{"id":153562,"date":"2025-09-22T18:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/153562\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:05:09","slug":"eastenders-sharon-to-be-drawn-into-explosive-joel-storyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/153562\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders’ Sharon to be drawn into explosive Joel storyline"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/p>\n

EastEnders’ Vicki Fowler and Ross Marshall have been struggling to deal with teenage tearaway son Joel and his misogynistic behaviour, increasingly so after Ross had to take a second job working nights and left Vicki alone<\/a> to deal with things.<\/p>\n

But the beleaguered couple will get an ally this week as Sharon Watts makes her return to Albert Square<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Although Sharon’s first port of call is dealing with Zoe Slater<\/a>, she soon gets drawn into the Joel drama, but will her no-nonsense attitude be able to deal with his radicalised attitude?<\/p>\n

Either way, Vicki is going to be glad of the support, as the character’s actor Alice Haig revealed.<\/p>\n

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“Vicki has really missed Sharon, but I think her returning is going to reveal a lot to Vicki about what’s going on in her life,” she said.<\/p>\n

“When somebody supports you and loves you, as Sharon does with Vicki, they are not going to be impressed when they see somebody behaving so badly. Vicki can’t see the wood for the trees with Joel, so Sharon’s perspective and opinion will be revealing.”<\/p>\n

“On the surface, it might look like Vicki is coping, but underneath, she’s really struggling,” Haig continued. “Vicki doesn’t feel that she has the authority to discipline Joel in the way she wants to. She loves Ross and wants to support him, but she’s also scared of Joel and what he could be capable of.”<\/p>\n

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Behind the scenes, Haig is delighted to be working with Letitia Dean again.<\/p>\n

“She’s the kindest soul in the world and such a great support. I keep thinking about how much there is to explore between Sharon and Vicki, given all the history between them,” the actor explained.<\/p>\n

“Sharon is fiercely loyal, and so is Vicki, so they do think of each other as proper sisters, and they look out for each other. But there’s a lot of competition there\u2026”<\/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

Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

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