Vicki shaken to the core in EastEnders after Joel's twisted outburst
His behaviour seems to have significantly worsened in the last week.
As viewers of the BBC One soap saw, Joel discovered that his mum Cleo – who he previously branded a 'slapper' – was getting remarried. He seemed to take the news well, but later headed to The Vic to steal booze with his mate Tommy Moon (Sonny Kendall).
When they were caught, he began to tear strips off Tommy's mum Kat (Jessie Wallace), and Ross had to drag him out of the pub.
Back at home, he decided to allow his dad into his inner circle, showing him a worrying video from a sexist and misogynistic influencer who he clearly was inspired by.
When Joel wandered off into the kitchen, Ross decided to delve deeper into his files and noticed that he'd shared countless videos of girls being upskirted or filmed without their knowledge online.
Ross snapped, and threw the laptop into the sink before branding his son a 'disgusting little pervert.'
In the aftermath, he seemed to target Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) when her SecretCam footage leaked online. He promised that he wasn't responsible and even handed over his devices to prove his innocence.
She contacted the police, but ultimately nothing was done.
His troubling attitude worsened when he discovered that Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) had aborted his baby, tearing strips off her character in a conversation with Tommy.
He firmly believed that she didn't have the authority to terminate the child without his permission.
In tonight's episode, Joel charged into her dad Ravi Gulati's (Aaron Thiara) flat, looking to have an altercation with Avani.
Her mum Priya (Sophie Khan Levy) was quick to step in and throw him out to stop Ravi attacking him. Let's face it, from history, we know that Ravi would stop at nothing to protect his children!
Outside in the street, Joel lashed out at Avani and went to slap her, but Vicki stepped in before he made a huge mistake.
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Marching him home, she soon saw his true colours. He reeled off a number of sick ideologies, including his belief that reproduction is the purpose of womanhood.
She begged him to open his eyes and wondered if he looked at her any different having not had any children herself. More Trending
Joel swiped back, saying that she walks all over his dad Ross (Alex Walkinshaw) and he won't be controlled in the same way.
In a truly horrifying move, he asserted that if she pushes him further, she'd find out that a 'proper slapping would do [her] the world of good.'
Despicable.
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