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Stacey Slater’s bipolar hell
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EastEnders has never been a show to shy away from a big-hitting storyline or two, and poor Stacey Slater has had more than her fair share over the years. Next up for the sassy stallholder is a shock diagnosis with bipolar disorder following her increasingly worrying behaviour after the death of a friend.
“It’s great that EastEnders is continuing to raise awareness of this difficult issue,” trilled 21-year-old Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey. “I hope I can do justice to this challenging storyline.” Viewers tuning in to tonight and tomorrow’s episode of the BBC soap will witness Stacey teetering on the brink of the condition.
Stacey is a character of highs and lows, of great passions and dark moods,” cooed executive producer Diederick Santer. “This week, those contrasts become bigger and we realise her mood is far more complex than simply being upset about her friend’s death.”
EastEnders bigwigs have garnered the full support of mental health charity Mind, which helped out with the development of the storyline. “It’s fantastic that a high-profile soap is prepared to explore a mental health issue through such a popular, well-loved character.”
Let’s hope Stacey manages to come through unscathed. That stall isn’t going to mind itself, after all.
by Stewart Turner, Thursday 14 May 2009
Source: Daily Mirror
