EastEnders confirms who is blackmailing Vicki and she is left reeling

EastEnders spoilers follow for Thursday’s (April 16) episode, which is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) got the shock of her life when she uncovered the identity of her blackmailer – and let’s just say that it wasn’t the person she expected.

The show favourite, as viewers know, is set to wed Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw) in the coming weeks but has been unable to resist the charms of Zack Hudson (James Farrar).

Earlier this week, Zack agreed to be the stripper for Vicki’s hen do.

Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), who had spotted the connection between the two previously, was less than pleased to see the chemistry resurface on the evening in question and thus she set off the fire alarm, hoping to put a dampener on the sparks.

Her plan backfired, however, with Vicki and Zack subsequently sharing a very passionate kiss in the alley beside Harry’s Barn.

And little did they know that they’d been snapped on camera, with a shocking blackmail demand soon issued by the mystery photographer.

With some help from Mark Fowler Jr (Stephen Aaron-Sipple), Vicki and Zack launched an investigation, hellbent on tracking down the person responsible for their plight.

Vicki was led to believe that Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) was the culprit though he soon poured cold water on that theory.

The truth came to light in Thursday’s offering of the BBC One soap, which can be streamed now on BBC iPlayer, with Louie (Jake McNally) revealed to be the blackmailer!

Ian uncovered the truth after is grandson’s phone proceeded to beep and thus he wasted little time in informing Zack, who raced to stop Vicki from spilling the beans about their affair to unsuspecting Ross.

Louie was apologetic and explained that he wanted the money to help Lauren Branning (Jaqueline Jossa) and Peter (Thomas Law), who are struggling financially.

Vicki agreed to keep shtum in exchange for the photo being deleted and that Louie promise never to divulge what he witnessed.

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But this is Walford we’re talking about.

Surely it’s only a matter of time before the truth comes out – especially with a wedding around the corner!

EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One or stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

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