With Zoe having kept details of their dalliance a secret from her family, things are about to get seriously messy when Zoe’s cousin and Max’s ex lover Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) learns the truth in forthcoming scenes. Interrupting proceedings, Max’s arrival leaves Lauren reeling, as Stacey and Zoe look on stunned. ‘Seeing Max again gives Stacey the shock of her life,’ explains Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey. ‘When Stacey sees Max and Zoe kiss, it’s such a shock,’ Lacey says. Back to the present day, and upon hearing of Max’s return, Cindy gets ready to face-off with the man responsible for her son’s death.