After being dumped by Vicki, Ross hits a new low in early iPlayer release

Ross's life is falling apart
Joel Harley

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for tonight’s episode of EastEnders, which is streaming now on BBC iPlayer, but has yet to air on BBC One – in which Ross hits a new low after being dumped by Vicki.

Ross Marshall hits a new low in EastEnders spoilers for tonight (Thursday, October 16), as he continues to reckon with the fallout from Joel’s attack on Vicki. Ross found himself out on his ear last night, after Vicki realised he’d never be able to cut out his son entirely.

He was shocked as he returned home, where Zack and Kathy had packed his bags and were hustling him out of the door. However, worse was to come as Ross plotted his next move…

Ross stands over Vicki, who's in a hospital bed
Vicki dumped Ross in EastEnders last night (Credit: BBC)

Ross down in the dumps in EastEnders today

As today’s episode begins, Ross is in a bad way. He’s just spent the night sleeping rough, and is desperate to pass on a message to Joel. After making a call, he tries to find somewhere for himself and Joel to stay, once the heat has died down and Joel’s sentence is done.

Seeing Ross struggling, Harvey feels sympathetic. Remembering his own son, Aaron, Harvey offers Ross a place to stay.

This doesn’t go down well with Ian and Kathy, who order him back out of the house. At his wits’ end, Ross launches into an impassioned tirade. However, Kathy hits back, reminding Ross and his audience how he protected Joel at the expense of Vicki and all of Joel’s other victims.

Ouch.

Ross on the phone in the hospital on EastEnders

Ross shopped his own son to the police (Credit: BBC)

Ross hits a new low… and the bottle

Ross’s day went from bad to worse as he hit the bottle. Pushing away Anthony’s attempts to help, Ross began downing spirits.

Harvey and Anthony found Ross passed out near the Vic, covered in his own vomit. The men ushered Ross back to Ian’s place, where Ian had been having second thoughts about his shunning of Ross.

He decided to let Ross stay, in spite of Kathy’s reservations. Vicki, meanwhile, decided to get away from it all with a trip to the Peak District, organised by Kathy and Sharon.

What will become of Ross in her absence?

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