EastEnders fans believe a spoiler for Monday’s episode and a scene last week has revealed how vile teen Joel Marshall targets Stacey Slater, but it could lead to his own downfall
16:49, 10 Aug 2025Updated 16:50, 10 Aug 2025
Viewers of EastEnders believe a new teaser for the BBC soap has let slip what Joel Marshall does after targeting Stacey Slater. It was clear he had revenge in mind after she put him in his place last week over his vile views and comments about women.
Stacey ended up slapping Joel across the face with her cousin Kat Moon barring him from the pub after his remarks aimed at her. But after months of vile behaviour, most of which targeted at women, the character turned on Stacey, not helped by Kat’s son Tommy Moon.
It comes after Stacey’s stalking ordeal not so long ago, with her also posting adult content onto a webcam site. After her stalker Theo attacked her and she realised he was subscribing to her cam posts, she appeared to delete everything, or at least stopped using the site.
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Stacey ended up slapping Joel across the face(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
That’s all in the past, or at least it was until someone leaks photos and videos of her from her cam posts this coming week. Last week we saw Tommy tell Joel all about Stacey’s ordeal off the back of her posting content.
We later saw Joel finding Stacey’s profile and pulling a smirk on his face, clearly plotting. Fans now believe they know what he’s done, after a preview clip for Monday’s episode teased something was about to hit Stacey just as she is feeling like everything is on track.
She’s shown telling Kathy Beale about how things are going, and how her daughter Lily Slater is returning to Walford that evening. Sharing her excitement, she gets distracted when she notices people looking at her.
She’s not wrong either, with multiple café customers staring at her and making quiet comments, while also pulling judgemental or awkward faces. Kathy hasn’t even noticed and tells Stacey as such, but then we see Tommy and Joel staring at her too from across the market.
Joel looks smug, and it’s evident he’s done something and it’s likely linked to what the customers are talking about. Stacey remains unaware though and heads off, but soon she makes a troubling discovery.
Viewers of EastEnders believe a new teaser for the BBC soap has let slip what Joel Marshall does after targeting Stacey Slater(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
Stacey is told at some point that her SecretCam photos and videos have been leaked online. Stacey is mortified but immediately works out Joel is likely behind it given their showdown days before.
She wastes no time in heading over to confront him, but Joel denies having anything to do with it. As Ross Marshall hurries his son home Joel continues to deny it, and Ross accepts this when he sees his laptop.
But fans are convinced Joel is the one to blame given his recent actions and him finding the site last week. They believe this is his revenge against her after she put him in his place.
One fan speculated: “Joel’s done something from that online adults page she had.” Another fan agreed: “He leaks Stacey’s photos & videos from her Cam days online,” as a third said: “I know he’s shared her pics.”
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A fourth fan posted: “I have a gut feeling that Joel has got her webcam pics and prob posted them all over the Internet.” A further post added: “I knew he was gonna do that from when he found her profile I think Tommy might have helped with that.”
But could Joel have triggered his own downfall? It’s been revealed that Stacey reports Joel to the police and now fans think this could lead to him getting into trouble.
One viewer said: “Then he can be charged for that.” Another fan wrote: “I mean she’ll report him to the police and they’ll examine his laptop and find evidence even if he deletes history. Yes? So the incel with curtains will be gone.”
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