EastEnders airs passionate infidelity scenes amid major love triangle in early BBC iPlayer release
Warning: Contains spoilers for Tuesday's episode of EastEnders, which airs at 7.30pm on BBC One or can be streamed now on BBC iPlayer.
There's nothing EastEnders loves more than a classic love triangle plot – and one kicked off again in tonight's instalment.
We are, of course, referring to Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig), who is torn between partner Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw) and her adoptive half-sister's half-brother, Zack Hudson (James Farrar).
Vicki and Ross were estranged for months, torn apart when his teenage son Joel Marshall (Max Murray) brutally assaulted her after becoming entwined in a sick online community of misogyny.
He's since been locked up in a young offenders institute, awaiting his trial.
At first, Vicki struggled to comprehend a future with Ross. Regardless of whether Joel was sent down, he'd always be a part of their lives.
Enter Zack, who decided to offer some much-needed words of advice, and the two ended up locking lips. Before it could escalate into something more serious, they were caught in the act by her aunt Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth).
Vicki was left guilt-ridden, as it was around that time Ross decided to show his commitment to her and ask for a second chance. She accepted, on the condition they take things slowly.
Today, Zack clocked that Vicki wasn't quite herself and invited her to his flat so that she could taste test some of the new recipes he was planning for The Vic.
She slouched across the sofa as he poured the wine, and sparks began to fly again. The pair began to speak about regrets – Vicki said she didn't have any, and Zack said he wished he hadn't spent so much time chasing after women when all he needed was son Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman).
The conversation then turned back to Joel, and she expressed her doubts in the justice system and whether he could walk free.
Meanwhile, at The Vic, her brother Mark (Stephen Aaron-Sipple) clashed with Ross again.
Surprisingly, on this occasion, the men avoided fighting and called a truce. Ross promised that he would look out for Vicki because he loved her.
But was the feeling mutual?
Back at Zack's flat, they passionately tore one another's clothes off before ignoring Ross's call and heading to the bedroom!
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Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
