Stacey Slater takes drastic action to be free of stalker Theo Hawthorne in EastEnders
THEO Hawthorne was finally exposed as Stacey Slater’s stalker in explosive scenes as he confessed his true feelings to her.
Terrified of what he could do next, the EastEnders favourite decides to take desperate action. Will it work?
Life in Albert Square isn’t as safe as it used to be for Stacey Slater as the creepy teacher made the decision to stick around in an attempt to get all of her attention.
Theo (played by William Ellis) became infatuated with the bap van owner (Lacey Turner) when he stumbled upon her cam work on Secret Cam.
After befriending her and taking her pregnant daughter Lily under his wing by giving her free tutoring, Theo was exposed as an unstable character who once drove a female colleague to suicide as she struggled to overcome his stalking.
Terrorised by him, Stacey tries to ignore Theo but in upcoming scenes due to air on BBC One this week, she gets a nasty shock.
Stacey is terrified when she bumps into Theo in the Square gardens.
Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) consoles her back at No.29 and agrees to help Stacey get an interim stalking protection order.
He also vows to be on hand if anything should happen to deter Theo.
The copper previously let Theo know he could find dirt on him to take him down if push comes to shove as the teacher tried to bond with Lily and her new-born daughter Charli.
But could Jack take things too far?
This remains to be seen but, in the meantime, Stacey continues to keep up her bravado when Theo arrives at Kat Slater’s hen do.
While she manages to fool everybody around her, once alone it’s clear Stacey is still terrified by his presence.
As mentioned above, Theo has been met with great opposition in recent scenes of the London-based drama.
Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) were some of the first residents to grow increasingly suspicious of Theo and sought answers from one of his former colleagues.
The market trader met Theo during the last few months of Lily’s pregnancy as he returned from a job abroad and he was convinced the teacher’s selfless kindness was hiding sinister motives.
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After finding out he was her stalker, Stacey tried to report him to the police but the authorities refused to take action, claiming a lack of evidence.
How will Stacey be able to get rid of Theo once and for all?
Could he be the victim of the Christmas murder mystery, as theorised by fans?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.