Vicki and Zack face blackmail nightmare after secret hen do kiss in EastEnders

As the blackmailer closes in, will Vicki tell Ross the truth?

 11-17 APRIL

It’s the day of Vicki and Ross’ hen and stag-dos, but the happy couple are at loggerheads over the prospect of Joel having to live back in Walford when he is released.

When Vicki tells Ross that she can’t marry him if he chooses Joel over her, the pair reluctantly head to their respective parties.

Meanwhile, Zack tells Sam about his previous tryst with Vicki, and when Kim arrives at The Vic, she asks Zack to step in as their stripper for Vicki’s ‘60s fancy dress themed hen.

Later, sensing a connection between Zack and Vicki, Kathy is mortified and takes matters into her own hands to stop Vicki from making a mistake by setting off the fire alarm.

Outside, Vicki and Zack sneak off and passionately kiss, but Vicki puts a stop to it when she hears Ross. With Zack deflated, their troubles are far from over as someone has secretly recorded them.

Zack tries to speak to Vicki about their kiss, but she insists there can’t be anything between them. And Vicki is reassured when Ross tells her that he’ll sort out alternative living arrangements for Joel once he’s released.

Meanwhile, Zack drowns his sorrows in Harry’s Barn, and when Sam joins him, the pair have a heart-to-heart, and Sam reveals her results are clear.

Later, Zack tells Vicki he is moving on, but the pair are horrified when she receives an anonymous blackmail text with an image of them both kissing. As they both panic, they attempt to find their mystery blackmailer, and a paranoid Vicky suspects Zoe.

Later, Vicki tells Mark the truth, and after he manages to track the phone, Vicki grows suspicious of Ian after he comments on Vicki and Zack’s closeness. But when she, Zack and Mark head to No.25 to confront him, Ian is shocked to discover that Vicki has been having an affair with Zack, and Kathy knew about it.

Ian encourages Vicki to tell Ross the truth, but the trouble is far from over as the blackmailer requests £20,000 in return for their silence.

Meanwhile, Ross attempts to organise a wedding surprise for Vicki, enlisting the help of the men of Walford to rehearse a flash mob.

Deciding she's out of options, Vicki tells Zack that she is going to reveal all to Ross, but when she attempts to speak to an oblivious Ross, he has to visit a work client, so he agrees to meet her for lunch instead.

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