EastEnders viewers were left shocked as Joel Marshall, played by Max Murray, launched a brutal attack on his stepmother Vicki Fowler , portrayed by Alice Haig, in distressing scenes last week, leaving her unconscious.

Vicki and her partner Ross, played by Alex Walkinshaw, have been finding it difficult to connect with Joel in recent months, as the teenager continues to express deeply misogynistic views influenced by social media.

The assault on Vicki resulted in her hospitalisation, with Ross being one of the last people to discover what had transpired.

Actor Alex Walkinshaw has shared insights into his character's thoughts upon discovering the incident, describing it as a "nightmare scenario" for Ross, a father of one who moved to Walford from Australia earlier this year.

"But he

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