EastEnders spoilers: Zack’s terror for the future as he fears becoming abuser after scary act

Zack Hudson (James Farrar) is a broken man in EastEnders.

The character lost everything last week when his partner Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) discovered he had slept with Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa).

In a storyline that eventually led to Whitney’s exit from Albert Square, she concluded she didn’t need a man to live her life, and departed with baby Dolly and Britney (Lola Campbell) all on her own, ready to start afresh.

The setup Zack had with Whitney was one he had craved all of his life – and now it’s gone as a result of betrayal, secrets and a lot of lies.

The other person in this scenario is Lauren. She begged for Whitney’s forgiveness before she left but had her friendship destroyed.

Now, she’s also on her own and faces judgemental comments from Walford residents whenever she steps foot onto the Square.

Yesterday, Lauren paid a visit to Zack and wanted to see how he was doing.

Somewhat out of control, Zack tried to kiss Lauren again and when she rejected the advance, he turned and screamed in her face.

In Tuesday’s (May 28) episode of the BBC One soap, Lauren spent the evening at the Beale household with Peter (Thomas Law). She opened up about the incident with Zack and said it really scared her – so Peter decided to do something about it.

Over at Zack’s flat, Peter attempted to confront him but the struggling character snapped again and became incredibly angry.

Peter left and Zack was once again all on his own. He then sat down and started to cry, fearful of the dark, violent person he’s potentially turning into.

Feeling lost, what’s next for Zack as he tries to build a life again without Whitney?