Zack Hudson set to lose everything in dramatic EastEnders exit after ‘biggest mistake of his life

Zack Hudson (James Farrar) risked everything when he slept with Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) behind Whitney Dean’s (Shona McGarty) back in EastEnders, and now it is only a matter of time before everything explodes.

Zack was left horrified when he found out that Whitney had been paid to take Britney Wainwright (Lola Campbell) in, and was furious that she had lied to him about something so big.

Believing that Lauren had been the one to spill the big secret, Whitney turned on her, showering her with harsh words and cruel jibes.

Hurt, Lauren headed to Peggy’s, where she soon met with an equally scorned Zack, and one thing led to another with the pair ending up spending the night together.

Zack’s whole world is about to fall apart

Sleeping with Lauren was Zack’s way of dealing with the rejection from Whitney, as well as hitting the self-destruct button, actor James Farrar revealed.

‘It’s the sense of rejection. Whitney made it clear that she would choose Britney over Zack. Zack has been walked away from in every single relationship he’s ever been in.

‘As a foster kid, he’s never really had unconditional love from anyone bar Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean). He thought he had that with Whitney but he gave Whitney so many opportunities to be truthful [about Britney’s fostering] and she didn’t so he feels betrayed.

‘This combined with all of his insecurities and his inability to deal with emotions, he’s reacted and made probably the biggest mistake of his life.’

With Zack on edge from keeping this huge secret, it didn’t take long for him to accidentally confess to Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer), who has since made it clear just how unhappy she is about what he’s done.

‘Having Bianca on his back has probably been the biggest hurdle because he realises that having a mum on side is essential,’ James explained. ‘Equally, he probably knows deep down that secrets like this will always come out when a lot of people know about it.

‘So, he’s papering over cracks and he’s trying to pretend that none of it has happened. Deep down he knows that his actions were not right, but I think he realises that his relationship had cracks and he acted on that which he now definitely regrets.’

Unfortunately, it isn’t just Bianca that Zack has to worry about, as young Britney recently overheard him discussing the betrayal with Lauren, shortly after Whitney gave birth to daughter Dolly.

In upcoming scenes, Zack’s happiness over baby Dolly is short-lived when Britney arrives, and he is forced to pull her aside and beg her not to expose his cheating to the new mum.

‘[He has] no plan. He’s rolling with the punches and is just terrified that Whitney is going to find out.’

Unfortunately, at the crucial moment where Zack and Whitney are about to say ‘I do’, Britney exposes Zack and Lauren’s secret, and Zack is forced to fight for his future.

‘He’s determined to try and rectify the situation as he ultimately doesn’t want to lose Dolly because of this.’

Will he manage to save his family from falling apart in the wake of Britney’s bombshell, or is he set to lose it all?