Stacey Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Lacey Turner.
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Stacey Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Lacey Turner.
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Stacey Slater first appears in episode 2826, originally broadcast on 1 November 2004.
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Stacey Slater was created by scriptwriter Tony Jordan with Turner in mind.
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Three years later, Turner's anticipated return was announced and Stacey Slater appears in the episode originally broadcast on 7 February 2014 before departing again on 24 March 2014.
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Stacey Slater was involved in another issue-led story exploring postpartum psychosis in 2016, following the birth of her son.
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Turner went on maternity leave in August 2019 and prior to her exit, Stacey became involved in a custody battle with Kush Kazemi and a feud with her cousin Kat Slater.
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Stacey Slater's accolades include four National Television Awards, six British Soap Awards and eight Inside Soap Awards.
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Stacey Slater struggled to cope with her mother's suicidal and erratic behaviour, resulting from her illness.
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In early 2005, Stacey Slater befriends Ruby Allen, the daughter of gangster Johnny Allen, and they later become best friends, despite falling out a few times and disapproval from Johnny.
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Stacey Slater informs Little Mo of this, resulting in Little Mo and Oliver splitting up.
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Stacey Slater is stunned when Sean appears back in her life after seven years, but is happy to have her brother back.
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Stacey Slater tells Max they are over for good and she is marrying Bradley.
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Stacey Slater feels overwhelmed on her wedding day and almost does not go through with the ceremony, but Bradley convinces her to marry him.
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Stacey Slater is uncertain and secretly continues taking birth control pills.
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Stacey Slater has a brief relationship with Callum, but they split up over his harsh treatment of her mother.
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Stacey Slater is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but is non-compliant with her medication and becomes paranoid, experiencing hallucinations.
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Stacey Slater realizes Ryan is the father of her baby, but decides not to tell him.
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On Christmas Day, Stacey Slater tells Jean she killed Archie, so a panicked Jean takes Lily away from her.
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Stacey Slater contemplates suicide but Max stops her and says he will help her escape.
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Stacey Slater convinces Jean that Janine has framed her and Ryan plans to run away with her.
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Stacey Slater tells Ryan she does not want him to come with her, because she is not sure whether she really loves him.
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Kat sees Stacey Slater walking into a salon, from the top deck of a bus in London.
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Luke believes that Stacey Slater's name is "Jenny Smith" and is unaware of her criminal history.
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Stacey Slater sees Kat leaving and confronts her in Albert Square.
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Stacey Slater decides to finally clear Bradley's name and calls the police, telling them that she killed Archie.
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Stacey Slater is arrested and later sentenced to five years in prison.
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Stacey Slater is worried about Kat and Alfie leaving, following their lottery win.
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Stacey Slater is roughed up by Dean, who asks her about his daughter with Shabnam Masood.
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Stacey Slater is jealous when Shabnam reveals she is pregnant, and Stacey Slater reconciles with Martin.
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Jean sees the key and becomes angry, so Stacey Slater is curious and tries to find what the key is for, to no avail; Jean pretends to flush the key down the toilet.
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Stacey Slater discovers she is pregnant, but Martin asks her to get a termination, claiming that it is too soon in their relationship.
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Stacey Slater decides to keep the baby after a talk with Shabnam and Martin agrees to stand by her.
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Stacey Slater is spooked when a man she does not know begins to follow her.
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When Stacey Slater finds out Martin is planning to propose, she says she does not want to get married again.
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Stacey Slater later proposes that she become his "not-wife", so they are committed but not married, and she agrees.
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Stacey Slater forgives Lee, and tells Shabnam that she saw her dead father Brian when she was electrocuted.
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When Shabnam finds the baby scan Stacey Slater is hiding, Stacey Slater throws her out of the flat and tears up the scan photo.
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When Shabnam asks why Stacey Slater is hiding the photo from Martin, Stacey Slater admits he is not the father but the real father was a one-night stand before getting together with him.
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Kush's mother Carmel Kazemi notices Kush and Stacey Slater talking, and realises that he could be the father of Stacey Slater's baby.
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When Stacey Slater 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.
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Stacey Slater tells Martin she has a stalker, and when Jean and Ollie visit, she tells them too.
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Stacey Slater realises that Jean knows who it is, and when she asks, Jean produces the key.
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Stacey Slater 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 Slater the key when she turned 21 but after Brian's death, Sean stole it.
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Stacey Slater gives birth at Lily's nativity play and Martin names the baby Arthur Fowler, after his father.
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Stacey Slater discovers that Charlie has died, so flees and meets Kyle, asking him to run away with her.
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Stacey Slater takes a cab and sees a vision of Charlie driving it, and he convinces her to return home to Walford.
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Stacey Slater tells the doctor she has been hearing God's voice since Arthur's birth at Christmas, so the doctor suspects she is suffering from postpartum psychosis.
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Shabnam soon realises that Stacey Slater wants to see Arthur, so goes to Martin with the idea of getting Stacey Slater and Arthur taken to a mother and baby care unit.
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When Shabnam decides to leave Walford, Stacey Slater finally admits that Kush is Arthur's father, showing that she is starting to recover.
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Stacey Slater 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.
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Stacey Slater begs for his forgiveness, but he goes to America, returning a few weeks later and they reunite.
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Stacey Slater is allowed a home visit, where she meets Kyle again.
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Stacey Slater explains that he is transgender and he used to be her sister but is her brother.
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Stacey Slater accepts and supports him and allows him to stay at her and Martin's flat.
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Stacey Slater says she no longer wants to be Martin's "not-wife" and proposes to him, which he accepts, and tells Kush he can be part of Arthur's life, but Kush later decides he does not want to be Arthur's role model.
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Martin and Kyle think Stacey Slater is putting too much pressure on herself when she invites Jean, Ollie and her cousin Belinda Peacock for a family dinner.
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Stacey Slater later argues with Jean to accept and believe Kyle but instead Jean leaves.
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Stacey Slater helps Belinda out at her new salon and Belinda is impressed with her.
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Stacey Slater is upset when Martin is involved in a bus crash but he recovers and agrees to having a baby with Stacey Slater.
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Stacey Slater tells Martin that she is pregnant and they agree to seek medical advice because she is worried about her postpartum psychosis returning.
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In July 2017, Stacey Slater goes for a job interview at The Queen Vic and is accepted as a barmaid there .
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Carmel witnesses a stressed Stacey Slater physically taking Lily upstairs and refuses to leave Stacey Slater with Lily and Arthur.
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Stacey Slater's 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.
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Carmel is horrified when she finds bruises on Arthur's arms, and expresses her concerns to Kush that Stacey Slater is unwell, while Stacey Slater tells Martin's sister Michelle Fowler that he gained the bruises in hospital.
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However, Lily tells Carmel that Stacey Slater was responsible, so Carmel reports this to social services, but tries to retract what she said after realising it was a mistake.
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Stacey Slater hears from Lauren that Max has tried killing Ian Beale and tries calming him down, letting him stay with her and Martin they nearly kiss.
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Max tricks Stacey Slater into returning home and tries to convince her there is still a spark between them.
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Stacey Slater's phone is posted through the letter box and she finds it the next day.
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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 Slater have restarted their affair, reveals to Stacey Slater that Max killed Steven Beale and tried to kill Jane, which is overheard by both Abi and Martin.
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Stacey Slater rejects him, saying he will never changed and she wishes he had died instead of Bradley.
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Martin decides to make up with Stacey Slater after speaking to Ted Murray, but Stacey Slater leaves Walford with Lily, Arthur and Hope, choosing to live with Jean for a while.
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Later, Hayley visits Stacey and warns her not to soften towards Martin when she feels guilty as they are cousins and Slater girls.
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Stacey Slater is devastated when Big Mo returns to Walford with the news Kat is dead and she and Martin become intimate when he supports her through her grief.
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Mo encourages Stacey Slater to put it down to Jean not taking her bipolar medication.
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Stacey Slater is then annoyed with Mo when she learns the truth, but is forced to hide in a cupboard when Ian visits with the raised money.
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Unknown to Stacey Slater, Jean has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and hides this from the family.
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Stacey Slater tries to support Jean, but she runs away, although she is later found and persuaded back to Walford.
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Whilst picking up the children from school, Stacey Slater discovers that Amy Mitchell is missing and unbeknownst to her, Sean has picked Amy up and returns her to Walford.
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Stacey Slater confronts Sean at the pub and Sean is angry at Stacey Slater for not telling him about Roxy's death.
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Stacey Slater 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.
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Stacey Slater is then hit over the head with a wrench, and it is revealed that Stacey is the culprit, as she did it to save Martin.
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Stacey Slater is left at the bottom of the pit, seemingly "dead", fighting for his life.
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Stacey Slater tries to make amends with Jean and after learning about Suki Panesar's behaviour towards Jean, she confronts Suki, but is stopped by Jean.
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Stacey Slater is surprised to learn that Martin lied about cheating to protect her from Ben, and becomes upset when she spots Martin and Ruby kiss.
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Stacey Slater 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 Slater jealous.
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Stacey Slater criticizes Ruby to Kat and Lily, who reveals what Stacey had said about Ruby.
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On Christmas Day, Stacey Slater 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.
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Stacey Slater finds out that £140 was taken out of her account and confronts Ruby.
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Stacey Slater decides to hand herself in and gets a six-month sentence.
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Three months later Stacey Slater ends up in a fight and her visitor privileges are withdrawn.
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Month later, Stacey Slater is released from prison on probation and returns to Walford.
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Stacey Slater reveals to Martin that she has got married again, and after a visit from her probation officer, she tells Jean that she has married a woman called Eve Unwin.
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Stacey Slater explains that their marriage is a sham and that she offered to marry Eve in order to get her released from prison.
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Stacey Slater grows close to former flame Kheerat but Eve's clashes with Suki push them apart.
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Stacey Slater helps Kheerat to flee Walford when he attacks Gray Atkins in self-defence after he reveals that he murdered Chantelle, and she later discovers that he had pushed Kush in front of the train which killed him.
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Stacey Slater becomes worried by Jean's ecstatic behaviour and her speedy relationship with Harvey Monroe, and they clash when Stacey Slater is concerned that Jean is unwell again.
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Stacey Slater is mortified when she sees her Jean on the bouncy castle embarrassing herself and accidentally hurting Arthur.
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Stacey Slater tries to appeal to Harvey that Jean is experiencing a manic episode, but he refuses to listen.
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In July 2022, Stacey is stunned when Lily reveals she has tracked down Kat's estranged daughter Zoe Slater on social media and invited her to Kat's wedding to Phil.
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Stacey Slater tries to assure Lily that Kat and Zoe's relationship is complicated and not to intervene.
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Stacey Slater was leaning against a wall and looked just like Kat Slater, played by Wallace.
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Stacey Slater was forced to admit her to a mental institution for her own safety.
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Couple were shown to face problems in August 2006, when Stacey Slater declared she was pregnant with Bradley's child, and on the advice of his father, Max, Bradley convinced Stacey Slater to have an abortion.
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The story was moulded around what Stacey Slater would do in that situation and what the research led the team to believe was the most truthful way events would develop.
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However, she predicted in an interview on the official EastEnders website that Bradley's death would lead to a permanent change in Stacey Slater's character, saying that Stacey Slater would struggle with motherhood.
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When Stacey Slater learns about Kush's plans to apply for joint custody of their son Arthur Fowler from Kat, she goes "ballistic" and Kat realises she has made an error.
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Stacey Slater's discovery leads to a confrontation between Stacey Slater and Martin and Kush and Kat on the market.
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Turner stated that Stacey Slater feels "betrayed" by Kat siding with Kush as they have been through so much together.
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Turner explained that Stacey Slater is surprised to find Max and Ruby together and would not have paired them together, although the actress liked the pairing and thought it made "a great twist".
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At home, Stacey Slater decides to flee Walford with her children, which allows Turner to leave for maternity leave.
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Turner explained that Stacey Slater thought she was protecting Martin by leaving him, but his "true love for Stacey Slater" is showcased as he decides to leave too.
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The narrative states that away from the show, Stacey Slater enters a short relationship with Jerome, which ends before the government-enforced lockdown.
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Stacey Slater decides to return after the lockdown, but has been in contact with Kat, who has informed her about Martin's new relationship with Ruby.
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Stacey Slater added that Stacey is annoyed with Ruby because she is "supposed to be her best friend".
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Stacey Slater was surprised by the comments, but took it as a compliment to her character.
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Stacey Slater had not finished filming on EastEnders and had two days left before going on maternity leave.
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Stacey Slater departs in episode 6247, originally broadcast on 1 April 2021.
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On 29 August 2021, senior executive producer Kate Oates teased Stacey Slater's return revealing that it would tie in with Lytton's exit for maternity leave.
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Stacey Slater returned in episode 6343, originally broadcast on 16 September 2021 and again in episode 6345, originally broadcast on 20 September 2021, as Jean visits her to tell her about Ruby's prison sentence and that she does not have cancer.
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Stacey Slater returned full time in episode 6365, originally broadcast on 25 October 2021.
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Stacey Slater has been proven very popular with fans and has been well received by critics.
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Stacey Slater's departure was nominated for 'Best Exit' at the 2011 British Soap Awards.
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