EastEnders spoilers follow for Wednesday’s (March 6) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer.
Zack Hudson (James Farrar) packed his job in following a heated exchange with boss Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara).
The much-loved character, as viewers know, has been under serious amounts of stress in recent episodes after Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), who is pregnant with his baby, was knocked down by a car.
The incident took place during a trip to Milton Keynes to visit Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer), with Whitney taking a keen interest in neighbour Britney Wainwright (Lola Campbell).
Britney was being neglected by mum Keeley, who issued Whitney with an ultimatum, telling her that she can look after her daughter for her if she feels strongly enough about it.
Zack, however, struggled to get his head around the fact that Whitney was so determined to protect Britney at the expense of their own little family and, feeling like he had no say in the matter, he returned to Walford after several arguments with his one true love.
Wednesday’s (March 6) edition of the BBC serial drama saw tongues wagging over the reason why Zack was back without Whitney by his side, with Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) giving him a piece of her mind.
Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), however, proved more supportive, telling Zack that she can completely see his point of view on the situation. Zack struggled with Whitney’s decision and, missing her, he repeatedly tried to make contact.
Whitney, however, proved evasive, ignoring his calls. Despite this, she made time to answer for Lauren, who relayed that Zack’s not coping very well with her actions.
And truer words were never spoken, with emotional Zack quitting his job after Ravi quizzed him on the reason why he was so distracted.
‘I’ve packed it in!’, he said to Lauren when questioned why he wasn’t at work, before he proceeded to get drunk.
He subsequently clashed with Lauren, who ordered him to go home and sober up but the two later had a heart-to-heart, with Zack leaning in for a kiss!
