Stacey Slater (previously Branning and Fowler) is the daughter of Brian and Jean Slater, sister of Sean Slater, mother of Lily, Arthur and Hope Fowler, as well as the grandmother of Charli Slater. She is also the wife of Eve Unwin, the widow of Bradley Branning and the ex-wife of Martin Fowler. She first appeared on 1 November 2004.
Backstory
Born on 8th November 1988 in Leytonstone, London, Stacey had a troubled childhood, due to her mother Jean suffering from bipolar disorder and the death of her father, Brian, in 1999 when she was eleven. Stacey struggled to cope with her mother's suicidal and erratic behaviour, resulting from her illness. For a long time, she was Jean's sole carer as her older brother, Sean, had disappeared, unable to cope with Jean's condition. Stacey had a former best friend called Abigail.
Stacey tells Lily that she was only a few years older than her when she bunked off school and had sex with Stevie Pritchard in his grandfather's shed. However, Stevie went on to tell everyone that she was bad.
Storylines
2004-2006: Arrival, friendship with Ruby Allen and relationship with Bradley Branning
Stacey, aged fifteen, arrives in Walford in November 2004, to live with her great-uncle Charlie Slater and adoptive grandmother Mo Harris after being thrown out by her mother, Jean. She causes trouble through her promiscuous and immoral behaviour, and is sent back home to Jean. However, she later returns to the Slaters, eventually growing close to them.
In 2005, Stacey befriends Ruby Allen and they later become best friends, despite falling out a few times.
Stacey becomes involved in the murder of Den Watts when she gives her cousin Zoe Slater a false alibi for his murder, landing an innocent Sam Mitchell in prison. Sam's family and Den's adopted daughter Sharon Rickman pressure her into telling the truth and eventually Den's wife Chrissie Watts is arrested for the murder.
Despite being initially unimpressed by Walford newcomer Bradley Branning, she eventually grows to like him and they start dating. Bradley becomes Stacey's first true love.
Stacey is stunned when Sean appears back in her life after seven years, but is happy to have her brother back.
Stacey's relationship with Bradley hits a rough patch when Stacey discovers she has been impregnated by Bradley and he urges her to have an abortion. Stacey reluctantly has the abortion and their romance sours.
2007-2009: Affair with Max Branning, friendship with Danielle Jones and bipolar disorder
Bradley calls time on his relationship with Stacey when she embarrasses him at a work party. To get back at Bradley, Stacey seduces his father Max Branning. Subsequently, they begin an affair. Although, they agreed that it would only be about sex, Stacey falls in love with Max, but Max rejects her. Eventually, Max also falls for Stacey and agrees to leave his wife, Tanya Branning. However, Max has this on a halt as he learns that Tanya is pregnant.
While Max and his family are out of town, Stacey reunites with Bradley and accepts his marriage proposal. When Max returns, he declares his love for Stacey and wants to run away with her. Stacey tells Max that they are over for good and she is marrying Bradley. Stacey feels overwhelmed on her wedding day and almost does not go through with the ceremony, but Bradley convinces her to marry him. Max propositions Stacey after the wedding ceremony and their kiss is recorded on Max's eldest daughter Lauren Branning's hidden video camera. Lauren gives a DVD of the recording to Bradley as a Christmas present, revealing the fling to the entire family. Tanya and Bradley are devastated over their spouses' betrayal and both marriages end.
Some time later, Bradley decides to give his marriage to Stacey another chance, suggesting that they start a family. Stacey is uncertain and secretly continues taking birth control pills. She has a one-night-stand with Callum Monks. She immediately regrets cheating on Bradley. Stacey attempts to reignite the spark in her marriage, but eventually decides her and Bradley are over. She has a brief relationship with Callum, but they split up over his harsh treatment of her mother.
Following the death of her friend Danielle Jones, Stacey begins behaving erratically. She steals money from her family, sleeps with various men on the go and becomes a heavy drinker. She is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but is non-compliant with her medication and becomes paranoid, experiencing hallucinations. Around this time, Stacey has one-night-stand with Ryan Malloy. Stacey becomes convinced that Archie Mitchell is planning to kill her and, after attacking Archie with a broken glass, Stacey is involuntarily committed after he raped her.
2009-2010: Deaths of Archie Mitchell and Bradley Branning, becoming a mother and relationship with Ryan Malloy
Stacey returns home with Becca Swanson, a girl she befriended at the mental hospital. Upon her release, Bradley confesses his feelings for Stacey and they reconcile. Then Stacey discovers she is three months pregnant, which means Bradley cannot be the father.
On Christmas Day 2009, Stacey tells Bradley that Archie raped her and that he must be the father of her baby. Archie is murdered that night by an unknown assailant. Stacey and Bradley agree to pretend the baby is theirs, and the pair remarry on 18 February 2010.
A jealous Becca reveals the rape to Archie's eldest daughter Ronnie Mitchell, who tells Stacey that Archie cannot be the father as he was made infertile following cancer treatment.
Becca informs the police that Bradley had a motive to kill Archie. He and Stacey attempt to flee Walford, but Bradley is caught by the police and falls to his death while trying to escape. A distraught Stacey confesses to Max that she killed Archie.
Stacey runs away from Walford, unable to cope with Bradley's death. Max tracks her down and brings her back home. Stacey realises that Ryan is the father of her baby, but decides not to tell him. He exhibits a romantic interest in her, which is later revealed to be part of a bet with his girlfriend Janine Butcher. Upset by this revelation, Stacey's water breaks. Ryan stays with her as she gives birth to her daughter, whom she names Lily Branning.
When Ryan later rescues them from a fire at The Queen Victoria pub, Stacey admits that he is Lily's father. Ryan initially refuses to act as a parent to her, but he eventually bonds with Lily when given the chance to look after her. Janine grows increasingly jealous and it eventually escalates to her kidnapping Lily, but Ryan gets her back. Stacey and Ryan grow closer, spending time together, and they share a kiss.
During this time, Lauren discovers that Stacey murdered Archie and records a confession on her phone. Stacey attempts to flee to Palma, Majorca, but Ryan stops her and confesses his feelings for her. They start an affair, but, unbeknownst to them, Janine finds out and poisons Ryan in revenge. Ryan is hospitalised and on his return, he convinces Janine that he loves her but later publicly declares his love for Stacey in the Vic. Janine concedes defeat until Lauren, who still believes Max is emotionally involved with Stacey, gives Janine the recorded confession. The next day, Janine attempts to play the recording in front of customers in the Vic, but it has been recorded over because Lauren warned Max. Janine says that Stacey killed Archie but no one believes her. Stacey leaves the pub in tears, followed by Ryan. She then breaks down and tells Ryan that Janine is telling the truth.
On Christmas Day 2010, Stacey tells Jean that she killed Archie, so Jean takes Lily away from her. Ryan convinces Stacey to leave with him as Janine will call the police. Stacey lets Janine in and she attempts to set Stacey up for attacking her by grabbing a knife, placing it in Stacey's hand and stabbing herself. Stacey runs out of the house covered in blood and Janine convinces Jean to call the police. Stacey contemplates suicide but Max stops her and says that he will help her escape. Stacey convinces Jean that Janine has framed her and Ryan plans to run away with her. Stacey tells Ryan that she does not want him to come with her because she is not sure whether she really loves him. Ronnie and Roxy confront her over their father's murder and Stacey confesses that she did kill Archie. Ronnie tells her to leave and Max drives her to the airport as the police arrive on the Square.
At the airport, Max says he loves her and offers to leave with her, but she tells him that she only ever loved Bradley. She and Lily then board a flight and leave the country. The next day, Kat Moon receives a phone call from Stacey, saying that she and Lily are safe and well in Mexico.
2014: Return and going to prison
Kat sees Stacey walking into a salon from the top deck of a bus in London. Kat finds out where she lives and visits, where she meets Lily and Stacey's boyfriend, Luke Riley. Luke believes that Stacey's name is "Jenny Smith" and is unaware of her criminal history. Stacey sees Kat leaving and confronts her in Albert Square. Kat later tells Luke that "Jenny" is really Stacey so he ends their relationship.
Kat visits Janine in prison to ask her to withdraw the statement she made accusing Stacey of stabbing her. Janine agrees so Stacey returns to Albert Square. Luke visits Stacey, but leaves, after discovering that she killed Archie. Stacey decides to finally clear Bradley's name and calls the police, telling them that she killed Archie. She is arrested and later sentenced to five years in prison. After realising how much Lily is missing her, she decides to appeal her sentence on grounds of diminished responsibility, because of her bipolar disorder and is successful.
Stacey returns to Walford in September 2014, moving in with Kat and Alfie Moon.
As part of an insurance scheme, Alfie commits arson, destroying their home. Stacey starts working for Dean Wicks at his salon, Blades, and they start dating. She and Lily move into Dean's flat and Stacey discovers that Alfie caused the fire. Stacey is disgusted when she discovers that Dean raped Linda Carter and ends their relationship.
2015: Relationships with Kush Kazemi and Martin Fowler, becoming pregnant and secret half-brother
Stacey talks to Sean over video chat and he tells her to look after a mysterious key belonging to their late father.
Stacey is worried about Kat and Alfie leaving, following their lottery win.
She is roughed up by Dean, who asks her about his daughter with Shabnam Masood. Shabnam's on-off boyfriend Kush Kazemi rescues her. They kiss and she tells him that Shabnam had a daughter that she abandoned. Kush's friend, Martin Fowler, becomes her flatmate. Martin and Stacey date briefly before she realises that she has feelings for Kush, despite his engagement to Shabnam. They kiss for a second time but they regret it. Stacey is jealous when Shabnam reveals that she is pregnant and Stacey reconciles with Martin.
Jean returns and reveals that she is marrying Ollie Walters the next day. Jean sees the key and becomes angry, so Stacey is curious and tries to find out what the key is for, to no avail. Jean pretends to flush the key down the toilet.
Stacey discovers that she is pregnant, but Martin asks her to get a termination, claiming that it is too soon in their relationship. She decides to keep the baby after a talk with Shabnam and Martin agrees to stand by her.
Stacey is spooked when a man she does not know begins to follow her. Unbeknownst to Stacey, the man, Kyle, also has a key like hers. When Stacey finds out that Martin is planning to propose, she says that she does not want to get married again. He later proposes that she become his "not-wife", so they are committed but not married, and she agrees.
When Lee Carter fails to correctly fix a faulty electric socket, Stacey is electrocuted. She and her baby are fine and she finds out that she is having a boy. She forgives Lee and tells Shabnam that she saw her dead father Brian when she was electrocuted. When Shabnam finds the baby scan Stacey is hiding, Stacey throws her out of the flat and tears up the scan photo. When Shabnam asks why Stacey is hiding the photo from Martin, Stacey admits that he is not the father but the real father was a one-night stand before getting together with him. When Kush confronts her, she tells him that she thinks he could be the father. Kush's mother Carmel Kazemi notices Kush and Stacey talking, and realises that he could be the father of Stacey's baby. Kush and Stacey convince Carmel not to tell Shabnam or Martin. When Stacey later attends a church service and prays for her father, she sees Kyle, who then leaves suddenly without telling her who he is, causing her to become more suspicious.
Stacey tells Martin that she has a stalker and when Jean and Ollie visit, she tells them too. Stacey realises that Jean knows who it is, and when she asks, Jean produces the key. Jean reveals that the key is for Brian's safety deposit box in a bank. Stacey opens the box but it is empty, so when she confronts Jean, Jean reveals that Brian had another family with another woman, saying they planned to give Stacey the key when she turned 21 but after Brian's death, Sean stole it. Jean reveals that Kyle has been trying to contact her and Stacey through letters, making Stacey realise that Kyle is her half-brother.
Kush tells Stacey that they must tell the truth to Shabnam and Martin about the paternity of Stacey's baby. Stacey gives birth at Lily's nativity play and Martin names the baby Arthur Fowler, after his father. When Kush holds the baby, his behaviour makes Shabnam realise that he could be Arthur's father. Shabnam confronts Stacey but she denies that Kush is the father.
Kat visits Stacey for Christmas 2015 and discovers that Martin is not Arthur's father, urging Stacey to tell him the truth. As Stacey is about to do so, Kyle approaches her and formally introduces himself to her as her half-brother.
2016: Postpartum psychosis, marriage to Martin Fowler and money troubles
After overhearing Kat talk to someone about a baby being stolen, Stacey fears for Arthur's safety and takes refuge in the church, where Dot Branning, who has been teaching her about Christianity, finds her and tells her the story of the Massacre of the Innocents, causing Stacey to believe that Arthur is in danger.
Believing people are trying to harm Arthur, Stacey unsuccessfully attempts to baptise Arthur through Dot's sink. She discovers that Charlie has died, so flees and meets Kyle, asking him to run away with her. Martin calls her, claiming that Kyle is not who he says he is and Stacey accuses Kyle of being the devil. She takes a cab and sees a vision of Charlie driving it, and he convinces her to return home to Walford. During a storm, she goes to the roof of the Queen Vic, saying that God is coming for Arthur. Martin finds her there and she tells him that Arthur was sent from God and now she is waiting for God to rescue them. Martin is forced to go along with this and convinces her to come home with him.
By the time of Charlie's funeral, Stacey is convinced that Martin is a demon who is working with the devil. Eventually, Martin convinces her that he is not a demon and that a hospital is the safest place for her and Arthur. However, she is then sectioned after refusing to voluntarily admit herself, because she will be separated from Arthur. Stacey tells the doctor she has been hearing God's voice since Arthur's birth at Christmas, so the doctor suspects that she is suffering from postpartum psychosis. Martin apologises to her and promises to make things right, determined to find a way to bring her back together with Arthur. Shabnam soon realises that Stacey wants to see Arthur, so goes to Martin with the idea of getting Stacey and Arthur taken to a mother and baby care unit.
When Shabnam decides to leave Walford, Stacey finally admits that Kush is Arthur's father, showing that she is starting to recover. Martin finds a mother and baby unit for Stacey in Essex, and takes her and Arthur there. Stacey writes Martin a letter revealing that Arthur is Kush's son, but decides not to send it, however a nurse finds it and gives it to Martin; Martin is heartbroken. Stacey begs for his forgiveness, but he goes to America, returning a few weeks later and they reunite.
Stacey is allowed a home visit, where she meets Kyle again. He explains that he is transgender and he used to be her sister but is now her brother. Stacey accepts and supports him and allows him to stay at her and Martin's flat. Stacey says that she no longer wants to be Martin's "not-wife" and proposes to him, which he accepts, and tells Kush that he can be part of Arthur's life, but Kush later decides he does not want to be Arthur's role model. Stacey is discharged from the mother and baby unit.
After being released, Stacey tries to talk to Masood Ahmed but instead he rebuffs her apology, blaming her for Shabnam leaving. Carmel tries to persuade Masood to forgive her but instead gets angry when Masood does not show interest. Martin and Kyle think Stacey is putting too much pressure on herself when she invites Jean, Ollie and her cousin Belinda Peacock for a family dinner. During the dinner, Jean does not accept that Kyle is transgender and instead calls him a liar. Stacey later argues with Jean to accept and believe Kyle but instead Jean leaves. Belinda then reveals that Stacey and Martin may have to move out because Kat is due to stop paying their rent.
Martin's attempts to make money fail and he takes work away from home. While he is gone, Andy Flynn invites himself into Stacey's home and they become friendly. Stacey soon realises that he is homeless. She also contacts Kyle's mother Alison Slater who visits, but she refuses to accept him. To help with Martin's money problems, Andy tells him he can help him steal some toilets that were delivered in error to the building site he is working on, which is the house next to Martin and Stacey's flat. Andy, Martin, Stacey and Kyle successfully steal them but fail to sell them. Belinda then moves in after leaving her husband Neville Peacock and they are all forced to return the toilets when Belinda inadvertently tries to sell them back to Jack Branning, from whom they were stolen. Stacey and Martin then marry on 20 May 2016.
Stacey helps Belinda out at her new salon and Belinda is impressed with her. Martin's teenage daughter Bex Fowler confides in Stacey about her boyfriend Shakil Kazemi wanting sex with her and asks for advice. When Bex's mother and Martin's former wife Sonia Fowler leaves, Bex moves in with the Fowlers, leaving the flat overcrowded, so they move into Sonia's old house.
2017: Feud with Carmel Kazemi, giving birth to Hope Fowler and Max Branning's revenge
Max returns to Walford after being wrongly imprisoned for murdering Lucy Beale, and Stacey is happy that he is back. Stacey is upset when Martin is involved in a bus crash but he recovers and agrees to have a baby with Stacey. Stacey and Martin decide to keep their distance from the Kazemis following Bex's bullying ordeal, caused by an explicit photo of Shakil being distributed from Bex's phone. Carmel is hurt with being excluded from Arthur's life and Stacey and Carmel fight when Carmel makes remarks about Stacey's mental health, so Stacey bans her from seeing Arthur. However, Max persuades Stacey to let Carmel be involved with Arthur.
Stacey tells Martin that she is pregnant and they agree to seek medical advice because she is worried about her postpartum psychosis returning.
In July 2017, Stacey goes for a job interview at the Queen Vic and is accepted as a barmaid there once again.
After a gas explosion in Albert Square, Martin panics when he cannot find Stacey and hits a police officer in confusion, resulting in two weeks imprisonment.
Kush suffers a cardiac arrest and is diagnosed with Brugada Syndrome, which is hereditary, meaning Arthur could have it, so Stacey worries that Arthur could die. Carmel witnesses a stressed Stacey physically taking Lily upstairs and refuses to leave Stacey with Lily and Arthur. Following an ECG, it is confirmed that Arthur is at high risk at having Brugada Syndrome, but he cannot have an operation or tests due to his age. His parents are told about equipment that is not available on the NHS that can help Arthur, which Kush provides, angering Stacey as Martin asked Kush for the money.
Arthur falls unconscious and Stacey and Martin are told that Arthur has swallowed Stacey's bipolar medication. Carmel is horrified when she finds bruises on Arthur's arms, and expresses her concerns to Kush that Stacey is unwell, while Stacey tells Martin's sister Michelle Fowler that he gained the bruises in hospital. However, Lily tells Carmel that Stacey was responsible, so Carmel reports this to social services, but tries to retract what she said after realising it was a mistake. Social services visit the family and place Arthur and Lily in Carmel's care until they have investigated. A doctor has no concerns about Arthur, so the children are returned to Stacey and Martin, though are subject to further home visits. Lily then tells Stacey and Martin that she caused Arthur's bruises. After speaking with Lily, social worker Fiona Payne tells Stacey and Martin that Lily feels pushed out with Arthur and is anxious about the new baby. Carmel admits that she called social services, enraging Stacey. After screaming at Carmel and Kush, Stacey suffers an eclamptic seizure and is rushed to the hospital, where she and Martin are told her baby will have to be delivered prematurely due to a lack of oxygen. The baby is delivered, though Martin is told that there are complications. Stacey does not want to see the baby at first but later does, and they name her Hope Fowler.
When Max is rejected by his family and friends after it is revealed that he has been conning them out of their businesses so that the area can be redeveloped, Stacey is one of the few people to offer him support. Stacey hears from Lauren that Max has tried killing Ian Beale and tries calming him down, letting him stay with her and Martin, however, they nearly kiss. Martin is unconvinced that Max will not come between Stacey and their family, so asks Stacey to get Max to leave, which she does. Max tricks Stacey into returning home and tries to convince her there is still a spark between them. Stacey initially resists but gives in and they have sex.
Stacey's phone is posted through the letter box and she finds it the next day. Max realises that Jane Beale has left messages for Stacey and deletes them. However, Tanya returns to take her daughters away as she has heard from Jane what Max has done, and, disgusted to learn that Max and Stacey have restarted their affair, reveals to Stacey that Max killed Steven Beale and tried to kill Jane, which is overheard by both Abi Branning and Martin. Max denies this but later admits to Stacey that it is true but he had good reasons. Stacey rejects him, saying he will never chang and she wishes he had died instead of Bradley.
Max contemplates suicide by jumping from the roof of the Vic but Lauren and Abi talk him down, however, Stacey watches as they fall and are severely injured.
Martin tells Stacey that they should continue as normal, pretending that nothing has happened, but Stacey admits to having sex with Max, saying they need to talk about it or their relationship will not have a chance. Martin refuses to talk to Stacey about it so it does not ruin Christmas for their children and that he will not accept blame for her actions. Stacey explains that she had sex with Max as she and Martin never have time for themselves and she is left to manage the house. Martin decides to make up with Stacey after speaking to Ted Murray, but Stacey leaves Walford with Lily, Arthur and Hope, choosing to live with Jean for a while.
2018: Separation and reunion with Martin Fowler, Kat Moon and Mo Harris' return and supporting Ruby Allen
Stacey returns and after accusations and arguments with Martin, he throws her out and exposes her affair. Stacey gains entry to the house and has the locks changed. An unknown relative of Stacey's, Hayley Slater, starts taking photos of Martin and Stacey. Martin attempts to delete an email from Stacey's account about filing for divorce upon organising a childcare rota. When Martin is late returning Hope after being distracted by Hayley, Hayley whispers to Stacey who she is and Stacey does not want Hayley around her, but she later gets in touch with Hayley when she receives a letter accidentally from Martin's solicitor.
When Martin spends time with Hayley, she encourages Martin to take the children out, disobeying Stacey's instructions. Hayley pretends to defend Martin in front of Stacey when she collects Arthur and Hope with police presence due to Martin not returning them. Later, Hayley visits Stacey and warns her not to soften towards Martin when she feels guilty as they are cousins and Slaters.
Stacey is devastated when Mo returns to Walford with the news that Kat is dead. She and Martin become intimate when he supports her through her grief. Friends suggest fundraising ideas for Kat's funeral, but Jean later arrives when a concerned Martin contacts her and tells Stacey that Kat has not died as she spoke to her earlier in the day, but Jean has no calls from Kat. Stacey puts it down to her not taking her bipolar medication. Stacey is furious when she figures out that Kat has not died and Mo used Kat dying as an excuse as she is in financial trouble. Kat returns to Walford and is confused that the Queen Vic is holding a benefit night for her and she is annoyed with Mo, but is forced to hide when Ian visits with the raised money. Annie Pritchard, the daughter of Terry, who is the man that Mo conned money out of, arrives to get the money back, but the family fool her into believing Mo has died. Kat, Stacey and Mo arrive at the Queen Vic when Mick is giving a speech about Kat and attempt to maintain that Mo made a mistake and a bar fight soon starts. When Annie returns, Jean pays Annie the money back and Annie leaves. Jean decides to stay until she is paid back.
Kat starts a cleaning business with Jean and Mo so they can pay Jean back. Stacey is displeased when Hayley returns and Martin discovers that Stacey is related to Hayley when Stacey declares that she still loves him. After going out with Martin, Sonia arranges a break away for them, but changes her mind when she witnesses Martin comforting Stacey and instead insists that Martin reconcile with Stacey. Stacey and Martin's reunion becomes public knowledge when they are caught together in the shed at the allotments and later in Martin's van. Martin then moves back in with Stacey.
Stacey reunites with her old friend Ruby at E20 and they attend Martin's school reunion. The next day, Ruby tells Stacey that she had sex with two of Martin's friends but only said yes to one of them. Stacey convinces her that she was raped and supports her as she reports it to the police. Stacey supports Ruby through her rape ordeal and eventually the men responsible for Ruby's rape are charged and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Unknown to Stacey, Jean has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and hides this from the family. Kat finds out and reveals this to Stacey. Stacey tries to support Jean, but she runs away, although she is later found and persuaded back to Walford.
Jean decides to stay with Shirley Carter and her family at the Queen Vic, despite Stacey pleading with Jean to return home. Fearing that Jean's cancer will worsen, Stacey decides to contact Sean and tell him about Jean's cancer. Whilst picking up the children from school, Stacey discovers that Amy Mitchell is missing. Unbeknownst to her, Sean has picked Amy up and returns her to Walford. Stacey confronts Sean at the pub and Sean is angry at Stacey for not telling him about Roxy's death. Sean goes missing and Stacey and Jean manage to trace him at a barn at the point of suicide. Sean reveals that he killed their father during an argument, but Stacey and Jean forgive him and manage to talk him out of suicide.
2019: Attacking Phil Mitchell and second separation with Martin Fowler
Stacey falls out with Kat after she doesn't tell her about Kush's plans to go for joint custody of Arthur and disowns her as family, stealing £50,000 from Kat which belongs to Phil Mitchell, however she gives the money back after Phil threatens the family.
A few weeks later, Stacey spends a night at Max's house after seeing him drunk and finds out that he is self harming. Her friendship with Ruby then becomes strained after she starts a relationship with Max. After an argument with Martin, Stacey admits to him that she is jealous of Max and Ruby.
Kat and Martin get into a fight with Phil at the Arches, leading to Phil attempting to strangle Martin. He is then hit over the head with a wrench by Stacey as she saves Martin. He is left at the bottom of the pit, seemingly "dead", fighting for his life. Stacey and Martin flee Walford with Lily and Hope to go on the run to evade potential arrest leaving behind Arthur who stays with Kush.
Martin returns to Walford two months later when Bex attempts suicide. He encounters Phil's son, Ben Mitchell, who blackmails him into performing illegal activity for him in exchange for Stacey's safety. When Ben threatens to kill Stacey and their children, Martin visits her and ends their marriage, lying that he has had sex with Sonia and wants to be in a relationship with her, devastating Stacey. When Ben relieves Martin of his illegal duties and retracts his threat to hurt Stacey and the children, Martin tries to contact Stacey to no avail. A man, Jerome, then arrives at the Slater household to collect the belongings of Stacey and the children, which Martin contests. Martin later receives divorce papers, on the grounds of adultery, from Stacey's lawyer.
2020-2021: Divorce with Martin Fowler, relationship with Kheerat Panesar, feud with Ruby Allen and back in prison
One year later, Ruby learns that someone has been illegally withdrawing money from her bank account. She soon discovers it is Stacey, who has learnt about her relationship with Martin. Stacey returns to Walford to Jean's displeasure and also meets with Martin, allowing him to spend time with Hope and Lily. After talking to Martin, Ruby confronts Stacey and gives her an ultimatum - Stacey stays in Walford and pays her back or she will report her to the police. Stacey tries to make amends with Jean and, after learning about Suki Panesar's behaviour towards Jean, she confronts Suki but is stopped by Jean.
Stacey is surprised to learn that Martin had lied about cheating to protect her from Ben and becomes upset when she spots Martin and Ruby kiss. Stacey is disappointed when she learns that Martin and Ruby had secretly married whilst on holiday, leading to a confrontation at Ruby’s when Ruby purposely makes Stacey jealous. She criticises Ruby to Kat and Lily, who reveals what Stacey had said about Ruby.
The following day, Martin and Ruby spend time with the children. Stacey believes that Ruby is trying to take her children from her. Stacey goes to confront her and on her way there, Stacey is attacked by an unseen man, who was instructed by Ruby to attack Stacey. Kheerat Panesar comes to Stacey's aid and calms her down. They discuss their respective love of their life relationships with Bradley, Martin and Chantelle Atkins, before having sex. Kheerat decides to offer Stacey a job as a receptionist at his pest control business which Suki refuses, though Stacey later turns down the job.
On Christmas Day 2020, Stacey mistakenly receives an expensive watch from Martin, which was meant for Ruby, leading her to believe that Martin wants to resume their relationship, so she kisses him. However, Martin rejects her and Ruby warns Stacey to stay away from Martin.
On New Year's Day 2021, Kush takes Arthur and attempts to flee the country but Whitney Dean is able to talk Kush into coming back.
Ruby fakes a pregnancy to hold on to Martin and manipulates him. Ruby and Martin want to take the kids on holiday and Stacey worries if the kids will want to come back to her after the holiday. Stacey finds out that £140 was taken out of her account and confronts Ruby. During the confrontation, Ruby falls down the stairs and pretends that she miscarried. Ruby lies to the police and Martin that Stacey pushed her, with only Jean and Lily believing her.
Stacey decides to hand herself in and gets a six-month sentence. She says a tearful goodbye to her family. Jean regularly visits Stacey in prison.
Three months later Stacey ends up in a fight and her visitor privileges are withdrawn. Two months later, Martin visits Stacey in prison under a special visitor order to explain the situation with Ruby and the kids after Lily and Jean were set up as drug dealers and orders Martin to sort her out or she will kill Ruby with her bare hands. Jean also visits Stacey after Ruby is sent to prison for the drugs.
2021-2022: 'Marriage' with Eve Unwin, Stacey's Baps and Jean Slater's bipolar relapse
A month later, Stacey is released from prison on probation and returns to Walford. Stacey reveals to Martin that she has got married again. After a visit from her probation officer, she tells Jean that she has married a woman called Eve Unwin. Although, Stacey explains that their marriage is a sham and offered to marry Eve in order to get her out of prison. Later that day, Eve arrives in Walford and Jean takes a instant dislike to her. Jean calls Sean and he manipulates her into believing that she will ruin Stacey's life and she leaves. Stacey is furious with Jean as Eve has used their address for parole and enlists Martin to help her find Eve.
Stacey grows close to former flame Kheerat but Eve's clashes with Suki pushes them apart. Eve impersonates her former job as a solicitor to null Suki's eviction, but she discovers their plan and pushes their eviction forward. When Eve clashes with Suki in the café, she orders the Slaters to leave imminently. They later move in with Phil.
In December 2021, Stacey searches for a job and applies for an interview for market inspector but little does she know that her ex-husband, Martin, has also applied for the same job.
On New Year's Eve, Martin calls Bob Lister to decline the job offer and to give it to someone who needs the position more.
In January 2022, Stacey is delighted to find out that she was offered the job as a market inspector and celebrates by going out with Eve, Ben. Callum Highway and Ash Kaur. As they go out, they are involved in a homophobic attack.
As she prepares to start her new job, Martin couldn't help himself and told her that he gave up the job for her. Stacey is secretly left smitten but hides this and tells him that she doesn't need his help. Over a row on Stacey's first day about Martin interfering in her new role, Stacey walks in front of an incoming van. Martin jumps out to save her and the two have a heart-to-heart about how they need to get on for the kids and they both apologise for their recent actions. Stacey realises that this job isn't for her and has an idea. She wants to open a new business on the market selling baps. With the help from Kat, she buys the van that almost hit her and names her new venture, Stacey's Baps.
On 11 February 2022, Stacey gets close to her ex-one-night-stand, Kheerat, despite also getting close again to her ex-husband, Martin. The two nearly share a kiss after Stacey apologises for accidentally giving him food poisoning from her new bap van but Kheerat's brother, Vinny Panesar, walks in. That same day, Kheerat comes to see Stacey as she is locking up her van and he kisses her on the cheek. Eve encourages Stacey to ask Kheerat on a date and when she does she is left ecstatic when he says yes. When she arrives at the Vic for their date, she sees him leave straight away after a conversation with Whitney. She feels let down and when he walks out again on her later in the week, she tells Eve and Martin it's his loss and that she's done with him, possibly meaning she could go to the arms of her ex-husband for support as Eve watches the two talking together.
In March 2022, Jean starts to become unwell again and is showing many signs of a manic episode. Stacey senses this and for months she tries to tell others and to get Jean to see she's unwell. Nobody listens and Stacey is left to worry about Jean on her own. This is until Martin sees Jean stumble out of a cab after a night on the town with torn tights. He brings her back to his to make her a cup of tea and find out what she's been doing all night. He also calls Stacey to come get her when he notices her erratic behaviour. After Jean proposes to boyfriend, Harvey Monroe, she goes out wedding dress shopping with Shirley and when a jeweller, who recognises Jean after she stole a ring, stops them and accuses Jean she breaks down in tears and Shirley becomes also very concerned about her behaviour. She goes to Stacey, who is glad that more people are noticing now. When Stacey and Lily go to Jean to get her to see sense, she spills boiling water on her hand by accident. Stacey phones the ambulance and police saying that Jean did it on purpose in the hopes that she will be sectioned. However, it didn't work as Jean puts on a show for the emergency services and tells them that it was all an accident. Lily backs Jean up and tells the police that her mother lied. Jean then reports Stacey for harassment, leaving Stacey upset considering she's already on probation. Jean flees to Southend where she was originally supposed to be marrying Harvey, however Harvey cancelled the wedding after an argument with Jean. Jean attempts to commit suicide by drowning herself in the sea but Stacey arrives and manages to save her.
Jean is taken to a psychiatric hospital but Stacey discharges Jean when another mentally ill patient attacks Jean, Jean returns home with Stacey but is frosty with her and accuses Stacey of trying to poison her. Jean tells Lily that she will get bipolar, which causes Lily to begin taking Jean's medication, Stacey catches Lily taking the medication and Lily tells her what Jean had said. Stacey then scolds Jean for what she told Lily. Jean pushes Stacey away which causes Stacey to fall onto a wine bottle which cuts Stacey's back leaving a huge scar which Stacey refuses to have checked out despite concern from her family. The next day, Stacey collapses and Kheerat calls an ambulance. Stacey has suffered from sepsis but was brought on before it could get worse. Kheerat and Stacey make their romance official. Kheerat later discovers that a mental health nurse has gone to the house to visit Jean, only Jean has locked herself in the bathroom. Kheerat tells Stacey, who then leaves the hospital and begs Jean to come out, Jean comes out but agrees to be sectioned, Stacey does not want Jean to go back to the hospital, but Jean ultimately goes.
Stacey is left heartbroken when she attempts to kiss Kheerat in the cafe and backs away still wanting to keep the relationship private. Stacey later dumps Kheerat as a result but the two get back together when Kheerat later kisses Stacey in front of Suki and everyone in the Vic. He apologises to Stacey for messing her around. Stacey later invites Kheerat to Golden Fields Caravan Park, however Kheerat declines due to having work meetings. Stacey invites ex-husband Martin instead but Kheerat then agrees to come, sparking an awkward holiday. While on holiday, Martin and Kheerat both look to alert dominance and take part in a series of competitive games. Kheerat angers Stacey when he makes a comment about the caravan's food, Stacey is then shocked to see Mo and Jean living in another caravan and confronts the pair. Stacey realises that Jean had been there for some time and begs Jean to come back to Walford. Jean eventually agrees but Stacey can see that she still needs time and agrees to stay at the caravan park with Jean until she is ready to return home.
Kheerat's old rival and secret brother Ravi Gulati arrives in Walford and immediately begin flirting with Stacey. When Ravi discovers that she is Kheerat's girlfriend, he flirts with her even more, leading to Kheerat and Ravi rowing multiple times. Stacey later discovers that Suki is sleeping with Eve, despite Suki claiming to be straight. Stacey agrees to keep it a secret for Eve's sake but warns Suki not to mess Eve around. Kheerat later finds out about Suki and Eve himself and is furious with Stacey for not telling him.
Kheerat sets Lily up on a date with Ravi's son Davinder 'Nugget' Gulati in order to try and get some information on Ranveer Gulati's death. When the date goes badly and Stacey discovers that Kheerat set Lily up, the two argue again and Stacey throws a drink on Kheerat. Ravi later meets Stacey and attempts to kiss her but Stacey rejects him and tells Kheerat, leading to Kheerat and Ravi having a fight.
Kheerat tells Eve that he is going to confess to Ranveer's murder to protect Suki. However, Eve tells Stacey and Suki and Suki orders him not to go through with his plan. A heart-broken Stacey begs him not to go through with it and admits that she has fallen in love with him, Kheerat admits that he feels the same but is adamant he is still going through with his plan and tells her that the police are on their way. Stacey and Kheerat then part ways and Kheerat is arrested, much to the dismay of his loved ones.
After Kheerat's arrest Stacey does a pregnancy test to see if she is pregnant with his baby after showing symptoms, but discovers she is not pregnant.
2023 to present: Lily Slater's pregnancy, Secret Cam work and stalker, brief reunion with Martin Fowler and The Six
On New Year's Day 2023, Lily, Jean and Eve are all hospitalised after getting carbon monoxide poisoning. A doctor later informs Stacey that Lily is pregnant at twelve years old. Social services, who suspect Lily could have been groomed, speak to Lily, but when she doesn't tell her the nature of her pregnancy, they tell Stacey that Lily could be put into the care system. Worrying about this, Lily tells Stacey that Ricky Branning is the father.
Martin soon discovers Lily's pregnancy and pressures her into an abortion. Stacey tells Martin not to pressure Lily into having an abortion. Stacey tells Martin that it needs to be Lily's decision. Lily tells them that she will have the abortion as she is not ready to be a mum, however the next day she changes her mind and decides to keep the baby much to Martin's annoyance. However Martin does agree to support Lily, despite not agreeing with her decision.
Martin discovers that Ricky is the father after catching Ricky and Lily talking. An angry Martin then threatens to call the police on Ricky in front of Lily. Lily then tells Ricky to warn him that the police will want to talk to him. He confides in Sam, who relays her knowledge of Lily being pregnant with Ricky's baby to Jack Branning. Jack confronts the Slaters, who reveal that Lily wants to keep the baby. After Ricky is interviewed by the police, Sam comes by to reveal that she is staying in Walford to help Ricky and be there for him. Ricky decides to help Lily and support her and their baby, despite Jack's opposition. Jack attempts to scare Lily about the reality of her situation into getting a abortion. Lily tells Stacey about her conversation with Jack and she bans Ricky and his family from having anything to do with his and Lily's child.
Stacey and her family begin to struggle due to the financial crisis, Stacey gets angry with Freddie Slater when he accidentally caused her stuff to get stolen, however Freddie manages to pay Stacey back when he wins a pancake eating competition.
On 13 February 2023, Lily reveals to Whitney that Ryan has not seen her since she was five years old. When Stacey finds out that Whitney has been talking to Lily about Ryan, she tells Whitney not to get involved and that she will tell Ryan about Lily's pregnancy when the time is right. Later on Whitney phones Ryan to talk to him about her own pregnancy and ends up telling a shocked Ryan about Lily's pregnancy. Ryan returns to Walford and attempts to bond with Lily, however it is later revealed that Ryan has only come back because he wants to take Lily to Wakefield with him so they can have Lily's child - as Ryan's wife, Helen Malloy, cannot have kids. Stacey finds out his plan during Lily's baby scan and the two have an argument, with Lily taking Ryan's side, Ryan later asks Lily to come to Wakefield with him and Lily agrees. However, Lily sees Ryan's true colours when Ryan has another argument with Stacey. Ryan insults Stacey parenting skill, saying "no wonder Lily's pregnant". Lily overhears everything and orders Ryan to leave. before leaving, Ryan tells Stacey he is going to be cutting Lily's child maintenance down to a minimum.
Stacey continues to struggle to pay her bills and needing to pay for a new fridge after the old one had broken and buy Lily a new uniform after her old one stopped fitting due to her pregnancy and is exhausted one day after work. However Jean tells Stacey she's got a one-off job for them to do, Stacey agrees to the job and heads out to her third job of the day. When Stacey and Jean finish the job Stacey spots a load of money and in a moment of madness steals the money, Stacey later regrets taking the money as she realises she could end up back on prison. Stacey and Jean later get a call to do a second job for the same company, when finishing the job Stacey puts the money back that she had taken, however securtiy guard Alan Cope spots Stacey putting the money back and realises that she had taken it the night before. Alan agrees to keep quite as long as Stacey goes on a date with him, Stacey agrees and tells Alan she'll call him. However as she attempts to leave Alan forcefully tries to kiss her, resulting in Stacey kneeing him in the stomach. Alan then calls the Police about the assault and stolen money. After Stacey tells him Jean will also be a witness to what happen and Alan mother will find out what he has done, Alan withdraws the allegation.
Stacey returns home and breaks down when talking to Eve, Stacey says she's a terrible mother but reassures her that she's not. Stacey later has a run in with Kat after Kat buys Stacey a fridge and new uniform for Lily, Stacey takes it badly believing Kat View Stacey as a charity case. Kat calls Stacey ungrateful before leaving the house. The next day after some persuasion from Jean, Stacey apologises to Kat however after briefly making up the two fall out again when Kat goes out with Phil for a meal. Stacey later finds Tom Cotton taking pictures of Freddie in nothing but his underpants, Stacey questions what is going on and Freddie tells her that he is modeling for an adult website called Secret Cam. Stacey is initially sceptical calling the users on their perverts.
On 22 March 2023 a loan shark that Stacey had borrowed money off called Shiv meets Stacey at an alleyway next to Stacey's Baps to collect his payment from Stacey, Shiv was surprised that Stacey had got the money as she had previously told him that she didn't have it. Stacey tells him that she found it after Shiv had threatened to break her kneecaps, Stacey then gives Shiv his money, however Shiv grabs her arm and tells her that he wants more of the money she owes him. Shiv orders her to pay him £200 by the next day, Stacey tells him that she doesn't have it, Shiv then grabs Stacey by the throat and aggressively demands that she finds it. Stacey then joins Secret Cam and takes pictures of her feet, she is disappointed not to have gained any subscribers or make any money, saying she degraded herself for nothing. Stacey later gets her first subscriber, who asks her to do something explicit which is not revealed on-screen.
The next day Shiv turns up at Stacey's house after Stacey ignores his calls and threatens to destroy her Stacey's Baps van if she doesn't get him the £200. Shiv later shows up at the van to collect his payment, Stacey is about to tell him that she doesn't have the money. However Alfie Moon shows up and pays Shiv the £200 that he'd got from selling one of big Mo's old wedding dresses.
Shiv turns up for the rest of his money the following week, however Stacey ignores his calls as she was attending Lily's twenty week baby scan with Lily and Ricky. Shiv then breaks into Stacey's house and begins to strangle her, however Eve turns up and shoves him away. Shiv leaves but not before threatening Stacey, telling her to pay £3,000 by the next day. A terrified Stacey Stacey goes to Kat and Phil and explains her situation with Shiv, Phil offers to deal with Shiv and Stacey tells Phil that she's got a plan. Stacey later meets Shiv at the Arches and pays him his money, Phil then appears from the dark with a baseball bat and threatens Shiv to never go near Stacey again. Stacey thanks Phil and Stacey then goes to Lily and Ricky's gender reveal party and discovers Lily is having a girl. After paying Shiv off Stacey finally think she can relax until she receives a letter and it's a huge gas and electricity bill, which reduces Stacey to tears. Stacey later re-opens her Secret Cam account and records a strip-tease to make some money.
Stacey then goes back to every day life but she receives a series of texts from a subscriber asking to see her face and offering her more money to do so. Stacey prepares to do this but is caught by Eve, who promises not to say anything. Stacey reveals to Eve the following day that she didn't go through with it, Stacey then receives a phone call from Lily's school. The school reveal that Lily has been bullying another child, Stacey and Martin confront Lily and Lily says the girl was taking pictures of herself. Lily calls the girl disgusting and shows a bad attitude, storming off while Stacey and Martin are talking to her. Stacey and Martin later catch Lily crying and she reveals it was sex education at school and she has been getting bullied for being pregnant. Revealing she only bullied the other girl to make her bullies stop. Stacey and Martin later go for a picnic at the allotments and Stacey tells Martin that she has a way to make more money but she isn't sure if she should do it. Martin tells Stacey that if it's safe then she should go for it, Stacey later records the strip tease with her face and sends it to the subscriber.
Upon learning that Lily is still being bullied at school Stacey goes into school and confronts the bullies and the Walford High School head master Mr Morden, Mr Morden invites Stacey to the parent committee to give her a voice to speak about Lily's bullying. One of the students at the school finds Stacey's Secret Cam and tells everyone at school, Amy tells Lily and she confronts Stacey, calling her disgusting. With the family now knowing Freddie goes onto tell Alfie, Bernadette Taylor overhears and tells the Square. Stacey is encouraged by Martin to attend the Parents committee and she does, Stacey is judged by the other parents but stand up for herself and Lily. After Jean begins to regret the way she treated Stacey she sees Lily and she refuses to see Stacey, Jean then gives Lily stern words asking her if Stacey judged her when she was pregnant. Lily and Stacey later make up and Stacey explains she has been doing Secret Cam in order to provide for Lily, her baby and the other kids, Lily and Jean understand but ask Stacey to delete the Secret Cam account. Stacey agrees but then later tells them she is going to keep doing it until the end of the month so she doesn't have to pay her subscribers back, Stacey later decides she will delete the account at the end of the month but is going to continue sending pictures and videos to one of the subscribers through text.
Stacey is later furious when she finds out Freddie's old school teacher Theo Hawthorne had brought Lily trainers, Stacey does not let Lily have the trainers and orders Theo to leave. However, when Lily goes outside Theo gives Lily the trainers. Lily later wears the trainers in front of Amy, Denzel and Davinder, they ask where she got the trainers from and Lily reveals that an older man brought them for her. Davinder and Denzel say the man is a pervert and Amy tells Lily that she does think it's weird, Lily later confronts Theo and asks him if he's a pervert as that's what her friends are saying. Theo says that he can understand why her friends would think that but Theo assures Lily that he's just a family friend. Amy later tells Stacey about Lily's trainers and Stacey realises that Theo gave her the trainers back, Stacey angrily confronts Lily and demands to know if Theo gave her the trainers back. Lily tells Stacey that she found them in the bin after Theo had dumped them, Lily also says that she has got rid of the trainers and that Stacey was horrible to Theo. Stacey later sees Theo in the Vic and apologises to him, however Theo later begins watching Stacey and Lily.
Martin begins to suspect that Theo is trying to groom Lily when Theo offers to tutor Lily for free, when Martin finds out that Theo brought Lily trainers he calls Theo a paedophile in front of Theo, Lily and Stacey. Although it is later revealed that Theo is not grooming Lily it is revealed that Theo is subscribed to Stacey on Secret Cam and is stalking her. Lily is later being tutored by Theo when she goes into a false labour (braxton hickes), Theo sneaks into Stacey's room and begins sniffing her perfume, Theo finds Lily and rushes her to hospital. When Stacey and Martin are notified they rush to hospital and a furious Martin grabs Theo believing he is responsible for Lily being in hospital. however, Lily reveals what really happened and Martin apologises to Theo and Stacey thanks Theo.
Jean later sets Stacey and Theo up on a date, however the date is awkward, Stacey tells Eve that she dreamed about a man and Eve assumes it was Theo and asks him to be Stacey's plus one at Kathy Beale and Tom Cotton's wedding. However Stacey reveals to Eve that the man she dreamt about was Martin and that she felt no spark with Theo during their date, Stacey is conflicted about who should be her plus one at the wedding. Stacey gets drunk and leaves a voicemail for Martin asking him to be her plus one at the wedding. Both men turn up to Stacey's house, Stacey tells Martin that she doesn't remember the voicemail and that Theo is her plus one at the wedding, Martin convinces Stacey to cancel with Theo and go with him, however Stacey doesn't go through with it. At the wedding both men battle for Stacey with Martin kissing Stacey and then bragging about it to Theo and Theo kissing Stacey's hand in front of Martin. Stacey later chooses Martin and tells Theo they're just friends and she is sorry if she gave him any mixed signals. Stacey and Martin then kiss and sleep together. Martin wants to get back together with Stacey but Stacey avoids answering at first, Stacey tells Eve she scared of messing things up with Martin again. Eve tells Stacey that it's supposed to be scary, Stacey then goes to see Martin and the two get back together. Stacey later tells Martin that she is still doing cam work and Martin takes it badly storming out, Although Stacey and Martin later talk and make up however it's short lived as when Martin overhears Stacey talking to one of her clients he furiously storms out and ends up having a fight in the Vic. Martin tells Stacey that he can't handle her cam work so Stacey dumps him. When Martin sobers up him and Stacey begin talking and Stacey tells Martin that nothing sexual happens during her cam work and that her and the client just talk, Stacey says her client is probably just a desperate old man. Theo overhears this and is angry, Theo then sends Stacey a sexual request and Martin sees the message and believes Stacey is lying to him, ending their potential reunion. Later on when Stacey tells her client she will not do the sexual request and Theo asks if it is because of her ex. Stacey then realises that her client is someone she knows leaving her horrified.
Theo begins sending Stacey gifts and Stacey and Eve hatch a plan to catch her stalker out by having Stacey arrange to meet them while Eve waits to pounce, however when Theo shows up and Stacey doesn't suspect him asks to talk to her about Lily's tutoring. When Caroline Johnston arrives in Walford and reveals to Eve that she was drunk when she accidentally ran over and killed Eve's sister, Eve furious and trashes Stacey's kitchen which nearly reaults in Lily's social worker witnessing it, Theo sees an opportunity to get Eve out of the picture and manipulates Stacey into throwing Eve out.Stacey and eve sort things out and she moves back in.
On the 5 September 2023 Lily has her baby on the same day that she found out her stalker was Theo so Stacey locks Theo out and tries to help Lily go through her birth, she goes to get some towels for the birth. However, Theo enters though the back door she asks him to leave but Theo refuses and he stands infront of the kitchen door stopping Stacey to get to Lily. Before Theo can do anything Martin and Eve come into the kitchen and throw Theo out and take Lily to the hospital and she gives birth to her daughter, Charli Slater. Stacey reports Theo to the police but he denies doing anything wrong and they let him go, Theo later goes to hospital to see Lily but is spotted by Stacey and Jack who both threaten him. Stacey then believes Theo is gone for good but is shocked when Theo moves into the house next door to her, Stacey then speaks to Jack about Theo and Jack suggests a restraining order but warns Stacey that it could take weeks so tells her in the mean time to write a journal of anything Theo does to her.
Theo wins the case against the stalking protection order, leaving Stacey devastated. He later confronts Stacey in the Square and attempts to intimidate her, but Lily orders him to stay away. Theo is later revealed to be pretending to be Freddie's dad Graham Foster on social media, however Freddie discovers this and confronts him in the Vic. While walking back to his house, Theo notices Stacey’s window is open and he sneaks into her house. He attempts to rape her, but Freddie walks into the kitchen and drags him off. Theo and Freddie fight and Freddie knocks Theo unconscious with an iron. Freddie panics thinking he'll go to prison and Stacey tries to calm him down. Eve walks in and discovers what has happened. They come up with a plan for Freddie to claim self-defence, so Eve and Stacey put on gloves and Stacey goes into Theo's car and grabs a wrench. They then plant the wrench in Theo's hand, Eve then leaves and Stacey and Freddie both claim Freddie hitting Theo was self-defence. Theo is rushed to hospital and Freddie is taken to the station for questioning.
Sam returns to see Ricky and Charli but Ricky doesn't want to see her and Stacey tells Sam that she has let him down not being around, Suki later sees Stacey and Suki tells her that she's leaving and asks her where Eve is but Stacey refuses to tell her and tells Suki that she broke Eve's heart. When Theo goes to court his hearing is adjourned, Theo then goes to Walford and approaches Stacey, Stacey tells him he can't be here but Theo asks to just talk and says it will be worth it. When Stacey talks to Theo she lies to him and tells him they can be a couple if he pleads guilty, at his trial Theo pleads guilty. Stacey later gets drunk and tells Jack that she planted evidence on Theo to save Freddie from going to prison. Despite being angry because he could lose his job if he doesn't report this Jack understands why Stacey did it and agrees to keep it a secret but tells her not to tell anyone else. Stacey and Jack later have sex after him and Denise break up. The next day Stacey meets Jack to show him a note from a missing Eve that she doesn't believe came from Eve but Jack, who is embarrassed because of their one-night-stand tells Stacey that he isn't interested. Stacey calls Jack a "typical Branning" and accused him of only caring about himself. Denise meets Jack in an attempt to save their marriage, however Jack admits to his one-night-stand but tells Denise that it was a random woman that he met in the Vic. Denise agrees to give their marriage one more chance for the kids but tell Jack that nothing is fixed yet, Denise later discovers that it was Stacey that Jack slept with after she sees him return a necklace to her that she'd accidentally left at Jack's. Stacey is reunited with Eve and she tells him that Ravi and Nish have been arrested for her murder, Eve asks Stacey to help her and Suki flee the country and she agrees. However, Jack walks in and sees Eve alive, Stacey, Suki and Eve beg Jack not to tell the police. A reluctant Jack agrees not tell the police as long as Eve and Suki are gone by the morning but when he sees they are still on the Square they blackmail Jack to keep quite for longer or they will tell Amy and Ricky about Jack's one-night-stand with Stacey. Jack again keeps quite, however when Stacey bad mouths Jack in front of Denise Jack phones his colleagues and tells them that Eve is alive and Ravi and Nish are released.
On Christmas day 2023 Stacey discovers Jack's betrayal and furiously berates him. Jack institute that he will check on Suki and protect Eve. Later that night at the Vic Sharon, Stacey, Suki, Kathy, Denise and Linda meet up for a drink in the Vic, Suki tells Stacey, Linda, Sharon, Denise and Kathy about her conflict with Nish and Eve. One of them insists that Suki calls Nish and informs him to come and talk with her at the Vic and that he won’t do anything because they’d all be there to protect Suki, she then agrees with the idea and calls Nish. It doesn’t take long for him to arrive. When Nish gets there, he is greeted by the six women but asks them to go away and let him and Suki talk in private. They decline and say that they need to be there for Suki. Suki then expresses her true feelings to Nish and that their marriage is over and that she doesn’t want to be with him anymore. Nish refuses to come to terms and Stacey imperatively tells Nish that he needs to understand that Suki doesn’t want him anymore. Nish pleads with Suki to give him another chance and that he’ll make her happy. Suki turns around stating that she can’t bare to look at him. Suddenly, Nish fiercely grabs Suki and attempts to take her away but the women defend Suki and all pull on him to get her off, Nish swings his arms and hits Linda in the face, giving her a thick lip, she then goes to make a call. The remaining women still try to save Suki but all panic as Nish punches them all off, Kathy grabs onto Nish but yet again he powerfully pushes her off. At this moment, Denise realises that they’re out of options and grabs a glass bottle and charges at Nish, smashing it on his head, saving Suki and sending him unconscious. Linda puts the phone down and walks back in, shocked to see Nish, Suki worriedly looks at Nish although Kathy is confused to Suki’s reaction. Stacey goes down to Nish’s body to check him over but her hands get covered in blood. Denise shakes and panics as she looks at a so-thought dead Nish. Sharon then goes down to Nish, checks his pulse - “He’s dead” the women all believe him to be dead but they are quickly interrupted by Keanu walking in. Keanu then demands to see Albie but Sharon makes it clear that Albie isn't his son and threatens to call the police on Keanu, Keanu in a fit of rage begins to strangle Sharon. The women try to get Keanu off of her but can't, Linda then picks up a meat fork and stabs Keanu in the back killing him. Sharon, Denise, Stacey, Suki, Kathy and Linda are all left in shock and debate what to do with Keanu's body. Stacey and Kathy want to call the police and ambulance but the rest of the women want to get rid of Keanu's body, The women then hide Keanu's body underneath the floor board of the recently burned down café. The women then call an ambulance for Nish and he is rushed to hospital and put in an induced coma, the women blame Nish's attack on Keanu when interviewed by the police however the women's stories are inconsistent as they fail to mention Keanu finding out that Albie is not his son and Kathy accidentally tells them that Suki has been cheating on Nish with Eve. Even though the women didn't agree to mention that, Tom remembers that while drunk he saw Sharon going into the café and tells Kathy that he thinks that she is hiding something and goes to have a look in the café. When Tom refuses to drop his suspicions the six women suggest to Kathy that she reports him to the police for setting fire to the café. The next day the women sneak into the café and an argument starts when Linda freaks out about having to move Keanu's body, Denise grabs Linda and Stacey attempts to separate the scuffle but accidentally pushes Denise into the hole under the floor boards of to Keanu's body. The women help Denise out of the hole and then come up with the idea that instead of moving Keanu's body then pour concerte into the hole sealing the hole and hiding Keanu's body, The women then successfully hide Keanu's body but are unaware that when Denise fell her necklace fell on to Keanu's body and was buried in the cement. Denise realises her necklace is gone the next day and begs the other women to help her destroy the concrete and get the necklace back, however the women refuse to help her. Denise and Jack attend couples therapy and afterwards Jack runs into Stacey on the Square and she asks how it went, Jack says that it went horribly as Denise wouldn't open up. Jack once again tells Stacey that he thinks Denise is hiding something.
Kat dumps Phil after finding out that he cheated on her with Emma Harding and moves into Stacey’s with Bert, Ernie and Tommy. Phil begs her multiple times to give him another chance but she says no. Nish later breaks into Stacey's house and accuses her of trying to attack him on Christmas Day, Stacey insists it was Keanu but Nish tells her that he remembers that keanu wasn't there. Nish then corners Stacey and she grabs a knife to defend herself, Jack then enters the house and orders Nish to leave, Stacey and Jack then share a kiss but both pull away away a guilty Jack leaves. When Denise continues to be distant with Jack, Jack and Stacey sleep together after a court hearing where Lily and Ricky are given full parental custody of Charli. When Jack returns home Denise believes that Jack has been investigating Keanu's death, Denise takes Jack's phone and almost discovers flirty texts between Stacey and Jack. Stacey and the other women discover that the café floor boards are being dug up because of a leak, however they later discover that the floor boards are no longer being dug up, although the women face a new problem when Keanu's mother, Karen returns looking for Keanu.
Kathy and Stacey manage to get Karen to leave and use the Arches as a way to bribe her. In the clear from Karen, they are faced with their next challenge - Nish going to the police and reporting Stacey as his attacker, she is taken in for questioning but sticks to her initial statement, and is released with no further investigation. As things seem better, the murder weapon goes missing. Johnny and Linda start blaming everyone but they all deny it. Denise then gets agitated and begins to have a Psychosis episode. Stacey, having past experience, supports Denise and tries to help her, when Denise reveals that she is seeing Keanu's ghost and hallucinating, Stacey discreetly calls Mental Health Services after Denise goes missing to 'escape from the devil'. Denise is sectioned and recovers. In this period, Stacey reveals the truth about Nish's attack/Keanu's murder to Jack, who is distraught and left feeling betrayed by Denise. After, Stacey warns a recovered Denise that Jack knows.
When Denise is released, she is stable once again and meets with The Six, declaring that she wants nothing to do with them again. A few weeks later, Jack, organises a barbecue for the Slater's to join to help Denise feel more eased in to society. At the barbecue, Stacey and Jack kiss outdoors and are caught by Martin, who insults Stacey and furiously argues with her. Stacey panics and can't stop Martin, so she tries to resume the night as normal. However, things take a turn for Martin drops the bombshell of the affair to the children and everyone else around, Denise already knows, although an unbeknownst Chelsea is bewildered by the news and furiously slaps Stacey, and almost attacks her. Jack and Martin then begin fighting outdoors and are stopped by Stacey, Lily then moves out for some time and cuts contact with Stacey.
After things settle down, Stacey tries to reconnect with Lily, but things don't go too well. To their surprises, Sharon returns in April and is shocked to hear of what has happened. On the plus side, Linda finds the murder weapon and Sharon pledges to dispose of it efficiently. Although, the café floor caves in and attracts the attention of people nearby. Realising the necklace is still there, her and Denise - despite their feud - attempt to retrieve it, however they are caught by Jack in the act who demands answers. Denise reveals it’s Keanu and has to plead with Jack to not go to the police - he then tells them to leave whilst he deals with it. Stacey and Denise exit unseen and Denise befriends Stacey at this moment, trusting her. Minutes later, Bernadette and Alfie then enter and see the hole and a body, thankfully, Jack retrieves the necklace, undetected. The police to arrive to the scene and The Six are quickly put under pressure. Things go from bad to worse as they identify the body as Keanu.
The police arrest Sharon on suspicion of murder, so Stacey is in the clear, however, they still need to rescue Sharon. So, they frame Dean, especially after discovering he had tampered with daughter, Jade Masood's medication and his rape to Linda in 2014. The plan goes successfully as Stacey plants the meat thermometer in his flat and Dean is successfully charged, and Sharon is free. Dean remains in prison whilst The Six are finally in the clear, with no one looking in their direction.
Stacey later says her goodbyes to Whitney, who leaves the square for good. Keanu also has a funeral to which Stacey pays her respects to blend in. Despite Karen returning to Walford, she doesn't say anything or accuse The Six once again. Eve later proposes to Suki, shocking everyone. Although Suki implies a 'no' which annoys Eve. Stacey later is agitated with Suki and criticises her for being close with an old friend, sparking jealous feelings from Eve. However, they later determine that Nish is behind this and discuss how to move forward. Stacey celebrates her 3-year wedding anniversary with Eve but is quickly interrupted once Suki agrees to marry Eve.
Later on, Stacey makes her statement in court against Dean and gets asked pressurising questions, however Stacey manages to evade the suspicions and performs well. She is later shocked to see Sharon arrested and Linda running away. Back home, Stacey agitates Lily when she misses Charli's birthday party for court, which causes some tension but Stacey resolves it by reminiscing on the past.
Kill count
Murders/manslaughter victims
- Archie Mitchell (25 December 2009) - Hit him over the head with the cast of Queen Victoria in The Vic after Bradley Branning found out Archie raped her.
Connected murders and deaths
- Keanu Taylor (25 December 2023) (association) - When Keanu is killed by Linda Carter in defence of Sharon Watts, Stacey helped to cover up the crime by helping move his body to underneath the floor boards in the café.
Attempted murder victims
- Phil Mitchell (30 July 2019) (defence) - Hit him over the head with a wrench in order to save her husband, Martin Fowler.
Employment history
Occupation | Years active |
---|---|
Shop assistant at Minute Mart | 2004-2006 |
Market trader | 2005-2010, 2015 |
Hairdresser at Blades | 2014 |
Co-owner and hairdresser at Elysium | 2016 |
Babysitter | 2016-2017 |
Barmaid at The Queen Victoria | 2017 |
Cleaner at Clean Slater | 2018-2021, 2023 |
Market inspector | 2022 |
Owner of Stacey’s Baps | 2022 to present |
Webcam model for Secret Cam | 2023- |
Residence
Address | Years |
---|---|
23 Albert Square | 2004-2010, 2014 |
Mexico | 2010-prior to 2014 |
Unnamed house in London | Prior to 2014 |
Prison | 2014, 2021 |
3C Albert Square | 2015-2016 |
31 Albert Square | 2016-2019, 2020-2021, 2022-2023, 2023- |
55 Victoria Road | 2021-2022 |
5D Albert Square | 2023 |
Fight count
Punches
- Juley Smith (12 January 2006)
- Bradley Branning (24 January 2006)
- Deano Wicks (27 January 2006)
- Unknown man (26 June 2007)
- Callum Monks (6 March 2009)
- Janine Malloy (30 September 2010)
Total: 6
Individual characters punched: 6
Total punches: 6
Slaps
- Preeti Choraria (16 November 2006)
- Deano Wicks (15 January 2007)
- Tanya Branning (23 March 2007)
- Chelsea Fox (27 August 2007) (during a fight with Stacey)
- Sean Slater (29 April 2008)
- Becca Swanson (3 September 2010)
- Ryan Malloy (28 September 2010)
- Billy Mitchell (18 October 2010)
- Abi Branning (20 July 2015) (during a fight with Abi)
- Max Branning (24 December 2017)
- Martin Fowler (22 January 2018)
- Ross Swinden (22 March 2019)
- Martin Fowler (28 October 2019)
Total: 13
Individual characters slapped: 12
Total slaps: 13
Knees
Total: 1
Individual characters kneed: 1
Total knees: 1
Background information
- In 2022, Gillian Wright and Lacey Turner won best on-screen partnership at The British Soap Awards for their portrayals of mother and daughter, Jean Slater and Stacey Slater.
- In 2023, Stacey had the most appearances and most doof-doofs of the year.
Quotes
First line (1 November 2004): "I don't believe this, my ticket's gone, I swear I bought one, this really weird bloke came and sat next to me, he kept staring at me really funny, he must have gone in my pocket" (spoken to the Ticket Man at Walford East Station)
Last line (25 December 2010): "Bye Max" (spoken to Max Branning before she goes on the run with Lily)
First line (17 February 2014): "Where's Kat?" (spoken to Alfie Moon as Kat discovered where Stacey was)
Last line (2 August 2019) before her break: "Well do you want to go now, I'll wait?" (spoken to Martin Fowler before they go on the run together)
First line (21 September 2020): "Oi is this a private barney or can we all pile in?" (spoken to Ruby Allen and Kat Slater as she returned)
Last line (1 April 2021) before her break: "I love you too mum" (spoken to Jean Slater before going to prison)
First line - cameo (16 September 2021): "It's one of the kids innit. Or is it my mum?" (spoken to Martin Fowler as he visited her in prison)
First line - permanent return (25 October 2021): "You call this a party? I've been to better wakes!" (spoken to Jean Slater as she returns from prison)
"You were bored? What's wrong with snakes and ladders?" (Said to Lily Slater on 5 January 2023)