EastEnders favourite fired after making shock discovery about Bernie Taylor

AN EASTENDERS fan-favourite was brutally fired moments after uncovering a bombshell secret about Bernie Taylor.

The shock sacking sent ripples through Albert Square and is set to have major consequences as the truth about Bernie starts to unravel.

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Bernie sacked Vicki after she asked for an advance payment[/caption]

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Vicki was certain there was some suspicious activity with the business accounts[/caption]

EastEnders fans will know, Vicki’s been keeping a close eye on the Panesar books – all while working under Bernie’s watchful gaze.

Bernie was handed control of the family empire at the start of the year, thanks to Nish’s final act of revenge against his family.

But tonight’s episode saw Vicki spot some dodgy invoices – and while she tried to flag her suspicions, Bernie wasn’t having any of it and quickly shut her down.

Vicki’s week goes from bad to worse when sister Sharon booted her out of the family home – all because she hasn’t paid back the money she owes.

Skint and desperate, Vicki begged Bernie for an advance on her wages.

But instead of a helping hand… she gets the sack.

Determined to get answers, Vicki swiped her work laptop and started digging – and what she uncovered left her gobsmacked.

She stumbled across hard proof that Bernie has been stealing from the business… and now she had the receipts to prove it.

With the evidence in hand, Vicki plotted her next move – and blackmail was well and truly back on the menu.

Vicki dropped the bombshell on a stunned Bernie, revealing she’d uncovered the £20,000 theft – and wasn’t planning to stay quiet for free.

She demanded half the stolen cash, her old job back, and a juicy pay rise – or she’d march straight to the Panesars and blow her secret.

Bernie had no choice but to cave – but has Vicki really won the war?

Or has it just begun?

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One, or stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

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Vicki made a huge discovery after stealing Bernie’s laptop[/caption]

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She blackmailed Bernie after finding out she stole £20,000[/caption]

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Bernie has no choice but to cave – but is the war over?[/caption]

Most complained about soap storylines

Over the years, all three of the main soaps have featured plots that have had even die-hard fans reaching for their phones and laptops so they can get in touch with Ofcom and complain. Here are just some of the most scandalous…

EastEnders baby theft: 13,400 Ofcom complaints – Back in 2011, EastEnders was flooded with complaints when Ronnie Branning (RIP) swapped her baby for the dead son of Kat Moon. The storyline drew the most number of objections in the soap’s long history and saw it roundly criticised by campaigners – with 13,400 flying in over the course of the storyline. Some viewers called it “distressing” and “horrific” but Ofcom ruled the scenes were not “unduly disturbing”.

Emmerdale dog-napping: 550 Ofcom complaints – Back in 2016, Ross Barton and Charity Dingle came up with a plan to steal a dog and hold it ransom – but viewers didn’t like it one bit. The nation’s pet owners rose up, insisting the storyline would encourage copycats (not to mention copydogs). Complaints over two episodes totalled a staggering 550 and soap writers quickly learnt you don’t mess with animal-lovers.

Coronation Street double murder: 546 Ofcom complaints – Marginally less people complained about a gruesome double murder than objected to a dog-napping plot when Pat Phelan was at the centre of a spate of killings. First he forced Andy Carver to shoot dead Vinny Ashford – and then Pat killed Andy. All the bloodshed back in 2017 proved to be too much for some viewers, who lodged complaints in vast numbers about the “violent scenes”.