{"id":623403,"date":"2026-09-13T12:52:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/623403\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T12:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:52:18","slug":"eastenders-favourite-lacey-turner-reportedly-gets-stacey-slater-return-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/623403\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders favourite Lacey Turner reportedly gets Stacey Slater return date"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eastenders star Lacey Turner is reportedly on her way back to Walford, with Stacey Slater returning for some special episodes. Lacey, who is currently on a break from the BBC soap, is also competing on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A report from The Sun’s Hannah Hope on TikTok<\/a> claims Turner will appear as a guest star in episodes that will air around New Years’ before returning properly later in 2027.<\/p>\n

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While Turner will be busy with Strictly over the next few months, the competition and Eastenders are filmed at the same location \u2014 London’s Elstreet Studios.<\/p>\n

Digital Spy has reached out to Eastenders for comment. <\/p>\n

Stacey left Albert Square last October<\/a>, swapping Walford for Brazil where her brother Sean has been living. Her exit came after the return of her former flame Max Branning and her cousin Zoe.<\/p>\n

Last month it was confirmed that Rob Kazinsky will be back on Albert Square soon as Sean<\/a>, marking the character’s first full-time return in 17 years.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Sean’s big return<\/a>, Eastenders executive producer Ben Wadey previously teased: “He\u2019s arriving at an interesting point for that Slater clan, but he has connections all over the place.<\/p>\n

“He saw Amy as his child briefly, and I think he still holds onto that a little bit, so he\u2019s got those connections. Him and Max have somewhat of a chequered past, him and Jack also very complicated. So he\u2019s one of those characters who can land back in the show and immediately have conflict or love with everyone.”<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile Turner opened up earlier this week about why now was the right time<\/a> for her to take on Strictly.<\/p>\n

“I’ve always wanted to do it, but I’ve just never been brave enough,” she said. “I’ve had a friend do it every year, so I know how hard it is. A lot of my friends are physically fit, and they have been exhausted.<\/p>\n

“So, whilst I’m not working on EastEnders this year, I thought it might be a good time to do it because I’m not sure I am physically or mentally fit enough to do both jobs at the same time as well as run a household with three feral children!”<\/p>\n

EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast. <\/p>\n

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