EastEnders fans predict a dark sex addict storyline for Zack after he sets his sights on Chelsea

Zack Hudson has been a very naughty boy and EastEnders viewers are not happy! In the space of a week he’s tried to sabotage Vicki and...
Laura Morgan

Zack Hudson has been a very naughty boy and EastEnders viewers are not happy!

In the space of a week he’s tried to sabotage Vicki and Ross’s wedding in a last-ditch attempt to win her heart. Then he attempted to woo ex-girlfriend Whitney back to Walford with the promise of them being a family again. Zack doesn’t seem to know what – or who – he wants and his womanising ways aren’t winning him any supporters.

Next week the Square’s very own lothario sets his sights on Chelsea when the pair share a moment. It’s no wonder some fans are predicting the soap is lining up a sex addiction storyline for Zack.

Zack and Vicki share a moment in EastEnders
Zack and Vicki’s affair has caused a stir (Credit: BBC)

EastEnders: Zack can’t keep it in his pants

When Zack first arrived in Walford he seemed like a really decent bloke. But recent months have seen the once kind-hearted brother and friend turn into a one-dimensional womaniser, whose only focus is satisfying his own selfish desires.

The affair with his sort-of-half-sibling Vicki has not been Zack’s finest hour. Nor the way in which he’s treated Ross – pretending to be his mate to his face while secretly bedding his fiancée.

Zack’s heart was broken last year when ex-girlfriend Whitney left Walford with their daughter Dolly. Her surprise reappearance saw Zack begging her to give things another go, when only a few hours earlier he was trying to stop Vicki marrying Ross.

Now this is a man who definitely wants to have his cake and eat it!

Zack in a suit
Zack seems to want what he can’t have (Credit: BBC)

EastEnders fans declare Zack is a sex addict

On a Reddit discussion about Zack, fans were all in agreement that the character’s behaviour is giving them the ick.

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One wrote: “I used to quite like Zack, He was a pretty decent guy with a bit of a weakness and some poor behaviour around women. But they’ve just pushed this so that instead of being a bit of a ladies man, he’s become sleazy and unlikeable.”

“Went from being mildly annoying to a two-faced sex pest and all-round horrible person,” another agreed. “He will pretend to love anyone if it means he can get them into bed,” a third wrote.

Viewers were also appalled by Zack’s double standards when it came to Whitney. A disgusted fan declared: “Typical toxic male behaviour honestly, judging Whitney for moving on after 2 years when he literally can’t seem to keep it in his pants.”

Zack seems to be working his way through the women of Walford and becoming quite the rogue. And some think a sex addict storyline is on the cards.

“It would be great for awareness if they explored a sex addict storyline with Zack,” one fan said. Another added: “It feels deeper than just him being promiscuous.”

Could Chelsea become Zack’s next target?

Chelsea Fox

There’s a spark between Zack and Chelsea

Fans suspect Chelsea could be the next notch on Zack’s bedpost after the pair share a moment next week.

The steamy encounter takes place during the highly anticipated ‘Night that Changes Everything‘. Chelsea is enjoying a flirt with Mack Fowler, but her attentions soon turn to Zack.  They almost kiss, but then the moment is interrupted and Chelsea walks away, completely oblivious that something terrible has happened.

Chelsea will soon find herself trapped in a living nightmare, but will Zack be there to support her? Or is this just another passing fancy?

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