordered Sam to lie after reuniting with Jack herself! Jack forgave Ronnie for this, and she somehow overcame his liaisons with her relatives to marry him twice!<\/p>\n<h2>Kathy Cotton & Phil and Grant Mitchell<\/strong><\/h2>\n<iframe title=\"Grant & Kathy Kiss! - EastEnders - BBC\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QPfEc16D55M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\nIn 1998, having returned from South Africa, Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) had a fling with Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp), the brother of her ex-husband Phil (Steve McFadden). But, still preferring Phil, Kathy asked him to leave Walford with her and their son Ben (Max Bowden).<\/p>\nPhil turned her down out of loyalty to Grant so he could join in a robbery, but Kathy revealed their tryst, frustrated by Phil\u2019s decision to choose his sibling over her. Grant then told Phil that he only slept with Kathy in revenge for Phil\u2019s past affair with Grant\u2019s wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean)!<\/p>\nIn the aftermath, following a showdown which saw Grant\u2019s car plunge into the River Thames, Kathy and Phil agreed that their relationship was over for good.<\/p>\nRead more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-affair-bombshell-showdown-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders airs dramatic aftermath of affair bombshell in early iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-ben-mitchell-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6 EastEnders spoilers for next week: Ben Mitchell\u2019s exit story begins with shock arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-steroid-story-denzel-danes-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders confirms steroid story for struggling teen Denzel Danes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-martin-stacey-jack-affair-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Martin Fowler uncovers secret affair in early iPlayer release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-ben-mitchell-story-exit-speculation-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">EastEnders spoilers confirm Ben Mitchell in \u201chot water\u201d ahead of dramatic exit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nEastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\nVisit our dedicated\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. 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