EastEnders legend returns to find another woman living in her house
JACK Branning was left in charge of the family home as his wife Denise Fox took some time off from Walford.
The EastEnders legend played by Diane Parish returns next week and she’s shocked to see her husband with another woman.
The hair stylist missed out on a handful of events that have kept BBC One viewers at the edge of their seats.
During her absence, her husband Jack (played by Scott Maslen) has been taking on all sorts of duties – including babysitting as he’s left in charge of his granddaughter Charli next week.
However, it’s soon clear that he’s in over his head with the tot and he calls Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) for help.
Thankfully, Denise soon arrives home from her holiday early, meaning Jack will no longer be alone to take everything in charge.
Denise wants the Walford gossip but before Jack can reveal that Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) is staying with them, she bursts in, much to Denise’s disgust.
Jack launches a charm offensive on Denise to get her to forgive him over the Sam debacle.
However, they fall out again when Denise discovers Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) is back and Jack didn’t tell her.
Things get even worse when she learns the true circumstances of Sam’s return.
Later, Jack turns to Stacey for support before returning home to angry Denise.
Upon his comeback, Denise gives him a harsh ultimatum – either Sam goes, or she will.
In later scenes, Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) tries to give Denise relationship advice as she smarts over Jack’s antics.
At the Branning house, Sam understands that she can’t stay and tells Jack that Denise is a good woman and not many people would have taken on his troubled kids.
As Jack shows Sam out, he sees Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) mouthing off at Denise, and isn’t happy due to their chequered past with the gangster.
Denise and Jack reconcile but they are clearly uneasy around each other.
Could this be a hint that their marriage is headed down the drain?
Viewers have rumbled chemistry between Jack Branning and Stacey Slater as they have bonded whilst coming to terms with their young children, Lily and Ricky, becoming parents.
Jack has also tried to help Stacey when Theo Hawthorne was making her life a misery by terrorising her and stalking her.
But could Jack really go through with being unfaithful to his wife Denise?
Will he make her pay for her own infidelity with Ravi?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.