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EastEnders' Lacey Turner's exit revealed as Stacey Slater star 'takes break'


EastEnders star Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater on the BBC soap, is set to be off-screen later this year as she takes a break from her role on the show after giving birth in January

EastEnders' Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater, has confirmed she's taking a break from the popular BBC soap. An EastEnders spokesperson confirmed to The Sun that Lacey will be off-screen later this year but assured fans there's "plenty of more drama" to come before she departs. She made her return from maternity leave for the live episode, where her on-screen love interest Martin Fowler, portrayed by James Bye, tragically died following an explosion at the Queen Vic.

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