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EastEnders' Lacey Turner reveals 'guilt' over decision to quit soap after 21 years


EXCLUSIVE: Lacey Turner, who has decided to take a break from eastEnders after 21 years, opens up about homelife, her husband Matt and the 'guilt' you can feel as a working mum

After returning to work just weeks after Gipsy’s birth to film the special 40th anniversary scenes – in which Stacey’s ex-husband Martin Fowler died in The Queen Vic explosion – Lacey is keen to make the most of her extended time off. The actress and her barber husband have little time for date nights, but grab it when they can (Image: Ben Moore/LHA Represents) Viewers of the BBC soap are currently watching Stacey dealing with the heart-breaking aftermath of the death of Martin Fowler(played by James Bye ), who declared his love for his former wife before tragedy struck. She and her childhood sweetheart Matt, 36, will be celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary in September after tying the knot in a stunning ceremony in Ibiza, watched by soap legends such as Jake Wood and the late Dame Barbara Windsor.

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