EastEnders hunk in passionate clinch with ex-wife – months after traumatic split
UPCOMING EastEnders scenes see a hunk in a passionate clinch with his ex-wife – merely months following their dramatic split.
Couples in the BBC soap are no strangers to experiencing fiery break-ups.
Estranged spouses Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Denise Fox (Diane Parish) are seemingly set to reignite their romance.
The long-term Albert Square residents married in 2021, having begun dating in 2019.
However, their relationship was left hanging by a thread after Denise discovered Jack’s affair with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) late last year.
In upcoming scenes, a heart-to-heart with Yolande (Angela Wynter) about the importance of honesty and truth sets Denise into action.
Feeling guilty, she starts to open up about her lies over the club crush, caused by her daughter Chelsea (Zaraah Abrahams).
Hearing Yolande’s words about the corrosive nature of lies, she prepares to tell Jack the truth about Chelsea causing the club crush.
Will she commit to coming clean after seeing Amy Mitchell’s (Ellie Dadd) -Jack’s daughter’s – injuries?
Later, Jack tells Denise how grateful he is for everything she’s done for their family.
He gives a moving speech to his ex-wife about how amazing she is.
Considering their moment of passion – could this be the start of getting their married life back on track?
In earlier scenes, Denise hears about Jack and his elder daughter Penny’s (Kitty Castledine) contentious relationship.
Making it her mission to fix the situation, she invites both to Denzel’s (Jaden Ladenga) 16th birthday party.
Meanwhile, Jack has been feeling overwhelmed with the demands of caring for Amy since the crush – and running the house singlehandedly.
He reluctantly agrees for Penny to visit No.27 to support her younger half-sister.
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Despite his initial reservations, Jack is pleased to see Amy in much better spirits during Penny’s visit.
However, a tactless comment by Jack soon sours the mood and upsets Penny, sparking a massive row between them.
How will things play out for the extended Branning-Fox family?
EastEnders airs on BBC One and is available on iPlayer.